Ukraine is
administratively divided into 27 regions, one of which is an autonomous republic, the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, commonly known as Crimea, is a de jure autonomous republic of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula, . Its administrative status is recognized in the
Ukrainian Constitution
The Constitution of Ukraine ( uk, Конституція України, translit=Konstytutsiia Ukrainy) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the parliament ...
in
Chapter X: Autonomous Republic of Crimea and is governed in accordance with laws passed by Ukraine's parliament, the
Verkhovna Rada. Following the
2014 Crimean crisis
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.
The Revolution of Dign ...
the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by
Russia as the
Republic of Crimea.
In 2016, the
UN General Assembly reaffirmed non-recognition of the annexation and condemned "the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine—the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of
Sevastopol".
List of former republics
In the past, there were two
autonomous soviet socialist republics within the general administrative division of the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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Subdivisions of Ukraine
Autonomous republics
An autonomous republic is a type of administrative division similar to a province or state. A significant number of autonomous republics can be found within the successor states of the Soviet Union, but the majority are located within Russia. Man ...
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