Russian tourists come to the beach in the Crimea peninsula to enjoy the summer, on the head are the roar fighters when participating in the war in Ukraine.

Alexandra Rumyantseva earlier this week to sunbathing on a beach in Crimea, not far from the war zone in the east and southern Ukraine.

Of course I could not say that we were in a completely comfortable state, she shared.

Sevastopol is the largest city of Crimea and the location of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, while the fighting area in Ukraine is about 300 km north.

Russian tourists on Sevastopol beach, the largest city in Crimea peninsula on July 15.

Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, sanctions imposed by the West with Moscow, along with Russian aircraft banned into European airspace and domestic economic difficulties, many famous tourist destinations in the country.

Even Crimea, where a famous beach, is a difficult destination for many Russians, when the peninsula is closed south of the peninsula due to fighting in Ukraine.

The Rumyantseva family had to drive a 2,500 km journey, passing the bridge connecting the Crimea peninsula to the mainland of Russia to the vacation.

On the way, they saw a military convoy, seemingly on their way to the front.

When AFP reporter visited Sevastopol on a hot July day, many Russian warships can be seen in the distance, while visitors swim near the shore.

Young people jumped from the cliffs to the surface of the sea and the men to bare to drink beer, make Shashliki (barbecue), their favorite food in the summer of the Russians.

In the city center, Russia's patriotic music sounded and the Z -shaped souvenirs, the symbol of the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, offered for tourists.

This summer, Crimea welcomes less visitors.

Crimea traders who live on tourism are feeling the impact from the Western sanctions.

Albert Agagulyan, 69, former pilots fighting and now opened a small barbecue shop on the beach outside Sevastopol, said this year was not able to take his child to the summer camp.

The Crimea peninsula borders Kherson province in southern Ukraine, currently controlled by Moscow, and Zaporizhzhia province, controlled by the Russian forces mostly, is also nearby.

Russian warships are fluttering away when tourists stay in Sevastopo on July 15.

Local people like Viktor Borodulin said they always closely monitor the war situation in Ukraine.

I was very worried, the 77 -year -old engineer said, adding that he was especially sad because the Russian Marshal Moscow was sunk in the Black Sea in April.

However, Borodulin happily returned to talking about the possibility of buying fruits and vegetables from Russian -controlled areas in southern Ukraine.