Crimea
Region
Peninsula on the north coast of the Black Sea. Russia annexed it from the Crimean Khanate in 1783; since 2014 it is held by Russia and claimed by Ukraine.
Held by
- Russian Empire Annexed from the Crimean Khanate
- Russia Fought over in the Civil War; White forces held it until November 1920
- Soviet Union Part of the Russian SFSR until 1954, then of the Ukrainian SSR
- Germany Axis occupation in World War II
- Ukraine Recognized as Ukrainian by most states
- Ukraine
- Russia Annexed by Russia; the annexation is not widely recognized