June 7, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
(Photo: CJR)
On the southern coast of the occupied Crimea, the management of the Gurzuf sanatorium, which was stolen from Ukraine and transferred to the Russian Presidential Administration, has banned local residents from entering the park-monument located around the sanatorium. In addition, a tall blank fence was erected on the Gurzuf embankment, completely blocking the view of the park.
According to the Center for Investigative Journalism, the management of the Gurzuf sanatorium blocked the residents of Gurzuf from accessing the monument park under the guise of a "special military operation."
"According to the directorate's instructions, local residents can visit the park free of charge once a week, on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 am. At the same time, there should be no more than 20 visitors," the CBR quoted local publicists as saying.
Also, according to him, a tall and blank brown fence has been erected on the waterfront, completely blocking the view of the park. To install the fence, workers cut up green spaces that were part of the park.
"They started squeezing out the locals three years ago. Currently, a resident of Gurzuf can visit the park once every 10 years. But the guards were instructed to discourage people from even trying to enter the territory for free. One of the former employees of the sanatorium did not survive a walk in the park. The man was insulted and thrown out of the gate. He died of a heart attack at home," one of the public channels wrote.
Another Telegram channel reported that the park of the Gurzufsky sanatorium is now closed to the public:
"The entrance is paid, and an hour-long 'excursion' this season will cost 600 rubles!"
Residents of Gurzuf are trying to hold protests at the gates of the sanatorium, but to no avail.
"The Gurzuf sanatorium belongs to the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. The territory, along with the park, is federally owned and does not belong to Crimeans," explains one of the Crimean TV channels.
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