Russia has allocated 4.3 billion rubles for tourism in occupied Crimea
The Russian government has allocated more than 4.3 billion rubles to support the tourism industry in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol amid a sharp decline in tourist arrivals.
More than 3.7 billion rubles will be directed to occupied Crimea, and another 584.5 million rubles to Sevastopol. The funds will be used for one-time payments to employees of more than 4,600 tourism companies.
According to data from the Travelline system, approximately 79% of hotel reservations were canceled in occupied Crimea, and 71% in Sevastopol. The tourist season has been affected by power outages, fuel shortages, logistical problems, and strikes against Russia’s military and transportation infrastructure.
It is also reported that a significant portion of tourists on the peninsula are currently Russian military personnel and their family members, who are visiting on free vacation packages.
The Russian Red Cross has begun building up additional stocks of humanitarian aid for the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol following the declaration of a state of emergency on the peninsula.
On the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula, local residents report prolonged power outages, fuel shortages, rising prices, and problems with social infrastructure. According to them, the situation is particularly dire in the northern regions of the peninsula.
As a reminder, Ukraine has claimed to have struck 19 Russian tankers carrying fuel for Crimea.
