2003 Tuzla Island conflict

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2003 Tuzla Island conflict
Part of the Post-Soviet conflicts
Kerch Strait in 2011 depicting an extensive landform that appears to stretch from the Russian coast towards the island
Date September–October 2003 Location Tuzla Island, Kerch Strait Result See the Aftermath section
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin Mikhail Kasyanov	Leonid Kuchma Viktor Yanukovych

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A crisis in Russia–Ukraine relations developed at the end of 2003 caused by disputes over the ownership of Tuzla Island and the construction by Russia of a dam in the Kerch Strait to Tuzla Island. The dispute raised fears of an armed confrontation.^[1]