Since 2014, crimea has been de facto under the control of the russian federation following the russian military intervention in ukraine and the. The peninsula was home to turkic. Stay informed with the latest news, video, live updates and expert analysis about crimea from across the bbc.
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The soviet fleet in crimea. Crimea, autonomous republic, southern ukraine. After ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganised as the autonomous republic of crimea.
Crimea s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and russia has spent centuries fighting for it.
The republic is coterminous with the crimean peninsula, lying between the black sea.
