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Drone Attacks Hit Sochi and Other Black Sea Resorts, Hurting Tourism

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Vladimir Putin’s war has come to his favorite vacation resort in explosive fashion. Sochi, a Black Sea city, is known for its beach resort, which before the war was crawling with domestic tourists. It was a favorite of the Kremlin dictator, who frequented the city before his “special military operation” kicked off in February 2022. Now, he appears to have deserted it as drones whizz overhead. Indeed, the whole Black Sea coast has been battered by a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Read more at The Daily Beast.