UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-CRIMEA-TOURISM-LEISURE

A monument to the Soviet State founder Vladimir Lenin sits on a hill behind residential buildings in Sevastopol, the largest city on the Crimean Peninsula and its most important port and naval base, on July 15, 2022. Tourism in Crimea has fallen sharply in a region under Russian control, with beaches and other destinations only half full as visitors stay away due to fears and uncertainties over the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. Russian soldiers now stroll along Sevastopol's streets and tourist kiosks sell Russian flags and military insignia. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)