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| Ukraine crisis: Armed men 'seize Crimea military base' | Ukraine crisis: Armed men 'seize Crimea military base' |
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| Armed men thought to be Russian have seized a Ukrainian military base in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. | Armed men thought to be Russian have seized a Ukrainian military base in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. |
| A Reuters news agency journalist said no shots were fired and negotiations between the two sides were going on. | A Reuters news agency journalist said no shots were fired and negotiations between the two sides were going on. |
| Interfax-Ukraine earlier reported that about 100 Ukrainian servicemen had been deployed at the base before the raid. | Interfax-Ukraine earlier reported that about 100 Ukrainian servicemen had been deployed at the base before the raid. |
| Troops wearing Russian uniform without insignia and their supporters have blockaded bases in Crimea since taking control of the peninsula last week. | Troops wearing Russian uniform without insignia and their supporters have blockaded bases in Crimea since taking control of the peninsula last week. |
| An official on duty at base A2355 in Sevastopol told Interfax-Ukraine that Russian troops had smashed down its main gate with a Kamaz lorry. | |
| However, the Reuters reporter said he could not see sign of any damage to the gate and that the armed men appeared to have taken control without a shot being fired. | |
| A Ukrainian military official, Vladislav Seleznyov, said no-one was hurt. | |
| Another unnamed Ukrainian official told Reuters that he was now mediating between the Ukrainian troops and the assailants. |