Ukraine Orders Crimea Troop Withdrawal As Russia Seizes Naval Base -- CNN
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Interim Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov ordered the withdrawal of armed forces from Crimea Monday, citing Russian threats to the lives of military staff and their families.
Russian troops have seized most of Ukraine's bases in the peninsula, including a naval base at Feodosia on Monday. Russia annexed Crimea last week after a controversial referendum that Ukraine and the West say was illegal.
"The acting President of Ukraine has given an order to the Ukraine Defense Ministry for the withdrawal of all Ukrainian forces from Crimea," a spokeswoman for Turchynov told CNN. The soldiers' families will be evacuated as well.
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Ukraine Orders Military to Withdraw From Crimea -- Wall Street Journal
Ukraine orders Crimea withdrawal -- BBC
Ukraine Pulls Back Forces as Russia Tightens Grip on Crimea -- New York Times
Ukraine to Evacuate Service Members in Crimea -- Voice of America
No Ukrainian Military Units Left in Crimea – Official -- RIA Novosti
My Comment: This order should have been sent out Friday .... but I guess the Ukraine interim government wanted to make a point.
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