district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
) in the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is a ''de jure'' administrative division of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was unilaterally annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula,Tarkhankut Peninsula, on the western coast of
Crimea
Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...
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{{Cite web , url=http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp , title=Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення {{! Банк даних , trans-title=All-Ukrainian population census {{! Database , website=ukrcensus.gov.ua , access-date=24 August 2023 , language=uk {{cite web, url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-launched-special-operation-russian-occupied-crimea-2023-08-24/ , title=Ukraine says it launched 'special operation' in Russian-occupied Crimea , trans-title= , publisher=
Reuters
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, date=2023-08-24 , access-date=2023-08-24 , website=reuters.com , language=en , author= , quote=Brief and dark video footage posted alongside the statement showed a small motorboat moving through water at night near a coastline. HUR said the landing point was on the western tip of Crimea, near the settlements of Olenivka and
Mayak
The Mayak Production Association (, , from 'lighthouse') is one of the largest nuclear facilities in the Russian Federation, housing Production reactor, production reactors (''non'' electricity) and a reprocessing plant. The closest settlement ...
. {{cite web, url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66603644 , title=Ukraine claims Crimea landing for 'special operation' on Independence Day , trans-title= , publisher=BBC News , date=2023-08-24 , access-date=2023-08-24 , website=bbc.com , language=en , author=Joel Guinto , quote=Ukraine has claimed its troops briefly landed overnight in the occupied Crimea peninsula, as the country marks 32 years of its independence. // All objectives of the "special operation" were achieved without any casualties, the
defence ministry
A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...
said. // It added that during a firefight in Olenivka and Mayak, western Crimea, "the enemy suffered losses".{{cite web, url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-24-2023 , title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 24, 2023 , publisher= ISW , date=2023-08-24, access-date=2023-08-25 , website=understandingwar.org , author=Riley Bailey , author2=Grace Mappes , author3=Angelica Evans , author4=Christina Harward , author5=Kateryna Stepanenko , author6=Frederick W. Kagan , quote=Ukrainian forces conducted a limited raid on the western shore of occupied Crimea on August 24. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) posted footage and announced that Ukrainian forces landed on the shores near Olenivka and Mayak (both 116km northwest of
Sevastopol
Sevastopol ( ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base th ...
). The GUR reported that Ukrainian forces skirmished with Russian forces and raised a Ukrainian flag prior to leaving the shore.Villages in Crimea