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 …

Dec 1, 2025 · 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 …

Mar 18, 2025 · 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 …

Aug 19, 2025 · Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it. The peninsula was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the …

Aug 18, 2025 · 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.

Mar 20, 2025 · Why is Crimea important? Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it.

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: …

Apr 26, 2025 · It has been 11 years since Russia took control of Crimea but Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has put the peninsula back in the global spotlight. Here's what you need to know.

Apr 28, 2025 · Russia has spent centuries fighting for Crimea. It was transferred from Russia to Ukraine in 1954 by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, when both were part of the USSR.

Aug 20, 2025 · Crimea, the contested peninsular region of southern Ukraine, has long changed hands between empires. Since the 1990s, Russians and Ukrainians have fought for control …