Men, believed to be Ukrainian servicemen, with belongings walk past armed men, while leaving the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko)
Ukraine Plans to Pull Military From Crimea, Conceding Loss -- New York Times
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea — Bowing to the reality of the Russian military occupation of Crimea a day after Russia announced it was annexing the disputed peninsula, the Ukrainian government said on Wednesday that it had drawn up plans to evacuate all of its military personnel and their families and was prepared to relocate as many as 25,000 of them to mainland Ukraine.
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and sailors have been trapped on military bases and other installations here for more than two weeks, surrounded by heavily armed Russian military forces and loosely organized local militia.
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Ukraine Orders Its Military Out Of Crimea
Ukraine Orders Its Military Out of Crimea Held By Russia -- Bloomberg
Ukraine begins plans to pull troops from Crimea -- CBS/AP
Ukraine's Military Is Pulling Out of Crimea -- The Wire
Ukraine making plans to pull troops from Crimea -- FOX News
Ukrainian Forces Leave Navy Headquarters in Orderly Droves -- RIA Novosti
Ukrainian servicemen leave Navy base in Sevastopol as Crimea protesters storm HQ -- RT
My Comment: The interim Ukraine government has bigger problems than Crimea (no money, eastern Ukrainians calling for independence, violence and intimidation between Russians and Ukrainians throughout the country, etc.). They simply cannot afford a conflict with Russia right now .... nor the continuing political embarrassment of having their forces being evicted from the other bases that they still control.
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