Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, declared that Crimea had been fully integrated into Russia. Until 2016 these new subjects were grouped in the Crimean Federal District. On 8 August 2016, Ukraine reported that Russia had increased its military presence along the demarcation line. In response to this military buildup Ukraine also deployed more troops and resources closer to the border with Crimea. The Pentagon has downplayed a Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling Russian troops along the border a regular military exercise. On 10 August, Russia claimed two servicemen were killed in clashes with Ukrainian commandos, and that Ukrainian servicemen had been
Crimea Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine Oblast (1945–1954) of the Russian SFSR. Crimea Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine The Crimea Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, commonly referred to as the Crimea CPU obkom, was the position of highest authority in the Crimean Oblast (1954–1991) of the Ukrainian SSR (from February 19, 1954). The position was created on November 20, 1920, and abolished on August 26, 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Central Committee the Communist Party of Ukraine or the First Secretary of the Republic. Before 1954 the regional committee was part of