When Alexander Kozlov and his family inherited two rooms above the garage of Yalta’s Chernomorye (Black Sea) sanatorium in the 1980s, the space was barely liveable. Years later, when the family approached the authorities about other housing, they were told there was nothing else available. They were encouraged to settle where they were.
Hromadske: Mass evictions in Russia-cccupied Crimea
In this file photo taken on March 5, 2014, pro-Russian activists stand behind a Russian flag during their rally in the western Crimean city of Yevpatoria.