Goodbye Crimea, hello Odessa: Ukrainians flock to new spot
Since being seized by Russia, Crimea has lost its place in the sun as Ukrainians' summer destination of choice
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Odessa, Ukraine
IRINA Chapravska has just snapped up the last room of a luxury hotel that costs 300 euros (S$481) a night and offers a panoramic view of Ukraine's serene Black Sea coastline.
But this is not Crimea, whose pebble beaches have long been a favoured summer destination for millions across the former Soviet Union - until, that is, Russia controversially seized the peninsula from Ukraine last year.
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