Ukraine is administratively divided into 24 oblasts, one of which is an autonomous republic, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Its administrative status is recognized in the Ukrainian Constitution in Chapter X: Autonomous Republic of Crimea and is governed in accordance with laws passed by Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.[1] Following the 2014 Crimean crisis the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[2] 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".[3][4]
^The official capital was stated to be Chișinău, but the autonomous republic was governed first from Balta, then Birzula and finally from Tiraspol.
References
^Kuibida, Vasyl (18 November 2008). "The concept of reform of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine. Project". Kyiv Regional Center for International Relations and Business (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^Gutterman annexed, Steve by (18 March 2014). "Putin assigns wellCrimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
^"A/RES/71/205 – E – A/RES/71/205". undocs.org.
^"General Assembly Adopts 50 Third Committee Resolutions, as Diverging Views on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Animate Voting – Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". United Nations.
^"Ukraine Regions". Statoids. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
External links
"Regions of Ukraine and their composition". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 January 2013.