Timeline of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation tug stormed the already damaged corvette "Ternopil" at Sevastopol and captured her using stun grenades and automatic fire. After the Federation Council approved on final reading the treaty of accession of the Crimea to the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin ratifies the inclusion of two new areas into the Russian Federation: the Republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Importance of Sevastopol. The Crimean Federal District is created with Oleg Belaventsev being appointed as its Presidential Envoy. At the same time Ukraine withdraws military troops from certain previously guarded areas in the Crimea and boycotts the right to travel to
M2 highway (Russia) a high-speed road understudy. Olympic Torch Relay took place partly on the new road, despite the fact that only a part of the route in the Moscow region and the junction with the Ring Road was completed in 1980. This was the first interchange in the Soviet Union, the traffic movement on which was carried out in three levels. M2 highway (Russia) The Russian route M2 (also known as the "Crimea Highway", ()) is a major trunk road that connects Moscow to the Crimea. It is part of the European route E105. The length is 720 kilometres. Inaugurated in 1950,