c/ukraine · by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 44d

Russia allocates billions to support tourism in occupied Crimea

https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-allocates-4-3-billion-rubles-to-crimea-tourism-50623615.html

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9 Comments

Carmakazi@piefed.social · 23 pts · 44d (4 replies)

What, so they can siphon gas out of their cars?

huquad@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 44d (3 replies)

So they can get more recruits

FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 44d (2 replies)

When they arrive and depart the plane they will be welcomed to the Russian army and handed a 150 year old pistol with no ammo and told to charge the enemy. They'll all drown of course.

LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 44d (1 reply)

Civilian planes do not operate in Crimea.

anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 44d

Yeah, even the trains are having issues now.

tal@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 44d (1 reply)

Denys Chystikov, deputy permanent representative of the Ukrainian president in Crimea, told Suspilne that a significant share of the current tourist flow consists of Russian servicemen and their family members traveling to the peninsula on state-funded vacation packages.

I dunno how much morale-boosting the Kremlin is doing for its military if it's shipping them to an area that's substantially severed from a logistical standpoint and lacks fuel and electricity.

RunawayFixer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 44d

It might be a desertion prevention setup. If a frontline soldier goes on vacation to his family in a remote region of Russia, then hiding from the state is going to be relatively easy if he wants to. But if he can only go on vacation to Crimea, then there's far less chance of escape.

khannie@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 44d

Lol. Did they add any petrol to that allocation?

matlag@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 44d

"Visit Crimea: spend the night on the beach staring at the stars free from any artificial light, fireworks everyday at any time! Crimea also promotes active way of transportation, so bring your bikes!"