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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.
3 days 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.
In the 2nd century BC, the eastern part of Taurica became part of the Bosporan Kingdom, before becoming a client kingdom of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC. During the AD 1st, 2nd and 3rd centuries, Taurica was host to Roman legions and colonists in Charax, Crimea.
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 ...
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.
22 hours ago · By Marc Santora. Reporting from Odesa, Ukraine. July 13, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ET. In a clear night sky above the shores of Odesa, the faint glow from missiles streaks over the Black Sea. For much of ...
3 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 11, 2014 · The peninsula of Crimea in southern Ukraine is at the centre of what is being seen as the biggest crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Troops loyal to Russia have taken control...
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 6, 2014 · Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off southern Ukraine, was absorbed into the Russian empire along with most of ethnic Ukrainian territory by Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
