- 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
- 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
- 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, 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 to know about Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia . . .
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
- Crimea: Why Russia and Ukraine want the peninsula - CTV News
Why is Crimea important? Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it
- Russian annexation of Crimea - Wikipedia
The names of the Crimean annexation vary In Ukraine, the annexation is known as the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia (Ukrainian: тимчасова окупація Автономної Республіки Крим і Севастополя Росією, romanized: tymchasova okupatsiia Avtonomnoi Respubliky Krym i Sevastopolia Rosiieiu), the
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