Russia-held Crimea Suspends Summer Camps Amid Fuel Crisis from Ukraine Attacks
Russia-held Crimea suspended children’s summer camps and tourist activities until September 1 due to a fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian attacks on supply routes. Ukraine has intensified its air campaign to isolate Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. The crisis has also affected fuel availability in Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer.
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Russian-held Crimea, a popular tourism destination, suspended children’s summer camps and tourist activities until September 1, its governor said on Monday, as the peninsula reels from a fuel crisis due to Ukrainian attacks on its supply routes. Supplies of fuel and other products to Crimea have become strained as Ukraine has targeted both sea routes and supply roads from the north. The availability of petrol and diesel in Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, has also been undermined...
To pressure Moscow, Ukraine is stepping up an air campaign to isolate the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.