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- Crimea - Wikipedia
Crimea [a] ( 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
- 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
- Ukraine strikes bridge connecting Russia to Crimea with underwater . . .
Built after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Putin opened the bridge in 2018 The project cost around $3 7 billion An image released by the SBU showed damage to the Crimean Bridge
- How Crimea’s Complex History With Russia Dates Back to the 19th Century
Some argue that Putin’s annexation of Crimea is an attempt to return Russia to the glory of its pre-Soviet days, “as one of the world’s greatest civilizations ”
- Crimea - WorldAtlas
The current political standoff between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea has its origin in the peninsula’s history and location, with the two nations having interconnected historical backgrounds Crimea is a peninsula in Eastern Europe located on the Black Sea’s northern coast and the Sea of Azov’s western coast
- Explainer-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off southern Ukraine, was absorbed into the Russian Empire along with most ethnic Ukrainian territory by Catherine the Great in the 18th century
- The Complex and Contentious History of Crimea - TheCollector
Crimea has been a land of conflict, among other things Its history is replete with struggles between empires Never has this fact been more apparent than now, as Russia and Ukraine engage in one of the bloodiest wars of the 21st century
- Crimea profile - BBC News
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
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