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Ukraine's Air Force suffered a major blow today when the Belbek airfield
was captured by Russian forces. The base held much of Ukraine's active
MiG-29 jets.
Russian forces ordered the base to surrender or be assaulted, said
Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Vladislav Seleznev. Today,
soldiers broke down the main gates with an armored personel carrier and
proceedd to capture the base. Warning shots were fired. At least one
Ukrainian was injured and taken away by the Russians for talks at an
unspecified location.
Despite the Ukrainian casualty, Commander Yuri Mamchur ordered all
weapons on the base to be placed into storage. Many of his men stood to
take pictures of each other. Once the base was taken, he gave an
emotional speech to his men and broke into the national anthem before
turning over their weapons to the Russian soldiers. The present
whereabouts of Mamchur is unknown and Ukrainian media states he was
apprehended by Russian soldiers.
The events contrast other units like those in Perevalnoe who refused to
lay down their arms as they departed for Ukraine's mainland.
Sources for further reading:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/crimea-crisis-explosions-and-gunfire-heard-at-ukraines-belbek-airbase-9209819.html
http://www.unian.net/politics/899485-okkupantyi-vyidvinuli-novyiy-ultimatum-i-sobirayutsya-shturmovat-aerodrom-belbek.html
http://www.unian.net/politics/899510-rossiyskie-okkupantyi-vzyali-shturmom-voennuyu-chast-v-belbeke.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-russian-troops-storm-crimea-air-force-base-1.2582718
http://www.5.ua/component/k2/item/375294-okupanty-vykraly-ukrajinskoho-komandyra-yuliya-mamchura
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