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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
- Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it . . .
In its assault on Ukraine, Moscow deployed troops and weapons to Crimea, allowing Russian forces to quickly seize large parts of southern Ukraine in the first weeks of the war
- 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
- Crimea bridge reopens after Ukraine says it carried out . . . - BBC
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
- Crimea, Once a Crossroad of Civilizations, Finds Itself Isolated and . . .
Crimea has been a crossroads for millennia, colonized by serial invaders from Mongol warriors to Genoese traders Catherine the Great annexed it for Russia in 1783, and World War II brought a Nazi
- 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
- 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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