Ukrainian navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk warned Russian tourists to leave the Black Sea Peninsula on Monday.
Tourism bookings to annexed Crimea have fallen sharply after Russia accused Ukrainian forces of using U.S.-made ATACMS to attack the peninsula.The Russian Union of Travel Industry said Sunday that there has been a 25 to 30 percent decline in bookings in Crimea after debris from Ukrainian missiles intercepted by air defenses landed on a beach in the port city of Sevastopol on June 23.RUTI noted, however, that overall visitor numbers to the peninsula are still up this year compared with 2023.
He said Crimea houses many military installations that 'no one will leave alone.'Pletenchuk was speaking after reports emerged that more than 1,000 cars were queueing on the Kerch Strait Bridge to exit the peninsula to mainland Russia. There was no immediate explanation for the sudden exodus.The Kerch Strait Bridge serves as a key supply route for Russia's forces. Ukraine struck the 19-kilometer road and rail bridge in October 2022 and again in July 2023.
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