Editing Simferopol (section)

===Russian annexation===
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{{further|Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation}}
After Russia occupied and formally [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexed]] Crimea on 18 March 2014, Simferopol was named the capital of a new [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|federal subject]] of the [[Russian Federation]] encompassing the majority of the peninsula by decree of Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]], with the exception of [[Sevastopol]], which became a [[Federal cities of Russia|federal сity]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/russian-president-vladimir-putin-signs-laws-completing-annexation-of-crimea/a-17512613|title=Russian President Vladimir Putin signs laws completing annexation of Crimea|date=21 March 2014|access-date=8 September 2022|website=Deutsche Welle }}</ref>

Prior to the seizure of the city by Russia, a mass protest was organised by the city's [[Crimean Tatars]] in support of Crimea remaining as part of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-26 |title=Russia puts military on high alert as Crimea protests leave one man dead |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/ukraine-new-leader-disbands-riot-police-crimea-separatism |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>