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Capture of Belbek Airport 2014

Capture of Belbek Airport: BelbekAirport
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date28 February 2014 – 22 March 2014Wikidata
Year2014Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationUkraineNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflict2014 Russian invasion of CrimeaWikidata P361
Coordinates44.6940, 33.5910Wikidata P625

About the battle

During the Russian occupation of Crimea, a standoff took place at Belbek Airport near Sevastopol. The Ukrainian garrison surrendered on 22 March 2014.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Capture of Belbek Airport (revision 1370608338), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

44.6940, 33.5910 · Ukraine

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