A powerful wintry storm battered southern Ukraine on Monday, Russian coastal defenses from some beaches on the occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/world/europe/ukraine-storm-black-sea-russia.html

NATO membership would afford Ukraine protection against a giant neighbor that annexed its Crimean Peninsula almost a decade ago and more recently seized vast swaths of land in the east and south.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/07/nato-summit-boosted-by-deal-to-advance-swedens-bid-to-join-alliance/

Recent drone attacks have been aimed at targets from the Russian capital to the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/08/09/explosion-at-moscow-area-factory-adds-to-russian-jitters-as-officials-blame-ukraine-for-drone-attack/

‘Special forces of the Stugna and Brotherhood battalions landed on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula and inflicted fire damage to the occupiers,’ the GUR commented.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/04/ukrainians-on-jet-skis-storming-crimean-beach-is-like-something-out-of-a-film-19603815/