'Savages': Ukrainian resort town resisting Russian attempts to repeat past glories

Ochakiv was 'paradise' before unwelcome visitors began raining down missiles from spit of land nearby The view from the Ukrainian town of Ochakiv appears idyllic. Beyond the beach, a narrow strip of land stretches out across the sea. The peninsula in Mykolaiv province is known as the Kinburn spit. In happier times holidaymakers would take a boat from Ochakiv and camp among the dunes. The nature reserve is home to swans, pelicans and migrating birds. Last June it got a new and unwelcome visitor: ...