Monday, March 10, 2014

Russian Military Moves Intensify In Crimea

Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, march outside an Ukrainian military base in the village of Perevalnoye near the Crimean city of Simferopol March 10, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

Russian Troops Seize Hospital, Missile Base In Ukraine's Crimea -- FOX News

Russian troops seized a military hospital and a missile base in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea Monday, in the latest show of force in the battle for the country’s disputed future.

Pro-Russian militias joined Russian troops in taking over the hospital in Simferopol -- the region’s main administrative city -- herding staff members into a hallway to apparently “meet the institution’s new directors,” Reuters reported, citing Interfax. The report said 20 patients at the hospital are gravely ill.

Russian soldiers disarmed servicemen at a Ukrainian Army missile base overnight Friday. Ukrainian military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov told a local TV station that some 200 troops approached the building and threatened to charge it if the Ukrainian soldiers refused to give up their weapons.

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More News On Reports That Russian Military Moves Are Intensifying In Crimea

Russian forces consolidate grip on Ukraine's Crimea -- Reuters
Shots fired in air during raid at Crimea naval base -- Reuters
Pro-Russia Troops Seize Another Airport in Crimea -- NBC
Ukraine crisis: 'Russian soldiers' seize Crimea hospital -- BBC
Russians enter town north of Crimea, say Ukrainians -- FOX News
Ukraine Starts Military Drills as Russia Warns on Eastern Unrest -- Bloomberg Businessweek
US warship in Black Sea as Ukraine’s Crimea readies for referendum -- RT
Cyberwar in Ukraine Falls Far Short of Russia's Full Powers -- Bloomberg

My Comment: If this report is true .... it means that Russian forces are now testing the response time of Ukrainian forces outside of Crimea.

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