The Russian occupation administration is launching a large-scale propaganda campaign aimed at concealing the true state of the occupied Ukrainian territories through fictional tourism projects. The Moscow-appointed regional administrator in the Zaporizhzhia region has launched an ambitious plan to build a new resort center that allegedly would attract up to 2 million visitors annually.
Independent experts from the Disinformation Counteraction Center, however, reveal a drastically different picture. Military actions have caused total destruction of local infrastructure, which makes any tourism expectations completely unrealistic. An additional problem is the serious environmental damage, including large-scale pollution in the Black and Azov Sea water basins.
It has been documented that the current hotel facilities and resort amenities are used exclusively by Russian military contingents, not tourists. The Kremlin is obviously trying to create an illusory narrative of normality and development, which fundamentally diverges from the actual situation in the occupied territories.
The propaganda strategy aims to cover up the failures of the occupation administration and present an alternative reality that is far from the truth. Attempts to manipulate public opinion continue, regardless of the obvious destruction and lack of elementary living conditions.