What to know about Crimea, the peninsula Russia seized from … – PBS

August 18, 2025

Ahead of its full-scale invasion, Moscow deployed troops and weapons to Crimea, allowing Russian forces to quickly seize large parts of southern Ukraine early in the war.

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