Alexej Volkov, who is active in the tourism industry on the occupied peninsula, predicts that this year the peninsula will receive just over six million tourists. That is up to 30 percent fewer than in previous years.
– It is definitely the worst season in the nine years that we have been part of Russia, he tells the Reuters news agency.
Start the clip to hear some Russians talk about why they vacation in Crimea. In the clip, Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Paasikivi also talks about when he thinks Ukraine will succeed in liberating the peninsula.