Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Russian Assault Team In Speedboats And Helicopters Capture The Last Ukrainian Ship In Crimea

Ukrainian naval officers raise the Ukrainian navy flag on the Slavutych ship docked in Sevastopol's Kurrenaya Bay on March 13. © Anastasia Vlasova

Assault Team In Speedboats And Helicopters Capture Ukrainian Ship In Crimea And Move It To Russian Military Port -- Daily Mail

* The ship is being moved by the tug boat to a Russian military port facility
* Reports of explosives set off on the ship and shots being fired
* This was the last Ukrainian ship left in Crimea

Assault teams in speedboats and helicopters have captured a Ukrainian ship in Crimea and moved it to a Russian military port.

The vessel was the last Ukrainian ship left in Crimea - there were reports of explosives set off on the ship and the assault team reportedly went aboard after firing shots.

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry confirmed to Fox News that the ship is being moved by the tug boat to a Russian military port facility in the Bay of Donuslav.

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More News On Russia Seizing Ukraine's Navy

One-Ship Ukraine Navy Defies Russia to the End -- Wall Street Journal
Russian troops in Crimea assault one of last vessels loyal to Ukraine -- FOX News/EFE
Russians close in on Ukrainian ship in Crimea -- Reuters
In military rout, Russia seizes 51 Ukrainian ships in Crimea -- Kyiv Post

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