Russians And Militias Seize Ukrainian Naval Headquarters In Crimea

Russian Takeover Of Crimea In Full Swing As Masked Soldiers Turf Out Ukrainian Troops From Their Naval HQ After Storming Building -- Daily Mail

* Crimea's self defence forces stormed the base in Sevastopol this morning
* Russian flags are now flying outside one of the base entrances
* Ukrainian soldiers today seen leaving the base with their belongings
* Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty to incorporate Crimea into its territory
* It comes after a Ukrainian serviceman was shot dead at a military base in Simferopol, Crimea
* A local self-defence brigade member was also reportedly dead killed
* Pro-Russian self-defence members are now surrounding the base, threatening to break in over the death
* U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet Putin in Russia on Thursday before heading to Kiev for peace talks

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops today abandoned their naval base in Crimea after masked Russian-speaking soldiers backed by unarmed volunteers stormed the building in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol this morning.

Several hundred so-called Crimea self-defence soldiers - consisting mainly of unarmed volunteers - took down the gate alongside armed troops and made their way onto the headquarters' premises.

They then raised the Russian flag on the square by the headquarters. Three Russian flags were also reported to be flying in front of one of the entrances.

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