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Conflict in Ukraine has more Russians staycationing, going to Crimea

FILE PHOTO: A tourist admires the view while standing on the Ai-Petri peak near Yalta, Crimea October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo

Like many Russians, Andrei had planned to spend his summer holiday on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. But this July, he, his wife and their two children will be in Russia's Black Sea resort of Anapa, hoping to avoid the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine.

Tours to Turkey, one of Russia's top foreign holiday destinations, jumped in price after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, triggering Western sanctions that have complicated everyday life for ordinary Russians.

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