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 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.”