federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto)

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The federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) is a major port and naval base on the Black Sea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but administered by Russia since its 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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Surface form Occurrences
federal city of Sevastopol 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal city of Russia
naval base
port city
annexationEvent Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
annexationYear 2014
annexedBy Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
borderedBy Crimea
surface form: Autonomous Republic of Crimea (as claimed by Ukraine)

Black Sea
Crimea
surface form: Crimean Republic (as claimed by Russia)
claimedBy Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Ukraine
countryDeFacto Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
countryDeJure Ukraine
deFactoAdministeredBy Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
governedAs separate federal subject of Russia
hasFunction commercial port
naval headquarters
tourist center
hasKeyEconomicSector defense industry
shipbuilding
shipping
tourism
hasMilitaryInfrastructureType naval bases
naval shipyards
hasStatusUnderRussianLaw federal city
hasStatusUnderUkrainianLaw city with special status
hasStrategicImportanceFor Russian Navy
Ukraine
historicallyControlledBy Russian Empire
Soviet Union
historicallyPartOf Crimea
surface form: Crimean Oblast
internationallyRecognizedAsPartOf Ukraine
isMajorBaseFor Russian Black Sea Fleet
isMajorPortOn Black Sea
locatedIn Eastern Europe
Northern coast of the Black Sea
locatedOn Black Sea
Crimea
surface form: Crimean Peninsula
partOfDisputedRegion Crimea
partOfUnderRussianAdministration Southern Federal District
siteOf Crimean War
surface form: Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)

Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
subjectOf international non-recognition of Russian annexation of Crimea
timeZone Moscow Time
UNPosition recognized as part of Ukraine

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Crimea contains federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto)
Southern Federal District hasJurisdictionOver federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto)
this entity surface form: federal city of Sevastopol
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation incorporatedEntities federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto)
this entity surface form: federal city of Sevastopol