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Disinfo: Crimea is experiencing a tourist rush from Ukraine, during just…

Summary

Crimea is experiencing a tourist rush from Ukraine, during just three days nearly 20 000 tourists from Ukraine arrived in the peninsula.

Disproof

According to the Ukrainian Border Service the number of Ukrainians visiting Crimea is actually smaller. bit.ly/2qJYqYQ, . Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, its pro-Kremlin outlets have publish fake claims about record numbers of Ukrainians vacationing on the peninsula.

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lenta.ru
  • Reported in: Issue 69
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04/05/2017
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Crimea

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