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The occupation of the Crimean peninsula was not all of a sudden. Russia had been preparing informationally and politically for a long time, took a chance while the state authorities were being re-elected at the beginning of 2014, and dared to occupy Crimea. Since then, once a promising touristic region has started to turn into a training area for the Russian military. In Crimea, there are still thousands of occupation opponents, with whom Russian authorities systematically fight and are sanctioned by the civilized countries. In continental Ukraine, there are thousands of Crimeans who have not had the opportunity to come home for seven years.
