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Violence in the Crimea
Several hundred pro-Russian protesters blocked the Crimean parliment demanding a referendum on Crimea's independence. The rally was organized by the Crimean Front. -
It's Officail!
The de facto Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov appealed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a signed statement calling for Russia to "provide assistance in ensuring peace and tranquility on the territory" of Crimea. the interim president of Ukraine, Turchynov, signed a decree declaring the appointment of Sergei Aksyonov as the head of the government of Crimea to be unconstitutional. -
Criema - Indepedence from Ukraine
The Cirmean parliment officially decleared its independence from Ukraine and requested full accession to the Russian Federation, thus ending Crimea's 60 years as a Ukrainian territory. -
Taking charge
Russian forces storm two Ukrainian air bases in Crimea. Sergey Aksyonov addressed the citizens of Southern and Eastern Ukraine via a YouTube video, in which he urged the population of fend off "the banderians" (referring to the Right Sector Party, which has the teachings and works of Stepan Bandera as part of its ideology and traditions) and to protect their lands from attacks from them that may arise. Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev spoke on Russia Today about the nullification of the -
Novofedorivka incident
In Novofedorivka a junior sergeant of the Russian Naval Infantry E.Zaitsev shot at close distance with two shots from AK-74 an unarmed Ukrainian officer Major Stanislav Karachevsky who was getting ready to be relocated.
