U.S. Knew of Russian Moves in Crimea Before Incursion -- NBC
The Pentagon was aware that Russian forces had been flown into Crimea late last week, days before they took control of military installations and a ferry terminal on the peninsula, officials told NBC News — but it "was not clear what they intended to do, or when," according to one senior official.
Several Il-76 military cargo planes flew an undetermined number of forces into Crimea late last week, according to the officials. And U.S. intelligence "kept close watch" on the situation for days, according to one official.
"We know something was going down, but didn't know what," the official said.
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