Ukraine authorises military to act in self-defence as Crimea joins Russian federation

Ukraine’s military announced today that one of its officers had been killed after Russian forces stormed a military base in Crimea.

The Russian attack came shortly after the Russian President Vladmir Putin and leaders in Crimea signed a declaration that joined Crimea wit the Russian federation.

Ukraine has no authorised its troops to fire in self-defence.

Speaking at an emergency government meeting, the interim Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said,

“The conflict is shifting form a political to a military stage. Russian soldiers have started shooting at Ukrainian military servicemen and that is a war crime.”

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