Flag of Crimea
official flag of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
The flag of Crimea (Ukrainian: Прапор Криму, romanized: Prapor Krymu; Russian: Флаг Крыма, romanized: Flag Kryma; Crimean Tatar: Къырым байрагъы, romanized: Qırım bayrağı) is the flag of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine and the Republic of Crimea controlled by Russia. The flag was officially adopted on 24 September 1992 as the flag of the Republic of Crimea, readopted on 21 April 1999, then readopted on 4 June 2014 as the flag of the Republic of Crimea, annexed by the Russian Federation.
The flag is a triband, striped horizontally in blue–white–red. The blue stripe is located at the top edge and is 1/6 of the flag's width. The white stripe is the largest of the three and is 2/3 of the flag's width, and the red stripe is located at the bottom edge and is 1/6 of the flag's width.
When flown vertically, the flag's blue stripe should be at the left, the white field in the centre, and the red stripe on the right. The flag's length is twice its width.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian authorities have increasingly used the Crimean Tatar flag (Kök Bayraq) as the de facto symbol for Crimea over the official regional tricolor. This shift is reinforced by state-supported slogans like "Two Flags – One Victory," with ongoing efforts by government and other bodies to formally make it the official flag in the future.
History
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many designs were used by separatists from Crimea.
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