UkrainaUkraine: part of the Russian and the Austro-Hungarian Empires until 1917; Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1918-1922; part of the USSR 1922-1991; Republic of Ukraine 1991 => Avtonomnaija Krymskaija RespublikaAutonomous Republic of Crimea is de jure an autonomous republic of Ukraine, annexed by the Russian Federation on March 14, 2014. Russia and 17 other United Nation member states recognize Crimea as part of Russia Federation Donetsk People’s Republic was a self-proclamed proto-state in the eastern Ukrainian oblast of Donetsk in 2014, annexed by Russia in 2022 Lugansk People’s Republic was a self-proclamed proto-state in the eastern Ukrainian oblast of Lugansk in 2014, annexed by Russia in 2022.