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Ukraine, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, also recognizes the four southern-most Kuril islands as Japanese territory occupied by Russia. [ 30 ] Russia maintains that all the Kuril Islands, including those that Japan calls the Northern Territories, are legally a part of Russia as a result of World War II, and the acquisition was as ...
English: Map showing Russia in dark red with Russian-occupied territories in Europe in light red, as follows: In Moldova: Transnistria (1), since the Russian military presence in Transnistria began in 1992; In Georgia: Abkhazia (2) and South Ossetia (3), since the Russo-Georgian War in 2008
English: Map showing Russia in dark red with Russian-occupied territories in Europe in light red. Русский: На карте Россия показана темно-красным цветом, а оккупированные Россией территории в Европе — светло-красным.
Territory Since Occupied state/territory Occupying state Occupier's declared state/territory Status Transnistria: 1992 Moldova Russia Transnistria: Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power [a] Abkhazia: 2008 Georgia Abkhazia: Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power [3] [b] South Ossetia South ...
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After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union kept most of the territories it occupied in 1939, while territories with an area of 21,275 square kilometers with 1.5 million inhabitants were returned to communist-controlled Poland, notably the areas near Białystok and Przemyśl. [12]
In 2003, Kommersant newspaper published a map of the Russian military presence abroad. [3] In 2018, it was reported that Russia operates at least 21 significant military facilities overseas. [4] For the list of military bases inside of Russia and occupied territories, see List of Russian military bases.
Regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia, with a red line marking the area of actual control by Russia on 30 September 2022 2024 United Nations map of Russian-occupied Ukraine in December 2023 After Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Russian military and Russian proxy forces further occupied additional Ukrainian territory.