Territory which first became part of the Russian Empire in 1783 (6)

I believe the answer is:

crimea

(Other definitions for crimea that I've seen before include "old war zone" , "Area of Ukraine" , "part of the Ukraine" , "Black Sea region" , "1853-56 war zone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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