![Chief of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Alexander Vitko leaves the Ukrainian navy headquarters stormed by Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Crimea's self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/be/41/000141be_medium.jpeg)
Chief of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Alexander Vitko leaves the Ukrainian navy headquarters stormed by Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Crimea's self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![A Ukrainian naval officer passes by armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, as he leaves the naval headquarters in Sevastopol. A communications specialist in the Ukrainian navy who was outside the base when the assault began said a truck rammed the gate and about 200 men with AK-47 rifles stormed the facility, a collection of office buildings in the center of Sevastopol. The Ukrainians inside initially tried to barricade themselves but could not hold out, he said. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bc/41/000141bc_medium.jpeg)
A Ukrainian naval officer passes by armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, as he leaves the naval headquarters in Sevastopol. A communications specialist in the Ukrainian navy who was outside the base when the assault began said a truck rammed the gate and about 200 men with AK-47 rifles stormed the facility, a collection of office buildings in the center of Sevastopol. The Ukrainians inside initially tried to barricade themselves but could not hold out, he said. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![A Ukrainian serviceman (C) passes by pro-Russian supporters and members of self-defence units as he leaves the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Three Russian flags were flying at an entrance to Ukraine's naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, witnesses said, as pro-Russian forces took control of at least some of the base without armed resistance. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bd/41/000141bd_medium.jpeg)
A Ukrainian serviceman (C) passes by pro-Russian supporters and members of self-defence units as he leaves the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Three Russian flags were flying at an entrance to Ukraine's naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, witnesses said, as pro-Russian forces took control of at least some of the base without armed resistance. It was the clearest sign so far that Russian soldiers, and so-called “self-defense” units of mainly unarmed volunteers who support them, had begun to take control of Ukrainian military facilities across the Black Sea peninsula. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![A man holds a Russian flag on the roof of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 19, 2014. Three Russian flags were flying at one of the entrances to Ukraine’s naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, suggesting that at least some of the base was under the control of pro-Russian forces. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bf/41/000141bf_medium.jpeg)
A man holds a Russian flag on the roof of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 19, 2014. Three Russian flags were flying at one of the entrances to Ukraine’s naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, suggesting that at least some of the base was under the control of pro-Russian forces. A Reuters witness saw three armed men, possibly Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms, at the gate where the flags were flying. Also in the area were several unarmed members of “self-defense” units made up of volunteers who have supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![An armed man, believed to be a Russian serviceman, guards near the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. The words in the background read, “Live with comfort”. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c0/41/000141c0_medium.jpeg)
An armed man, believed to be a Russian serviceman, guards near the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. The words in the background read, “Live with comfort”. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard outside a Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 19, 2014. Three Russian flags were flying at an entrance to Ukraine's naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, witnesses said, as pro-Russian forces took control of at least some of the base without armed resistance. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c1/41/000141c1_medium.jpeg)
Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard outside a Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 19, 2014. Three Russian flags were flying at an entrance to Ukraine's naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, witnesses said, as pro-Russian forces took control of at least some of the base without armed resistance. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)
![Armed men, believed to be Russian service officers, walk on the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, on March 19, 2014. Apparently no shots were fired and it was difficult to identify the attackers, who one witness said numbered about 200 and rammed through the gate of the office complex in a truck. The individuals who stormed the base were well-organized and carried off the takeover without incident. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c2/41/000141c2_medium.jpeg)
Armed men, believed to be Russian service officers, walk on the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, on March 19, 2014. Apparently no shots were fired and it was difficult to identify the attackers, who one witness said numbered about 200 and rammed through the gate of the office complex in a truck. The individuals who stormed the base were well-organized and carried off the takeover without incident. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Ukrainian servicemen carry their belongings as they pass by an armed man while leaving the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c3/41/000141c3_medium.jpeg)
Ukrainian servicemen carry their belongings as they pass by an armed man while leaving the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, check documents of Russian navy officers who enter the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c4/41/000141c4_medium.jpeg)
Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, check documents of Russian navy officers who enter the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![A Ukrainian servicemen packs his belongings before leaving the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c5/41/000141c5_medium.jpeg)
A Ukrainian servicemen packs his belongings before leaving the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
![A Ukrainian naval officer (front) reacts while walking past armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, as he leaves the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c6/41/000141c6_medium.jpeg)
A Ukrainian naval officer (front) reacts while walking past armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, as he leaves the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Pro-Russian supporters sit on top of a Ukrainian APC after breaking into the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c7/41/000141c7_medium.jpeg)
Pro-Russian supporters sit on top of a Ukrainian APC after breaking into the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
![A pro-Russian supporter walks through a wall after breaking into the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c8/41/000141c8_medium.jpeg)
A pro-Russian supporter walks through a wall after breaking into the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
![Armed pro-Russian supporters break into the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c9/41/000141c9_medium.jpeg)
Armed pro-Russian supporters break into the territory of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
![Armed man stand at the entrance of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ca/41/000141ca_medium.jpeg)
Armed man stand at the entrance of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
![Armed man stand at entrance of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cb/41/000141cb_medium.jpeg)
Armed man stand at entrance of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
![Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard outside the naval headquarters after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cc/41/000141cc_medium.jpeg)
Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard outside the naval headquarters after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Armed men (L), believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard outside Ukraine's naval headquarters after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, as Russian naval officers (R) are seen in the background, in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cd/41/000141cd_medium.jpeg)
Armed men (L), believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard outside Ukraine's naval headquarters after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, as Russian naval officers (R) are seen in the background, in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![People, believed to be Ukrainian servicemen, carry their belongings as they walk past armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, on their way out of the naval headquarters after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ce/41/000141ce_medium.jpeg)
People, believed to be Ukrainian servicemen, carry their belongings as they walk past armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, on their way out of the naval headquarters after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Workers put up a new sign at the local parliament building in Simferopol March 19, 2014. Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty in Moscow on Tuesday making Crimea part of Russia again, but said he did not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine. The sign reads, “State Council of the Crimean Republic”. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cf/41/000141cf_medium.jpeg)
Workers put up a new sign at the local parliament building in Simferopol March 19, 2014. Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty in Moscow on Tuesday making Crimea part of Russia again, but said he did not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine. The sign reads, “State Council of the Crimean Republic”. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)
![Soldiers in unmarked uniforms stand guard at the entrance to the Ukrainian navy headquarters stormed by Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d0/41/000141d0_medium.jpeg)
Soldiers in unmarked uniforms stand guard at the entrance to the Ukrainian navy headquarters stormed by Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![A member of a Pro-Russian self-defense force reaches for a knife, as he takes down a Ukrainian Navy flag at the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d1/41/000141d1_medium.jpeg)
A member of a Pro-Russian self-defense force reaches for a knife, as he takes down a Ukrainian Navy flag at the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![Crimean self-defense forces protect their vehicle during scuffles with Ukrainian servicemen on the territory of the Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d2/41/000141d2_medium.jpeg)
Crimean self-defense forces protect their vehicle during scuffles with Ukrainian servicemen on the territory of the Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard at the top of a chimney located near the naval headquarters, with Russian flags installed nearby, in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d3/41/000141d3_medium.jpeg)
Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard at the top of a chimney located near the naval headquarters, with Russian flags installed nearby, in Sevastopol, March 19, 2014. Around a dozen Ukrainian servicemen, unarmed and in civilian clothes, walked out of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday after it was taken over by pro-Russian forces, a Reuters witness said. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
![Pro-Russian self-defense force members get through an entrance to the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. An Associated Press photographer said several hundred militiamen took down the gate and made their way onto the base. They then raised the Russian flag in the square by the headquarters. The unarmed militia waited for an hour on the square before the move to storm the headquarters. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d4/41/000141d4_medium.jpeg)
Pro-Russian self-defense force members get through an entrance to the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. An Associated Press photographer said several hundred militiamen took down the gate and made their way onto the base. They then raised the Russian flag in the square by the headquarters. The unarmed militia waited for an hour on the square before the move to storm the headquarters. Following the arrival of the commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the Crimeans took over the building. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![Unarmed members of Pro-Russian self-defense forces, left, force themselves through a chain of Ukrainian military men at the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d5/41/000141d5_medium.jpeg)
Unarmed members of Pro-Russian self-defense forces, left, force themselves through a chain of Ukrainian military men at the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces walk through the Ukrainian navy headquarters, with a picture of 19th century Ukrainian poet and writer Taras Shevchenko, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Crimea's self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d6/41/000141d6_medium.jpeg)
Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces walk through the Ukrainian navy headquarters, with a picture of 19th century Ukrainian poet and writer Taras Shevchenko, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Crimea's self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![A Ukrainian officer leaves as Russian soldiers stand guard after they took control of the Ukrainian navy south headquarters base in Novoozerne on March 19, 2014. Russian forces seized control of a second Ukrainian navy base in western Crimea on March 19, hours after capturing the main navy headquarters in Sevastopol. Some 50 Ukrainian servicemen were seen filing out of the base at Novoozerne as Russian soldiers stood by, while pro-Moscow militants raised the Russian flag over the base. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/1a/42/0001421a_medium.jpeg)
A Ukrainian officer leaves as Russian soldiers stand guard after they took control of the Ukrainian navy south headquarters base in Novoozerne on March 19, 2014. Russian forces seized control of a second Ukrainian navy base in western Crimea on March 19, hours after capturing the main navy headquarters in Sevastopol. Some 50 Ukrainian servicemen were seen filing out of the base at Novoozerne as Russian soldiers stood by, while pro-Moscow militants raised the Russian flag over the base. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP Photo)
![Crimean self-defense forces brawl with Ukrainian servicemen outside the Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Crimea's self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/19/42/00014219_medium.jpeg)
Crimean self-defense forces brawl with Ukrainian servicemen outside the Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Crimea's self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![Officers of the Ukrainian navy ship Lutsk raise a Russian navy flag aboard the Lutsk, which has been seized by Russia, in Sevastopol, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Pro-Russian crowds seized two Ukrainian warships Thursday. Shots were fired but there were no casualties as the Ukrainian corvette Khmelnitsky was seized in Sevastopol. Another ship, the Lutsk, was also surrounded by pro-Russian forces. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/1b/42/0001421b_medium.jpeg)
Officers of the Ukrainian navy ship Lutsk raise a Russian navy flag aboard the Lutsk, which has been seized by Russia, in Sevastopol, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Pro-Russian crowds seized two Ukrainian warships Thursday. Shots were fired but there were no casualties as the Ukrainian corvette Khmelnitsky was seized in Sevastopol. Another ship, the Lutsk, was also surrounded by pro-Russian forces. (Photo by Andrew Lubimov/AP Photo)
![A woman, believed to be a Ukrainian servicewoman, carrying her uniform looks back at an armed man, believed to be a Russian serviceman, while leaving a military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 19, 2014. Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council opened a session on Wednesday devoted to threats to national security following Russia's moves to take control of the Crimea peninsula. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d7/41/000141d7_medium.jpeg)
A woman, believed to be a Ukrainian servicewoman, carrying her uniform looks back at an armed man, believed to be a Russian serviceman, while leaving a military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 19, 2014. Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council opened a session on Wednesday devoted to threats to national security following Russia's moves to take control of the Crimea peninsula. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)
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