Crimean Peninsula is located in the eastern part of Europe and the north coast of the Black Sea. It has convenient transportation, pleasant climate, rich resources and beautiful scenery. It nurtured human civilization as early as 1,000 years ago.
The Crimean Peninsula was originally owned by Roman Empire , and in 438 AD, Bosphorus Kingdom was established; in 1243, Mongolian Empire established Golden Horde in Crimea; in 1478, Turkey occupied the Golden Horde; in 1783, Russia drove away Turkish , and the Crimean Peninsula was officially included in the Russian territory.
1921, the Soviet government established the Socialist Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In 1954, Soviet President Khrushchev decided to subscribe Crimea to Ukraine. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and Crimea naturally belonged to Ukraine.
In 2014, Russian President Putin ordered an attack on Crimea, Ukraine. The pro-Russian Ukrainian government let go of resistance, and the Russian army took back Crimea without bloodshed, which attracted worldwide attention.
In 2016, Russia invested 5 billion ruble to build a maritime highway and railway bridge connecting Crimea, with a total length of 19 kilometers. Freight trains were opened on June 30, 2020.
Since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russian army stationed in the Crimean Peninsula, the 58th Army of the Russian army stationed in the Crimean Peninsula went north to attack Ukraine. Russia used the Crimean Bridge to continuously transport military supplies from the country to the Ukrainian battlefield.
From a legal perspective, in 1954, President Khrushchev divided Crimea into Ukraine, and in 1991, Crimea belongs to Ukraine under the agreement on the disintegration of the Soviet Union. In 2014, it was illegal for Russia to use force to recover Crimea.
Ukraine National Security and National Defense Commission Secretary Danilov said that Russia's construction of the Crimean Bridge on Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian government is the most illegal building in its name.
Former NATO commander in Europe called on the Ukrainian army to use harpoon missile to destroy the Crimea Bridge in order to weaken the Russian army's strength and attack the Russian army's confidence. The Ukrainian military responded that it had military strength and that the demolition of the Crimea Bridge was a legitimate goal.
July 17, Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Conference Medvedev said that if anyone dares to attack Crimea, they will immediately face "Judgement Day", which fully expresses Russia's tension, anxiety and threatening mentality.
Ukrainian President Zelensky responded on the 17th, saying that no one would accept the "intimidation" of Russian politicians against the so-called "Judgement Day" of Ukraine, and that Russia will usher in the "Judgement Day".
