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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.
1 day 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.
3 hours ago · Referendum 16 March,” was put up outside Simferopol in Crimea in 2014. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times. The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia and its proxy ...
2 hours ago · June 25, 2024 10:19 AM PT. THE HAGUE, Netherlands —. Europe’s top human rights court ruled Tuesday that Russia was responsible for a string of human rights violations in Crimea since ...
Mar 26, 2024 · Since annexing Crimea ten years ago, Putin has set out to destroy non-Russian identities on the peninsular.
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.
1 day ago · Russia blames US for Crimea deaths and vows response. Russia has blamed the US and vowed "consequences" for a Ukrainian missile strike on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea on Sunday, which officials ...
1 day ago · The annexation of Crimea—as well as the West’s response to it—became a point of pride in Russia; Putin’s domestic popularity soared, and international condemnation only served to stoke Russian nationalism.
Aug 16, 2022 · Early in the war, Russian troops surging from Crimea seized swaths of the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions that remain the key to Russia’s occupation of southern Ukraine.
Crimea , Autonomous republic (pop., 2001: 2,033,700), southern Ukraine. It is coextensive with the Crimean Peninsula, which extends into the Black Sea. It covers 10,077 sq mi (26,100 sq km); its capital is Simferopol.
