- Crimea - Wikipedia
After Ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganised as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea The Soviet fleet in Crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed Russia to continue basing its fleet in Sevastopol
- Crimea | History, Map, Geography, Kerch Strait Bridge | Britannica
Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov In 2014 Russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed Crimea, a move that was denounced by the international community
- Explainer: Where is Crimea and why is it contested? | Reuters
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there were periodic political tussles over its status between Moscow and Kyiv before Russia captured Crimea by force in 2014
- What to know about Crimea and how it factors into the Russia-Ukraine . . .
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the USSR, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the unification of Moscow and Kyiv In 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the peninsula became part of newly independent Ukraine
- Russia or Ukraine: Who does Crimea belong to? - The Indian Express
Crimea, the contested peninsular region of southern Ukraine, has long changed hands between empires Since the 1990s, Russians and Ukrainians have fought for control over the land
- What to know about Crimea, the peninsula Russia seized from . . . - PBS
Ahead of its full-scale invasion, Moscow deployed troops and weapons to Crimea, allowing Russian forces to quickly seize large parts of southern Ukraine early in the war
- What has happened in Crimea since Russias invasion?
It has been 11 years since Russia took control of Crimea but Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has put the peninsula back in the global spotlight Here's what you need to know
- Republic of Crimea (Russia) - Wikipedia
The Republic of Crimea[b] is a republic of Russia, comprising most of the Crimean Peninsula, but excluding Sevastopol [12] Its territory corresponds to the pre-2023 [13] territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a de jure subdivision of Ukraine Russia occupied and annexed the peninsula in 2014, although the annexation remains internationally unrecognized [14] The capital and largest city located within its borders is Simferopol, which is the second-largest city on the Crimean
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