Crimean Peninsula
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| Regions | Kherson Oblast |
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| Arabat Spit | |
| Henichesk Raion | |
| Uncontrolled regions | Autonomous Republic of Crimea |
| Sevastopol | |
| Largest city | Sevastopol |
| Points of interest | Swallow's Nest |
| Ai-Petri | |
| Livadia Palace | |
| Did you know | In 1954, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea as a 'gift' from Russia (then part of Russia for 170 years) to Ukraine, a country to which he had significant ties. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1152632 |
About Crimean Peninsula
Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe that is almost completely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast.
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... Many saw a clear message in the song about Russia s illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014...
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... Ukraine s counteroffensive aims to slice through Russian occupied territory, severing a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula which Moscow annexed - illegally - in 2014...
Ukraine war: Kyiv troop build-up reported across Dnipro river
... Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in the south in June, seeking to sever Russia s land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014...
Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia
...By Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent, in KyivThis week saw spectacular Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean Peninsula, hitting Russian warships and missiles...
Ukraine claims to retake Black Sea drilling rigs from Russian control
...By Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentUkraine says it has successfully retaken control of four gas drilling platforms in the northern Black Sea, close to the Crimean Peninsula...
Ukraine war: Kyiv foils big Russian drone attack, officials say
... Meanwhile, Russia says it destroyed eight drones launched by Ukraine over the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula - which Russian forces have occupied since 2014...
Ukraine punches through key Russian line, generals claim
... Ideally, Kyiv would like its forces to have reached the Sea of Azov, cutting through Moscow s " land bridge" to the Crimean Peninsula...
Ukraine gains on southern front could open way to Crimea, says Kyiv
...By Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsRecent gains by Ukrainian troops on the southern front could open the way for pushing the Russians back to the annexed Crimean Peninsula, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said...
