It’s not just Russians leaving Crimea: businesses are looking for new locations

Russians who came to Crimea after 2014 and worked there are now considering leaving for Russia.

Russian businesses that developed in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea are leaving and plan to leave the peninsula.

This was stated on Radio NV by Denis Chistikov, Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Answering a question about the state of the power system in Crimea, temporarily occupied by Russia, he noted problems with electricity and water supply.

“Their Telegram channels indicate that there are problems with energy supply throughout the entire territory of eastern Crimea,” Chistikov noted.

He also emphasized that for over two weeks now, the Russians have been avoiding communication and information regarding the northern part of Crimea.

“Even the Telegram channels of the settlements are silent. This indicates that there is no connection there and local residents cannot communicate,” the deputy presidential representative emphasized.

Crimean tourism

Also, when asked about tourists coming to Crimea from Russia, Chistikov said that an increase in the number of tourists there was noticed only at the beginning of July, and in June there were practically none.

“Currently, tourists are not leaving because of the security situation, or rather, their number is insignificant. And those residents who came, lived in Crimea, had, conditionally, two houses – a summer and a winter one, so now they are leaving,” he noted.

Departure of Russians and businesses

At the same time, according to the deputy presidential representative, Russians who came to Crimea after 2014 and worked there, especially those who have families and children, are now considering leaving Crimea for Russia.

“First of all, for the autumn-winter period. Because they don’t feel safe and believe that the situation will worsen,” Chistikov added.

In addition, he said, there is another “wave” that has appeared in the last week: Russian businesses that were created in 2014 are now considering the possibility of relocating from Crimea.

“That is, not only Russians are leaving, but businesses that developed in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea are leaving and planning to leave. They are not leaving far, but are now actively looking for commercial real estate in the Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region,” Chistikov said.

Return of Crimea

As reported, earlier during an interview with Fox News, the host asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky whether Crimea had again become a subject of negotiations amid Ukraine’s intensified strikes on the peninsula.

In response, Zelensky said that this has not happened yet . At the same time, he emphasized that land is important, but the main value is people.
(C)UNIAN 2026