The wind whips across a narrow, sandy strait, carrying the salty smell of the Sea of Azov. Ukrainians stand in line, sometimes for hours, at the makeshift checkpoint separating mainland Ukraine from Russian-annexed Crimea.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Los Angeles Times: 4 years after Russia annexed Crimea, the peninsula remains in limbo
A Ukrainian man looks at a Russian navy ship as he passes by old military paraphernalia sold on the side of the harbour in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 7, 2014.
