WW3 Update: 6,000 Russian Troops In Crimea, Pro-Russia Rallies Erupt In Eastern Ukraine, Ukraine Captures Russian Marine (Live Feeds)

Much has happened since I went to sleep hours ago.  I’m going to give a run down on the main developments followed by the tweets I got the information from followed by a couple of translated news excerpts from a Ukrainian news agecny UNIAN and then 2 live feeds. Here we go!:

BREAKING: 300 Special Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of 15 cars (including 5 armored vehicles “Tiger”) squad stormed the State Border Service of Ukraine maritime security in Balaklava, the source BSNews – ordered to surrender part, referring to the order of the Minister of Defense of Russia. Source

• Ukrainian naval vessels have been put on high alert and are headed out to sea
• A Russian hovercraft has entered the crimean port of Feodosia where Russian soldiers have surrounded the base of the Ukrainian 36th Coastal Defence Brigade where, according to the Ukrainian Defence Minister a Russian marine has been captured by Ukrainian troops
• Russian troops have captured an air defence command post at Evpatoria, Crimea
• Pro-Russian protesters and militants have stomed the Donetsk regional administration, hoisted the russian flag and called for annexation to Russia.  
• Armed gunmen ‘from kiev’ apparently tried to seize the Crimean Interior Ministry building but failed (I have no more information on this at the moment but as soon as I an find more about it you will know)

Tweets:

WSJ Asia ‏@WSJAsia · 8 min 
Breaking: Ukraine warships deployed in Black Sea on alert, border service official says.

LBCI News English ‏@LBCI_News_EN 26 sec
Ukrainian border guard vessels on alert, heading out to sea from #Crimea ports – Interfax quotes border service Reuters

Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR 1 min
Rocket ship on air cushion which belongs to the #Russian BlackSeaFleet currently enters to the port of #Feodosiya (#Crimea) -@euromaidan |PR

Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR 15 sec
Is reported that #Russian troops captured the #Ukrainian Air Defence command post in #Evpatoria (#Crimea) – @euromaidan |PR News

@BklynMiddleton: RT @WSJ Breaking: Russia parliament asks Putin to ‘use all available means to protect’ Crimea population

Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR 17 sec
Pro-#russian activists are storming Regional #Donetsk State Administration.They removed #ukrainian flag.Journalists&MPs encircled inside |PR

Yaroslav Trofimov ‏@yarotrof 56 sec
Meanwhile, in Donetsk, pro-Russian militants take down Ukrainian flag from regional administration, call for annexation to Russia

LBCI News English ‏@LBCI_News_EN 41 sec
Russian forces are trying to seize control of an anti-aircraft missile base in #Ukraine’s #Crimea – Interfax cites Ukrainian military source

Paul Sonne ‏@PaulSonne 5 min
New Crimea PM has said Russian marines are guarding buildings here already. That’s who the guys in green are. #Ukraine

BREAKING NEWS
ARMED GUNMEN FROM KIEV ATTEMPTED TO SEIZE CRIMEA’S INTERIOR MINISTRY – RUSSIA   RT.

Solving Hunger ‏@NeighborhoodFP 3 min
#Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian military on high alert in #Crimea region -Reuters @LBCI_News_EN #breaking

LBCI News English ‏@LBCI_News_EN 1 min
Ukrainian defence minister says #Russia has recently brought 6,000 additional troops into #Ukraine -Reuters

Yaroslav Trofimov ‏@yarotrof 31 sec
Ukrainian paper Ukrainska Pravda says UKR troops detain, interrogate a RUS Marine in Crimea, cites UKR defense minister

Russian Black Sea Fleet ship delivered in Sevatopol 700 paratroopers – Media

Amphibious assault ship of the Black Sea Fleet “Nicholas Fylchenkov” delivered to Sevastopol for about 700 armed men

This UNIAN reported military source in Sevastopol.

According to the mooring of the ship took place tonight in Bay Cossack, which deployed a team of marines BSF.

According to the source, in general in recent days in the Crimea from Russia transferred more than 6000 special forces. The units are scattered in different parts of the Crimea and Sevastopol.

More on the supposed capture of a Russian Marine in Feodosia:

In Feodosia military detained a Russian soldier during the penetration of the military unit – MOD

Ukrainian troops detained a Russian soldier during the penetration of the territory of the military unit

This was started. about. Minister of Defence of Ukraine Igor Tenyukh during a meeting of the Cabinet, according to RBC-Ukraine .

“Tonight at 2:30 was the infiltration battalion of marines, which is located in the town of Feodosiya. But because the Marines Naval Forces of Ukraine as they were always in readiness, was caught by Russian Marine one civilian. Currently is questioning this soldier. were invited law enforcement agencies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. were also invited law enforcement police and prosecutors, “- said Tenyukh.

According to him, was an infantryman with the gun. After identification of the infantryman will take further action.

Tenyukh also noted that Ukrainian troops moved into a higher degree of combat readiness and are willing to protect their troops.

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