Despite Frequent Attacks, Vacationers Flock To Beaches In Russian-Occupied Crimea
- By RFE/RL and
- Kurt Vinion
Despite regular attacks by Ukraine, the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula is attempting to regain itself as a tourist destination as war rages close by. The territory, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, continues to attract bathers to Black Sea beaches like the ones in Alushta.