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) is a sandy islet in the form of a spit located in the middle of the Strait of Kerch, between the Kerch Peninsula in the west and the ...

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 toward the island, which is Ukrainian territory. [1]

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” occupied Crimea to the Russian Federation, and today serves as the Russian occupational army’s main supply line into Ukraine.

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 revenue. Leveraging on their shared name, the city is twinned with Tuzla, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey.

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 Crimea was handed over to Ukraine.

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 Sea of Azov. This was Russia’s first violation of the Budapest …

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 formed in 1925 when a powerful storm washed away part of …

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 …