Saturday 8 March 2014

BREAKING: Reports of Russians storming Ukrainian air force base

Russian Troops Storm Ukraine Air Force Base In Crimea, Reuters Confirms


7 March, 2014


Update, and this time from Reuters:  
  • ARMED MEN ENTER UKRAINIAN MILITARY POST IN CRIMEA AND TAKE CONTROL, NO SHOTS FIRED - REUTERS REPORTER ON THE SCENE
  • UKRAINIANS AND FORCES THOUGHT TO BE RUSSIANS HOLD NEGOTIATIONS AFTER MILITARY POST TAKEN, NO ARMS SEIZED - REUTERS REPORTER
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BREAKING: Crimea TV reporting that Russians have begun storming Ukraine air-force base on the peninsula, ramming the gates with a truck



CONFIRMED: Russian forces storming Ukraine base near Sevastopol, home of anti-aircraft commander center http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/03/7/7018108/ 




20 Russian troops inside, moving toward command post of Crimea base, guarded by 100 Ukrainian troops, reports @ukrpravda_news


Then again, considering the source is disinformation central Ukraine Pravda, take it with a huge grain of salt.









Russian military assault Ukrainian military unit in Sevastopol
In Sevastopol, the Russian soldiers stormed the Ukrainian military unit A2355 , said the agency " Interfax- Ukraine " duty of the assistant .
He said the Russian military army "KAMAZ" struck the gate of a military unit , captured near building and break out to the command post .
Part of the territory located about 100 Ukrainian military strength is unknown assailants .
Military unit - 2355 located in Sevastopol Yuharyniy beam.
As reported , March 5, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the 
Russian troops in the Crimea there.


For now the AUDJPY, and its S&P500 derivative are not too happy about the rumor.





From the Guardian

Reuters, which has a reporter at the scene, has filed a longer report on the incident at the Ukrainian military post southwest of Sevastopol:

Armed men thought to be Russians drove a truck into a Ukrainian missile defence post in the Crimea region on Friday and took control without a shot being fired,” a Reuters reporter on the scene said:

Initial reports said the truck had smashed through the gates and that post in the city of Sevastopol was being stormed but the reporter could not see any signs of the gates being damaged.

A Ukrainian military official, Vladislav Seleznyov, said by telephone that the armed men took over the base without any shooting and that no one was hurt.

Another Ukrainian official told Reuters at the post that he was now mediating between the Ukrainian forces and the armed group inside, and that no arms had been seized.






Cossacks and other military irregulars preventing reporters from getting near the stormed Ukraine base, thus no video or photos

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