Crimea

Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea that has been under Russian control since its annexation from Ukraine in 2014.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to escalating military attacks by Ukraine targeting its infrastructure and military assets.

Latest on Crimea

• Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea
• Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
• Commentary: State of emergency in Crimea as Ukraine focuses pressure on ‘jewel in Putin’s crown’
• Ukraine’s Crimea attacks expose limits of Putin’s protection
• No fuel, no sleep: Ukrainian strikes seek to cut off Crimea
• Biggest city in Crimea without power after Ukraine strikes
• the peninsula reels from a fuel crisis due to Ukrainian attacks on its supply routes
• Russian-occupied Crimea suspended civilian fuel sales this week, redirecting supplies to military and critical infrastructure after Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula
• Russian-occupied Crimea halted civilian petrol sales following Ukrainian attacks on the peninsula
• Ukrainian forces have conducted multiple strikes on Crimean infrastructure in recent months as part of their counteroffensive operations

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