Southern Russia

part of Russia

Southern Russia (Russian: Юг России, Yug Rossii) is a region of European Russia. It is usually said to be made up of the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasian Federal District.[1] Major regions in Southern Russia are the North Caucasus, Kuban, the Don, and Kalmykia.

Map of Southern Russia (the Southern Federal District is in blue and the North Caucasian Federal District is in red).

The area of Southern Russia is made up of two of the nine federal districts of Russia which have 19 federal subjects in them, six of which are disputed with Ukraine since 2022:

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized internationally as a part of Ukraine.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Annexed by Russia in 2022; recognized internationally as a part of Ukraine.
  1. Yevgeny Popov (9 December 2012). "Кто подрывает юг России" [Who Controls Southern Russia?]. Russia-1 (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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