Tour operators in Crimea are begging holidaymakers to stay after a bridge attack left a Russian couple dead

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People relax on a beach of the Black Sea in the resort town of Alushta on the Crimean peninsula on June 18, 2023.

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Russian tourists need to cross active war zones in Ukraine to get to their summer vacations in occupied Crimea

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People relax on a beach of the Black Sea in the resort town of Alushta on the Crimean peninsula on June 18, 2023.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, summer tourism has plummeted in Crimea.

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Drone boats give Ukraine a cheap, 'asymmetric' edge against Russia and may have just damaged a key bridge

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A picture of a Ukrainian naval fleet of drones from a fundraiser project.
It's been reported that naval drones were used to attack the Kerch Strait Bridge.

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This 12-mile-bridge in Crimea is a lifeline for Russia's occupation, but attacks and damages are making it a headache for Moscow

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A picture of the Kerch Bridge between Russia and Crimea damaged by explosions on July 17, 2023.
While Ukraine didn't take responsibility for the attack, Kyiv has repeatedly threatened to target the bridge.

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Satellite images show Russian 'ghost ships' smuggling stolen Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, report says

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An image showing suspected Russian 'ghost ships' moored in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Sevastopol in September, 2022.

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Surprise drone attacks hint at how Ukraine is going after Russia's missile 'chokepoints'

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Russian troops with an Iskander missile at an event outside of Moscow in June 2015.

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Ukraine launched more than 10 attack drones on Crimea in an overnight barrage, a Russian-installed official says

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A Russian flag waves beside the bay of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea on March 22, 2014.

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Russia has emptied out a Crimea base of weaponry, with officials worried Ukraine could target the region in a possible counteroffensive

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov in November 2016.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov in November 2016.

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A massive explosion in Crimea destroyed a cache of Russian cruise missiles, a key weapon in its attacks on civilian infrastructure, Ukraine says

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A still from footage shared on social media on March 20, 2023, purporting to show an explosion in Dhzankoi, Crimea. It shows a bright yellow and red burst behind low buildings in silhouette.
A still from footage shared on social media on March 20, 2023, purporting to show an explosion in Dhzankoi, Crimea. Insider was unable to verify the footage.

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Putin's macabre tour of occupied Ukraine: Russian leader visits besieged regions of Crimea and Mariupol

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018.

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