Does Ukraine have a border dispute with Russia?
The modern border issue has been ongoing ever since the fall of the Russian Empire in 1917. Since early 2014 the border has been compromised once again now due to the 2014–present Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
Is there sharks in Black Sea?
The Black Sea is home to world’s biggest, most productive spiny dogfish sharks, but this remarkable, global species is in danger of extinction. CITES action is needed to curb unsustainable trade … before it’s too late. What is a spiny dogfish?
Are Russian soldiers pushing at an open door in Ukraine?
In fact, the Russian soldiers were pushing at an open door in late February 2014 – Yeliseyev was just one of many to defect and almost all Ukrainian forces in Crimea failed to resist.
What happened to Ukraine’s military during the Crimean War?
Ukraine’s military had suffered years of neglect, there was a power vacuum in Kiev after the government was overthrown, and many Crimean residents felt more affinity with Moscow. Still, Ukrainian service personnel with Russian ties switched sides when the annexation began and some officers pretended to put up resistance only to avoid court-martial.
How did Moscow exploit Kiev’s weaknesses?
At the time, Moscow and its allies in Crimea exploited weaknesses within Kiev’s military to undermine its ability to put up a fight, according to interviews conducted by Reuters with about a dozen people on both sides of the conflict.
How did Yeliseyev become number two in Ukraine’s Navy?
His rise to become number two in the Ukrainian navy long before Russia seized Crimea illustrates the divided loyalties that some personnel in countries that once belonged to the Soviet Union might still face. Yeliseyev’s roots were in Russia but he ended up serving Ukraine, a different ex-Soviet republic, only to defect when put to the test.