Crimea is paying for Putin's war with empty wallets - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD

[TexasTowelie]

In Simferopol, local market traders are openly protesting a sharp increase in rental prices imposed by the occupation authorities.

The reason is simple: the war needs money, and Crimea is expected to pay.

Once promoted as a “success story,” occupied Crimea is now facing rising prices, shrinking incomes, collapsing small businesses, and growing pressure on entrepreneurs.

In a new episode of Break The Fake, Jonasz Rewiński looks at how Russian occupation has transformed everyday life in Crimea over the past decade – from economic decline to the quiet desperation of people trying to survive under a system that demands loyalty but offers no future.