The Crimean Tatar khanate, for instance, didn’t stop at the Isthmus of Perekop ; its reach extended much further into the south of Ukraine. Once you understand the deep symbiotic connection between ...

The peninsula is about 10,000 square miles in size, connected to Ukraine by the 3.1-mile-wide Isthmus of Perekop and separated from Russia by the Strait of Kerch, 2.8 miles across at its narrowest ...

It describes practically all Crimean Tatar architecture, from the Isthmus of Perekop to the Old Crimea to Bakhchisarai to Gevlev (Yevpatoriya). It is, therefore, also recommended as a reference source ...

Budanov said that the Isthmus of Perekop, a narrow strip of land connecting Crimea to Ukraine's Kherson Oblast and currently fully in Russian hands, is the region's key vulnerability. Should Russia ...

According to Budanov, the main problem of any aggressor whose troops were in Crimea was always the inability to hold the Isthmus of Perekop, the loss of which immediately led to the rapid collapse of ...

Last year's offensive had plotted a course for the Isthmus of Perekop, while Russia foiled it by blowing up the Kakhovka Dam. Commenting on more frequent attacks on Russian fuel depots and refineries ...

Assuming Russian troops did not withdraw or surrender, Ukraine's armed forces would have to make their way through a narrow strip of land, 5 to 7 kilometres wide, known as the Isthmus of Perekop ...