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Russian Troops Take Over Naval Base in Crimea

Just days after Crimean residents voted to succeed from Ukraine, Russian troops and pro-Russian self-defensive units took over a naval headquarters base in Sevastopol Wednesday. Shortly after the event, the Ukrainian flag at the base was replaced with the Russian flag and Ukrainian servicemen were seen leaving without incident. Oleksander Balanyuk, a captain in the […]