Russia 10 years ago held a referendum in Crimea and annexed the peninsula
New Europe recalls how it was. Photos The Ukrainian military at the last Ukrainian military base, which did not give up after the annexation of Crimea, watch the news, waiting for an order from Kyiv, Belbek, Crimea, Ukraine, March 21, 2014. Photo: Jakub Kaminski / EPA 10 years ago, in March 2014, the Russian authorities annexed the Crimean Peninsula, introducing troops into its territory, the presence of which at first denied.