The strategically located peninsula which is officially part of ukraine has given russia military leverage not only in the black sea but the greater mediterranean region. Following the euromaidan protests and the subsequent removal of ukrainian president viktor yanukovych and amidst wide unrest across southern and eastern ukraine russian soldiers without insignias took. The war has centered around the status of the ukrainian regions of crimea and donbass.
The russo ukrainian war is a protracted conflict between russia and ukraine that began in february 2014. It is separated from russia to the east. The republic of crimea officially part of ukraine lies on a peninsula stretching out from the south of ukraine between the black sea and the sea of azov.
Crimea map ukraine mapcarta. We treat it here as a region of russia because russia controls the area but see also the boxed text below. Crimea is a peninsula jutting into the black sea.
Read also ukraine s nsdc warns russian army drills in crimea may turn into active phase of hostilities the european union continues to expect that russia stop all violations of international law in the crimean peninsula adding that the bloc remains unwavering in its support for ukraine s independence sovereignty and territorial integrity. The european union considers their detention to be politically motivated and as they have been carried out under. Statement by the spokesperson on human rights violations against and the illegal detention of crimean tatars by the russian federation on 7 july 2020 seven individuals mostly crimean tatars were arrested in the crimean peninsula for their alleged political affiliation.
8 the ukrainian foreign minister said on monday. Warsaw an iranian delegation will visit ukraine on wednesday and thursday to discuss compensation for a ukrainian jet shot down by iran on jan. In 2014 russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed crimea a move that was denounced by the international community.
The republic is coterminous with the crimean peninsula lying between the black sea and the sea of azov. Crimea autonomous republic southern ukraine. More than 13 000 people have been killed in the conflict so.
Ukraine has been fighting separatists in the donetsk and luhansk regions following moscow s annexation of the crimean peninsula in 2014.
Ukraine peninsula. Crimean peninsula may 2015 satellite image of the crimean peninsula geography location eastern europe coordinates adjacent bodies of water black sea sea of azov largest city sevastopol area 27 000 km 2 10 000 sq mi highest elevation 1 545 m 5 069 ft administration status controlled and governed as part of the russian federation except ukrainian controlled part of arabat spit though.
Crimean peninsula may 2015 satellite image of the crimean peninsula geography location eastern europe coordinates adjacent bodies of water black sea sea of azov largest city sevastopol area 27 000 km 2 10 000 sq mi highest elevation 1 545 m 5 069 ft administration status controlled and governed as part of the russian federation except ukrainian controlled part of arabat spit though.
