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Military Airport In Ukraine's Crimea Taken Over By Russian Soldiers
Military Airport In Ukraine's Crimea Taken Over By Russian Soldiers
ReutersFeb 28, 2014, 16:40 IST
REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn armed man stands guard at the airport in Simferopol, Crimea February 28, 2014. Armed men who took control of the airport in Ukraine's Crimean regional centre of Simferopol on Friday are patrolling the airport grounds but have not moved into the passenger terminal and appear to be allowing the airport to function normally.
KIEV (Reuters) - Russian servicemen wearing helmets and armored body protection and backed by armored personnel carriers have taken up position on the perimeter of a military airport at Sevastopol, in Ukraine's Crimea, Interfax news agency said.
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The agency quoted military sources in the region as saying that they had gone to Belbek military airport to stop "fighters" flying in.
(Writing by Richard Balmforth; Editing by Catherine Evans)
