The Tuzla Island (Ukrainian: острів Тузла, romanized: ostriv Tuzla; Russian: остров Тузла, romanized: ostrov Tuzla; Crimean Tatar: Tuzla; from Turkic "tuzla" – salty, saline, lit.: saltpan) …

A dispute over Tuzla Island in the Kerch Strait arose between Russia and Ukraine in 2003, sparked by unannounced Russian construction of a causeway from their side of the strait …

Sep 29, 2023 · Today, the Ukrainian island of Tuzla remains occupied by Russia. The Russian invaders used its territory to build the illegal Crimean bridge in 2018, which firmly “bound” …

Nov 3, 2003 · KERCH, Ukraine — Barely 30 families live on the narrow sliver of sand known as Tuzla Island, fewer when the weather gets bad, or the fishing gets good.

Oct 10, 2023 · Tuzla, in the Kerch Strait, was the first hybrid Russian operation against Ukraine, setting in motion a train of events that resulted in 2022’s full-scale invasion.

The name Tuzla is the Ottoman Turkish word for salt mine, tuzla, and refers to the extensive salt deposits found underneath the city, mined for export as a large source of Ottoman tax …

Sep 29, 2024 · Despite the documents signed in the 1940s and 50s, Moscow refused to recognize Tuzla as an island and insisted that it was a spit, and only the continental part of …

Tuzla Island conflict [Конфлікт щодо острова Тузла]. A dispute in 2003 between Ukraine and the Russian Federation over ownership and control of Tuzla Island, located at the mouth of the …

On September 29, without warning or approval, Russia began constructing a dam toward the Ukrainian island of Tuzla in the Kerch Strait. The small island, covering only 3.5 km², was …

Jun 9, 2022 · The Tuzla island provocation showed that Putin was not merely aiming to test Ukraine for its readiness to self-defence. Even though this was one of the main goals of his …