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Crimea is in shambles. The peninsula economy is dependent upon three pillars... subsidies from Ukraine, tourism, and agriculture.
Ukrainian minister of energy Yuri Prodan estimated the losses of energy sector from Russia's annexation of Crimea:
"Considering all energy facilities in Crimea we can talk about hundreds of billions of dollars, which Ukraine has lost. We counted - it's about 300 billion dollars."
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