Editing Sevastopol (section)

===Russian occupation===
On 18 March 2014, Russia [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|claimed to have annexed Crimea]] with Sevastopol being administered as a [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]] of Russia, the others being [[Moscow]] and [[St. Petersburg]].

;Executive
The head of the executive branch in the city is the [[Governor of Sevastopol (Russia)|Governor of Sevastopol]]. According to the city charter, amended on 29 November 2016, the governor is elected in a direct election for a term of five years and no more than two consecutive terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sevzakon.ru/view/laws/bank/14402/zakon_n_292_zs_ot_29_11_2016/19627/|title=Закон города Севастополя от 29 ноября 2016 года № 292-ЗС "О внесении изменений в Устав города Севастополя"|website=sevzakon.ru|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220161219/https://sevzakon.ru/view/laws/bank/14402/zakon_n_292_zs_ot_29_11_2016/19627/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current governor is [[Mikhail Razvozhayev]].

;Legislature
During the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexation of Ukrainian Crimea by Russia]], the pro-Russian [[Sevastopol City Council]] threw its support behind Russian citizen [[Alexei Chaly]] as a "people's mayor" and said it would not recognise orders from [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/ukraine-sevastopol-installs-pro-russian-mayor|agency=The Guardian|title=Ukraine: Sevastopol installs pro-Russian mayor as separatism fears grow|date=25 February 2014|access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/sevastopol-city-council-refuses-to-recognize-kyiv-leadership-338124.html|agency=Kyiv Post|title=Sevastopol City Council refuses to recognize Kyiv leadership|date=2 March 2014|access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> After Russia annexed Crimea, the [[Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol]] replaced the City Council.

;Administrative and municipal divisions
{{Main|Administrative and municipal divisions of Sevastopol}}

Within the Russian [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal framework]], the territory of the federal city of Sevastopol is divided into nine [[Administrative okrug|municipal okrugs]] and the town of [[Inkerman]]. While individual municipal divisions are contained within the borders of the administrative districts, they are not otherwise related to the administrative districts.