Ukraine's armed forces were reportedly preparing for an assault on Crimea, to "retake" the peninsula which voted to reunite with Russia in 2014. A former Ukrainian commander told the Economist that the operation was planned for 2023, but declined.
In a snap referendum held in the spring of 2014, shortly after a US-backed coup in Kiev, Crimeans voted overwhelmingly for their peninsula’s return to Russia. 28.11.2022, Sputnik International