Invasion of Ukraine: latest developments in Crimea and the southeast

What's happening in Crimea, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk



On February 26, several thousand Crimeans, led by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, came to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea to defend the existence of autonomy within Ukraine. A rally of Russian nationalists took place nearby, demanding the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Clashes occurred between the opponents.

On February 27, unknown armed people seized the buildings of the Council of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Under their protection, a session of the parliament of the autonomy was held, at which the government of Crimea, headed by Anatoliy Mogilev, was dismissed. Pro-Russian deputies appointed the leader of the Russian Unity party, Sergei Aksyonov, as the new head of the Council of Ministers. The prime minister, not recognized by the new Ukrainian authorities, called on Russian President Putin to "ensure peace and tranquility" in Crimea. Checkpoints guarded by armed people appeared at the entrance to the peninsula. Unauthorized movement of representatives of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation was noted on the peninsula.

On March 1, pro-Russian rallies were held in Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson. On the same day, Putin requested permission from the Federation Council of the Russian Federation "in connection with the extraordinary situation in Ukraine, the threat to the lives of citizens of the Russian Federation, our compatriots, and the personnel of the military contingent of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" to use Russian troops "until the socio-political situation in this country is stabilized." The Federation Council granted the request.

MARCH 10

08:54. The self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the autonomy, Sergei Aksyonov, reported that Ukrainian enterprises in Simferopol that use the peninsula's natural resources are planned to be transferred to the ownership of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea.

08:26. China calls for resolving the situation in Ukraine "through political and diplomatic means."

07:30. If Russia does not de-escalate tensions in its invasion of Ukraine, the European Union will have to move to the next level of sanctions. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

01:17. The journalists and activists of Automaidan who were abducted on Sunday, who were heading to Crimea from the Kherson region, are in Sevastopol and should be released in the morning.

00:42. The deployment of an American military unit begins in Poland. 12 American F-16 multipurpose aircraft, transport aircraft, and 300 personnel will arrive.

00:23. In Bakhchisarai, representatives of the so-called "Crimean People's Squad" abducted the commander of the Ukrainian military unit, Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Sadovik.

MARCH 9
23:42. Russian soldiers demand that the marines in Kerch side with the Russian Federation by March 16, the date of the Crimean referendum on the status of the peninsula.

23:29. The commander of the 55th Missile Regiment in Yevpatoria was given an ultimatum in writing - to disarm, transfer weapons and equipment to the protection of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.

23:14. Two heads of the Crimean police, appointed the other day by the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea and the Sevastopol City Council, were dismissed from the internal affairs bodies for violating the oath.

23:06. Vitali Klitschko stated that in the eastern regions of Ukraine, the situation is destabilized and referendums are demanded and Russian flags are hung mainly by citizens of another state.

22:57. Today in Kherson, several hundred activists with national symbols and posters calling for peace, holding hands, united the banks of the Dnieper with a "living chain."

22:36. The leader of the rock band "Time Machine" Andrei Makarevich said that Russians have not been able to feel like free, independently thinking people in 25 years of independence.

22:13. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has established increased control at the entrance to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Three checkpoints were deployed and border patrols were set up.

21:48. The American destroyer USS Truxtun arrived in the Romanian port of Constanta, from which it is about 300 km by sea to Odessa.

21:29. A bill has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation that makes it impossible to rent out residential premises in apartment buildings.

21:22. The governor of the Luhansk region, Mikhail Bolotsky, states that he continues to perform his duties, and wrote a letter of resignation today under pressure.

21:11. Three journalists detained during the transition to Armyansk are now being taken to the SBU of Sevastopol.

20:49. In Odesa, the anthem of Ukraine was sung on the Potemkin Stairs, and in Kharkiv, a 127-meter national flag was unfurled.

20:38. Russian soldiers seized private facilities on the Chongar isthmus in the Genichesk district of Kherson region, bordering the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

20:29. The prosecutor's office carries out procedural guidance of the preliminary investigation in criminal proceedings on the fact of the abduction of the chairman of a public activist, one of the coordinators of the Euromaidan-Crimea movement, Andrei Schekun.

20:22. The seizure of military units in Crimea is being investigated under the article "sabotage."

20:11. A rally dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian poet, which turned into an anti-Russian march, took place in Mykolaiv near the Taras Shevchenko monument.

19:54. The United States is ready to impose additional sanctions against Russia in the event of the annexation of Crimea.

19:45. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron, said that the measures taken by the Crimean leadership are based on international law and are designed to ensure the interests of the population.

19:17. The airfield of the naval aviation brigade of the Ukrainian Navy in Saki was captured by Russian soldiers.

19:08. At the entrance to Crimea from the Kherson region, armed people in military uniforms without identification marks detained Automaidan activists and a journalist.

19:04. Four trucks with Russian soldiers arrived at the airfield in the village of Novofedorovka, and two trucks with pro-Russian activists are also there.

19:02. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, claims that he now heads the Crimean organization of the Party of Regions.

18:53. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the order of the Cabinet of Ministers "On additional measures to strengthen control over the movement of persons in the territory of Ukraine."

18:34. In Crimea, all Ukrainian TV channels, except Tonis, were switched off from analog broadcasting.

18:26. The United States of America condemned the situation in Crimea when OSCE military observers were subjected to warning shots at a checkpoint near Armyansk.

18:09. Several actions took place in Donetsk today in parallel. The most numerous was the pro-Russian one, which gathered several thousand people.

18:02. Ukrainian border guards are strengthening border protection with Moldova in the Transnistria region.

17:56. A representative of the Crimean authorities, accompanied by a Russian officer and a third person, arrived at the location of the anti-aircraft missile regiment in Yevpatoria. They gave the Ukrainian servicemen an ultimatum to retreat to positions on March 2.

17:49. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are engaged in scheduled work, no movements towards Crimea were foreseen or are foreseen.

17:43. Armed people without insignia control the checkpoint of the airfield in Dzhankoy, as well as some facilities of part A1387.

17:28. Since the beginning of March, 3,500 people, including 16 journalists, have not been allowed into the territory of Ukraine in the eastern border areas.

17:22. Activists of the Kharkiv Euromaidan and residents of the city marched along Sumska Street. At least 10,000 people took part in the event.

17:14. After the capture of the Luhansk Regional State Administration building today, March 9, the chairman of the LOGA, Mikhail Bolotsky, wrote a letter of resignation.

16:55. The government allocates UAH 125 million for one-time monetary support for servicemen in Crimea.

16:48. The flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser "Moskva", set course towards mainland Ukraine.

16:33. The ex-head of the YUKOS oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, flew to Kyiv and spoke today on the Maidan stage at the People's Veche dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko.

15:59 The leader of the Luhansk Guard read out Mikhail Bolotsky's resignation statement.

15:51 Russian soldiers in Crimea are trying to pass themselves off as Ukrainian soldiers.

15:26 In Luhansk, participants of the pro-Russian rally broke into the building of the regional state administration.

15:08 Russian soldiers who captured the "Chernomorske" border service department were replaced by men of Caucasian appearance in civilian clothes with weapons, according to a preliminary version, Dagestanis.

14:26 Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk is leaving for the USA for consultations at the highest level.

13:54 Russian soldiers released the "Massandra" mobile border post in Crimea.

13:31 Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk states that Ukraine will not give up an inch of its land and will resolve the conflict with Russia exclusively through diplomatic and political means.

13:15 Residents of Sevastopol rallied in support of the integrity of Ukraine and against the war. About 100 people took part in the event.

13:05 Chairman of the Donetsk Regional Council Andriy Shishatsky insists that Ukrainian legislation does not provide for local referendums and "foreign scenarios are not needed in Donbas."

12:43 The head of the Crimean Euromaidan, Andriy Schekun, was arrested in Simferopol.

11:21 At the railway station in Simferopol, the occupiers organized a mechanism for searching all passengers of trains arriving from the mainland without exception.

10:42 In Crimea, in the village of Chernomorske, Russian soldiers captured a Ukrainian border post.

09:35 In recent days, censorship and physical pressure on journalists of leading Ukrainian TV channels, news agencies, as well as their foreign colleagues, have significantly increased on the territory of the Crimean peninsula.

08:33 The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine states that the day before, on the administrative border with Crimea, armed aggressors opened fire on a Ukrainian border aircraft.

08:45 A column of military trucks entered Simferopol the day before. There were more than 70 cars filled with soldiers.

01:32 The US has authorized the extrajudicial expropriation of property of foreign individuals and organizations for events in Ukraine.

MARCH 8

23:32 In Crimea, separatists with weapons rob people right on the street: video.

22:59 The prosecutor's office opened cases for the beating of journalists in Crimea.

22:42 Moscow is threatened with new sanctions for trying to annex Crimea.

22:23 Russian special services intimidate soldiers in Crimea and break equipment - DPSU.

21:47 The head of the SBU department in Crimea has been appointed.

21:37 Klitschko's party proposes to immediately close the Ukrainian borders.

21:12 The EU will sign political association with Ukraine immediately.

20:35 The US Army is ready to support Ukraine and its allies in Europe.

19:53 Crimean Tatars asked the United States for protection: Be decisive.

18:40 Ukrainian soldiers across the country begin exercises: video.

18:14 Ukraine is strengthening border protection against Russian separatists.

17:40 Russian troops from Crimea invaded the Kherson region.

17:16 In Crimea, Russian special forces opened fire in the presence of the OSCE.

17:08 Blocked Ukrainian soldiers congratulated women on March 8: photo.

17:00 Ukrainian students spoke out against the war in 18 languages: video.

16:42 In Simferopol, Russian separatists beat up journalists again.

16:21. According to the head of the Center for Military-Political Studies, a member of the Information Resistance organization, Dmytro Tymchuk, Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly plans to clear Crimea of Ukrainian soldiers by March 16 - the date of the referendum in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on the status of the peninsula.

16:15. Automaidan participants came to the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Odesa, held an anti-war rally, chanting "No to occupiers!" and "Putin - get away!".



15:24. Crimean Tatars are forming their self-defense units.

14:19. Today in Kerch there was a women's rally "For Peace".



13:48. In Simferopol, representatives of the local self-defense fired at activists in a car who came to the military commissariat seized by militants.



13:22. In Moscow, the opposition plans to bring about 50,000 opponents of Russian military aggression to the march against the war.

12:32. The scenario according to which events are unfolding in Crimea is similar to the one that took place earlier in Abkhazia and Ossetia, said Acting Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia.

11:29. A rally against Russian military intervention in Ukraine is taking place in St. Petersburg on the Field of Mars: about 300 people gathered at the rally.

11:02. The situation in Crimea can still be resolved through political means and avoid further escalation of the conflict, believes the chairman of the Committee on Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, People's Deputy from the UDAR faction, Viktor Chumak.

10:04. Russian cinematographers spoke out against military aggression in Crimea.

09:37. The Party of Regions, which had a large electoral base in Crimea, should try to prevent the illegitimate referendum in Crimea through its deputies at all levels, said People's Deputy from the Party of Regions faction Yuriy Miroshnychenko.

09:18. Russian special forces seized the Shcholkine checkpoint (Crimea, Cape Kazantip) and seized their weapons.

09:00. US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Crimean crisis and the military aggression of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory, calling on the Kremlin to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine.

08:11. The next meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine is scheduled for today.

08:10. In Sevastopol, Ukrainian soldiers defended military unit A-2355 from an attack by the so-called self-defense of Crimea and Russian soldiers.

00:40. Journalists who were near military unit No. 2355 - the "Crimea" tactical group - were attacked. According to journalist Lilia Burdzhuova on her Facebook page, the attack was carried out by "Aksyonov's druzhinniks".

MARCH 7

23:00. The first Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR was disconnected from the Internet in Crimea.

22:35. The panel of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine began considering the submission of the Acting President of Ukraine, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov, regarding the compliance of the Constitution of Ukraine (constitutionality) of the resolution of the Crimean Parliament On holding a general Crimean referendum dated March 6 No. 1702-6/14.

22:06. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, insists that the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea on the intention to join Russia was not initiated from the Kremlin.

21:41. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the guarantor of the security of the Russian world, Russia will not remain indifferent in the event of negative developments in Crimea. This was stated live on the Russia 1 TV channel by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov.

20:51. In the Sevastopol area, unknown persons are trying to seize the command post of the Crimea tactical group.

19:32. In Crimea, on Lake Donuzlav, seven Ukrainian warships have been blocked due to operations by Russian soldiers.

18:53. The National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting called on providers of program services to temporarily refrain from retransmitting the programs of the TV channels Vesti, Russia 22, ORT, and RTR-Planeta in their networks until their programs are brought into compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation.

18:22. Acting President, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov suspended the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on holding a general Crimean referendum.

18:00. The Shevchenkivskyi District Court granted the request of the Main Investigation Department of the Security Service of Ukraine to select a preventive measure in the form of detention for a period of two months against the Donetsk separatist Pavel Gubarev.

17:09. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported on the recruitment of people in Transnistria to carry out provocations in Odesa and destabilize the situation in the region.

16:50. The unity campaign "Ukraine raises flags" has started in Ukraine, the participants of which hang the Ukrainian flag on their balcony or in the window, and install it in the car.

16:46. The mayor of the Crimean city of Bilohirsk called the referendum on secession from Ukraine illegal and contrary to the Constitution of Ukraine.

16:20. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Russia is fueling the conflict in Ukraine by planning to adopt a law on the entry of new subjects of the federation.

15:30. The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, said in Moscow on Friday that the parliament made the decision on the referendum independently, that the voting will be fair, and that the observers will be Russians and those they trust.

14:59. 47 European countries condemn the actions of President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine, called on him to immediately withdraw troops from Crimea, and began collecting signatures to deprive the Russian delegation of the right to vote in the Council of Europe.

14:40. A protest action of the Afghan Union against Russia's aggression against Ukraine took place near the building of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv. About a hundred picketers lined up in front of the entrance to the diplomatic mission with a poster "No to war".

13:49. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports that as of March 7, 11 facilities are being blocked by armed Russian soldiers.

13:30. On Friday morning, the Russian Black Sea Fleet blew up and sank its diving vessel on Lake Donuzlav in the area of the Southern Naval Base of the Ukrainian Navy.

12:47. The Speaker of the Crimean Parliament owes banks over UAH 1 billion - the media

12:20. Currently, there are already up to 30,000 Russian soldiers in Crimea, said Colonel-General Mykhailo Koval, who heads the operational group of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

11:40. The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened criminal cases on the facts of threats against the governors of a number of regions of the Russian Federation.

11:24. The Speaker of the Rada of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, at negotiations with deputies of the State Duma in Moscow, promised to annex the entire Ukraine to Russia.

10:43. The Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko, stated that she would support the annexation of Crimea to Russia. She also claims that the Crimean Parliament has the right to declare a referendum.

10:30. The latest events in Crimea may threaten the Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian communities of the autonomy, said the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Astrid Thors.

10:06. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia commented on the publication of the US Embassy in Russia, which refutes the speculation of the Russian authorities about the situation in Ukraine.

10:05. The blockade of Ukrainian military units in Simferopol, Kerch, Feodosia, Perevalne, Sevastopol, Yevpatoria, and Novoozerne continues in Crimea, at the moment the blockade of military units in Bakhchisarai and Saki is not confirmed.

09:50. The Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia, Valentina Matvienko, is holding a meeting with a delegation from the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, headed by Chairman Vladimir Konstantinov.

09:30. Ukrainian warrant officer Ihor Gulko, during the events of food supply to the ships "Slavutych" and "Ternopil", which are under siege by Russian soldiers, asked his partner to film his conversation with machine gunners on camera, so that later "Volodya Putin would not turn on the fool".



07:58. In Kyiv, the Maidan self-defense took the Russian Embassy under protection to avoid provocations.

07:33. Near Kyiv, unknown persons robbed the house of ex-Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka and ransacked it.

06:50. In Washington, Ukrainians held a protest against Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.

05:47. The Crimean authorities will technically not be able to hold a referendum on the issue of the autonomy's entry into Russia, which is scheduled for March 16, said the Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Andriy Magera.

05:16. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in Odesa, the police discovered firearms and cold weapons for participants in protests against the new government.

05:05. According to a number of media outlets, communication with the Ukrainian military suddenly disappeared in Crimea.

05:04. For the first time in the last 27 years, Odesa will not celebrate International April Fool's Day due to the events in Ukraine.

04:19. The Dutch authorities have arrested "several hundred million euros" of suspicious Ukrainian assets, said Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem. According to him, this concerns money that is related to enterprises controlled by former representatives of the Ukrainian authorities from 18 people.

04:13. It became known that British experts are going to Ukraine to investigate corruption by representatives of the old government.

03:25. The GPU has launched an investigation into the attempt to annex Crimea to Russia.

03:05. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama, said that Russia cannot ignore the calls for help from Crimea addressed to it and is acting adequately.

01:55. At the Donetsk airport, unknown persons are trying to seize the Ukraerorukh tower.

01:08. Ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko at the Congress of the European People's Party said that by losing Ukraine, the world will lose stability.

00:30. British Prime Minister David Cameron does not consider the referendum on the status of Crimea to be legal, but states that progress has been made in the negotiations around the situation in Ukraine in general.

00:15. The US Department of Defense intends to send 12 F-16 fighters to Poland in the near future to participate in military maneuvers.

MARCH 6

23:38. In Kharkiv, on Thursday evening, a rally was held against the separation of Crimea from Ukraine.

23:07. The Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of the Czech Parliament, Milan Stech, said that he was canceling his visit to Moscow due to the situation in Ukraine.

22:49. Canada has frozen the financial assets of 18 Ukrainian citizens who are suspected of corruption.

22:31. Ukrainian soldiers managed to block the strategic highway Simferopol-Kharkiv-Moscow and prevent Russian Cossacks from entering the Kherson region.

22:04. The Sevastopol City Council at an extraordinary meeting decided on the entry of Sevastopol into the Russian Federation as a subject of the Russian Federation.

21:29. The National Security and Defense Council appeals to the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting with a demand to immediately convene a meeting and consider the situation that has developed in the information space and poses a threat to national security.

21:18. Interpol received a request from the Ukrainian authorities to include ex-President Viktor Yanukovych in the list of persons to be arrested on charges of abuse of power and "murder."

21:07. About 200 people held a rally near the Donetsk administration of the Security Service of Ukraine. They demanded the immediate release of their representative Pavel Gubarev from custody.

20:47. US President Barack Obama said that he considers the referendum announced in Crimea illegal and unconstitutional.

20:39. Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov is categorically against the split of Ukraine and calls on Russia to resolve the existing conflict through diplomatic means.

20:28. Great Britain has frozen the financial assets of 18 Ukrainian citizens suspected of embezzling budget funds.

20:21. The Central Election Commission blocked access to the voter database in Crimea and Sevastopol.

19:59. Through the "Crimea" checkpoint, the Russian special forces passed six military vehicles with 200 soldiers today

19:55. The European Union will sign the political part of the Association Agreement with Ukraine in the near future.

19:34. The European Union has suspended negotiations with Russia on visa liberalization and on a new basic agreement.

19:21. The Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Rustam Temirgaliev, stated that all state property of Ukraine on the territory of Crimea will be "nationalized".

19:09. Acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov suspended the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea on holding a referendum on March 16.

18:59. Ukraine is not considering the military option as a way out of the crisis, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in Brussels

18:52. The Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit with the Kyiv District Administrative Court to recognize as illegal and cancel the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea dated March 6, 2014 "On holding a general Crimean referendum."

18:39. The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has opened criminal proceedings against Viktor Yanukovych because of his public calls to seize power in Ukraine.

18:25. The Security Service of Ukraine has launched a pre-trial investigation into the fact that deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea voted for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea to join the Russian Federation.

18:11. Armed people in uniforms without insignia released a Ukrainian helicopter seized by them on Thursday in Sevastopol.

17:47. The Director of the Information Policy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Yevhen Perebyinis, stated that provocations are being prepared in Crimea with the participation of persons dressed in Ukrainian military uniforms.

17:38. Ukrainian marines in Crimea without weapons forced local separatists to flee. VIDEO

17:29. The CIS leadership refused to hold an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on March 7, dedicated to the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine.

17:22. The OSCE military mission was stopped by unknown armed persons in civilian clothes near the city of Armyansk.

17:16. The American destroyer USS Truxtun is heading to the Black Sea.

17:11. The leader of the separatists, Pavel Gubarev, was detained in Donetsk.

16:57. Ukraine handed Russia a note demanding confirmation of the absence of Russian soldiers outside the basing sites of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

16:49. Putin's plan: what is dangerous about the referendum on the annexation of Crimea to Russia

16:43. The United States has decided to impose visa restrictions on citizens of Ukraine and Russia whose actions, according to the White House, threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

16:22. A column of cars with officers and cadets of the training center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine went from Cherkasy to the Luhansk and Donetsk border detachments in order to strengthen border control measures at checkpoints.

16:11. The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people calls on the international community to immediately consider the possibility of introducing an international peacekeeping contingent of the UN security forces on the territory of Crimea.

16:08. In Crimea, Channel 5 and 1+1 were disconnected from broadcasting.

15:46. The decision on Crimea's accession to Russia has entered into force, a referendum is needed to confirm it, says the First Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Rustam Temirgaliev.

15:27. Rusyns of Transcarpathia condemn the aggression of the Russian Federation against sovereign Ukraine under the guise of protecting the rights of national minorities in Ukraine.

15:08. The US officially imposed sanctions in the form of visa restrictions on Russian officials involved in the threat to the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

15:01. The Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea at an extraordinary meeting adopted a resolution on increasing the number of ministries and departments of the autonomy.

14:45. The decision to hold a referendum in Crimea is illegal, as the issue of the territorial integrity of Ukraine cannot be considered at local referendums. This was stated by the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Pavel Petrenko.

14:28. Snipers in military uniforms without insignia were discovered near the location of the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol.

14:26. The West must realize that for Russia, Ukraine will never be just one of the foreign countries. Overview of Western media.

13:56. Anschluss in Russian. What to do in Ukraine after the occupation of Crimea

13:49. A sunken ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet at the exit from Lake Donuzlav. Filming date: March 6, 2014, writes Lilia Abibulaeva on her Facebook page.



13:47. The decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea on the annexation of the peninsula to Russia is not legitimate, said the EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Jan Tombinski.

13:20. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports that as of March 6, 10 facilities are being blocked by armed Russian soldiers.