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Crimea (/ k r aɪ ˈ m iː ə / ⓘ kry-MEE-ə) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine.
1 day ago · 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.
May 31, 2012 · Crimea lies on a peninsula stretching out from the south of Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is separated from Russia to the east by the narrow Kerch Strait.
5 days ago · On May 9, 2014, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin addressed a crowd in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, as part of the festivities celebrating Russia's widely condemned annexation of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea.
Mar 19, 2014 · The annexation of Crimea was the smoothest invasion of modern times. It was over before the outside world realised it had even started. And until Tuesday 18 March, when a group of pro-Russian ...
Mar 26, 2024 · Since annexing Crimea ten years ago, Putin has set out to destroy non-Russian identities on the peninsular.
Aug 16, 2022 · More than a sun-splashed resort, Crimea holds a key place in Russia’s war effort. The peninsula, which Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014, has been a critical staging ground for the Russian ...
Sep 16, 2023 · Russian air defence system destroyed in Crimea; Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea; Ukraine claims to retake Black Sea drilling rigs
Crimean Peninsula, peninsula coterminous with the autonomous republic of Crimea, Ukraine, lying between the Black Sea and Sea of Azov and having an area of 10,400 square miles (27,000 square km).
Feb 20, 2024 · After the 1991 Soviet collapse and Ukraine’s independence, Crimea remained predominantly Russian-speaking, its residents were mostly loyal to Moscow, and Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was based in ...
