Russian troops seize Crimea airbase BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea - - TopicsExpress



          

Russian troops seize Crimea airbase BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea - Russian troops used armoured vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on Saturday to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russias annexation of the Black Sea peninsula. Ukrainian forces also abandoned a naval base after attacks by pro-Russian protesters, and had to surrender two flagship vessels to Russian forces. The facilities at Belbek and Novofedorovka had been among the last still under Ukrainian control after Moscows armed takeover and subsequent annexation of Crimea, which has a majority ethnic Russian population and harbours one of Russias biggest naval bases at Sevastopol. The United States and the European Union have targeted some of Putins closest long-time political and business allies with personal sanctions.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:16:14 +0000

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