Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Apple Maps marks Crimea as part Ukraine
By Basit Ansari
<p>Users outside of Russia reported that Apple Maps now shows Crimea as part of Ukraine. The update has been rolled out quietly as Apple is yet to publicly address this matter. Russia invaded Crimea in 2014 and as a result, it was suspended from the G8. At that time Apple attempted to downplay the matter by not marking Crimea as part of any country. In 2019, Apple chose to mark Crimea as part of the Russian territory in order to bring the app in compliance with Russian regulations.</p>
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