Maiak, Chornomorske Raion
Maiak
Маяк | |
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 The lighthouse at Cape Tarkhankut | |
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  Maiak Location of Mayak in Crimea .jpg) Maiak Maiak (Crimea) | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′52″N 32°29′46″E / 45.347778°N 32.496111°E | |
| Country (de jure)1 |  Ukraine |
| Region | Autonomous Republic of Crimea |
| Raion | Chornomorske Raion |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 96440 |
| Area code | +380 6558 |
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| 1 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 | |
Maiak (Ukrainian: Маяк; Russian: Маяк) is a village in Chornomorske Raion (district) in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, on the Tarkhankut Peninsula, on the western coast of Crimea.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine says it launched 'special operation' in Russian-occupied Crimea". reuters.com. Reuters. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Brief and dark video footage posted alongside the statement showed a small motorboat moving through water at night near a coastline. HUR said the landing point was on the western tip of Crimea, near the settlements of Olenivka and Mayak.
- ^ Joel Guinto (24 August 2023). "Ukraine claims Crimea landing for 'special operation' on Independence Day". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
Ukraine has claimed its troops briefly landed overnight in the occupied Crimea peninsula, as the country marks 32 years of its independence. // All objectives of the "special operation" were achieved without any casualties, the defence ministry said. // It added that during a firefight in Olenivka and Mayak, western Crimea, "the enemy suffered losses".
- ^ Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; Angelica Evans; Christina Harward; Kateryna Stepanenko; Frederick W. Kagan (24 August 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 24, 2023". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Ukrainian forces conducted a limited raid on the western shore of occupied Crimea on August 24. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) posted footage and announced that Ukrainian forces landed on the shores near Olenivka and Mayak (both 116km northwest of Sevastopol). The GUR reported that Ukrainian forces skirmished with Russian forces and raised a Ukrainian flag prior to leaving the shore.