Krasnohvardiiske,[a] also known as Krasnogvardeyskoye[b][2] or Kurman,[c] is an urban-type settlement in the Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia.

[5] This name, which comes from a Crimean Tatar-language phrase literally meaning "not-drying", is a reference to the swampy, wet conditions of the area around the village.

[5] In the 1870s, a railway station was built nearby, spurring the growth of the village and making it a hub for wheat sales.

In 1921, the village was designated a selyshche (rural-type settlement), and became the center of Kurman Raion [ru] within the Crimean ASSR.

[5] In 2014, Russia invaded and annexed the entire Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, including Krasnohvardiiske, beginning an ongoing occupation.

On 22 July 2023, Russia-installed governor of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov reported there had been an explosion at an ammunition depot in Krasnohvardiiske, attributing it to a Ukrainian drone strike.

The authorities evacuated all civilians in a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) radius and briefly paused traffic on the Crimean Bridge.