By all appearances, most Crimeans have welcomed the Russian military, and given only scattered support to the Ukrainian soldiers.
But this town, which outwardly is just another vision of post-Soviet decay, with its identical concrete-block apartments and empty storefronts, is diverse.
There are Russians and Tatars, the Turkic people who once dominated Crimea. There are Azeris, Gypsies and Jews. Few of these people have any loyalty to Moscow.
The village, which once numbered more than 12,000, now has fewer than half that many people.