Another week without work and I won't be able to pay the rent: how Crimea is reacting to the blockade of the land corridor
The deteriorating logistics situation in occupied Crimea has already begun to affect business operations, the delivery of goods, and the tourist season. Local residents are increasingly complaining about delivery delays, fuel shortages, and uncertainty about the near future.
The owner of a hair salon in Simferopol said that due to problems with the delivery of goods, she was forced to cancel her clients’ appointments for the following week.
“Hair dye, shampoos, hair masks—I used to order everything through Wildberries and didn’t worry about it. But now delivery dates are being pushed back; I understand that trucks aren’t going to Crimea. And I don’t have enough gas to drive to the Krasnodar Region and bring supplies back from there. I’m just in shock, because another week without work—and I won’t have the money to pay the rent,” she says.
Employees at pickup points are also talking about the problems. According to an employee at one of the branches in Yevpatoria, customers are receiving mass notifications about delivery delays.
“Our income depends on the number of orders processed. But now customers are simply getting notifications that delivery is being postponed. I think the pickup points will start closing soon so they don’t have to operate at a loss. We’ll all end up unemployed,” he noted.
Representatives of the tourism industry are also not hiding their concern. The owner of a small hotel in Sudak believes that logistics problems could seriously impact the resort season.
“Last year, tourists kept an eye on the situation on the bridge and, to avoid traffic jams, chose the highway. Now you can’t even drive on the highway, and they’re closing the bridge—practically every day. And there’s no gasoline here. And no fuel oil on the beaches. ‘We fought a good fight, well done,’ he said.
Meanwhile, in the northern regions of the peninsula, some residents are already more concerned about food supplies than tourists.
“They’re not bringing in any food. We’re eating from our stockpiles. And the fewer vacationers who come, the longer these supplies will last. So don’t come here. There’s nothing for us to eat,” complained a retiree from Dzhankoy.
Some have already started stockpiling their own supplies in case the situation worsens.
“Every evening, I methodically bring home bags of non-perishable food. I’ve already filled half the balcony and won’t rest until I’ve filled it all. I don’t expect anything good from the logistics situation,” said a doctor from Sevastopol.
Crimeans are also skeptical of the occupying authorities’ statements about the situation stabilizing.
“Not long ago, Aksyonov said that Crimea is an impregnable fortress. We’re already seeing just how impregnable it is. It’s the same with logistics—when he says there are vouchers, but in reality, you can’t get them anywhere,” noted an employee of one of the transport companies.
At the same time, some residents of the peninsula view the current difficulties as evidence of increasing pressure on the occupying administration.
“I’m a former soldier and I know what it means to isolate the operational rear. If this can be achieved on a sufficient scale, there will simply be no way to respond to the arrival of Ukrainian marines. We’re still a long way from that, but at least I now have a chance to live to see liberation,” said a military retiree from Simferopol.
Source: Cemaat.
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