Pro-Russia protesters storm Ukranian naval base in Sevastopol

Pro-Russia protesters storm Ukranian naval base in Sevastopol

Several hundred pro-Russia protesters have stormed the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the city of Sevastopol in the Crimean peninsula.br br They had been holding a rally outside the building early on Wednesday morning.br br They broke through the fence, forcing their way in, and replaced Ukrainian flags with Russian ones.br br A spokesperson for the Ukrainian ministry in Crimea said some of the men and women were masked but not armed.br br On Tuesday, Sevastopol signed a treaty with Moscow to become part of the Russian Federation. The city is home to Russia’s large Black Sea fleet.


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Uploaded: 2014-03-19

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