See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Tourism bookings to annexed Crimea have fallen sharply after Russia ...

"We spent the whole night in a shelter." "The cafes are all open… but they ask for cash or a bank transfer; many cafes don't have electricity." "As for fuel, I still recommend bringing some with you ...

In occupied Crimea, the peak tourist season has effectively fallen through: beaches and boardwalks remain empty, and about 90% of tourist reservations have been canceled.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These are just a few messages from a Telegram group where tourists in occupied Crimea discuss conditions on the peninsula.

The losses suffered by the tourism industry in occupied Crimea in January-June 2026 exceeded RUB 4 billion (about US$46 million), according to data from Russia's Federal State Statistics Service ...

new video loaded: Dark cloud over Crimea's tourism coast transcript Crimea's coastline has been the Russian empire's answer to the Mediterranean Riviera since the 19th century. But as Ciara Sutton ...

Once a magnet for millions of Russian holidaymakers each year, Crimea's tourism industry has collapsed in recent months, as Ukrainian drone attacks have starved the peninsula of electricity and fuel.

(AP) When Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea earlier this year, it regained not only harbors for its navy and abandoned Ukrainian military bases but also long stretches of pebble beaches ...

His shop would typically sell up to 400 ice creams a day. But a series of Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula this summer has seen the visitors dry up. "The season is completely ruined, it's ...