Crimean resorts were very popular as a tourist destination among Ukrainians before Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. Here are some figures: some 5.7 million tourists visited Crimea in 2011; a year later, in 2012 there were 6.1 million of them; and in 2013 – the year preceding the annexation – the number of visitors was 5.9 million. Most of the tourists were Ukrainian.
EuroMaidan Press: Russia boasts 6 million tourists in Crimea, stats agency counts less than 500,000
The Russian three-mast ship Khersones sails during a parade as part of the Navy Day celebration in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukrainian peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, on July 28, 2019.
