A sailor guards the Ukrainian Navy
ship Slavutych in the Bay of Sevastopol on Wednesday, March 5.
Ukrainian officials and Western diplomats accuse Russia of sending
thousands of troops into the region in the past week -- a claim Russia
has denied. The crisis in the former Soviet republic has revived
concerns of a return to Cold War relationships. Follow the evolving
story on CNN's live blog.
People wait in line for food distribution at Independence Square in Kiev on March 5.
Ukrainian sailors carry meat to their vessel in the Sevastopol harbor on March 5.
Riot police stand at the entrance of a regional administrative building during a rally in Donetsk, Ukraine, on March 5.
Pro-Russia demonstrators wave a Russian flag after storming a regional administrative building in Donetsk on March 5.
Demonstrators break a police barrier as they storm a regional administrative building in Donetsk on March 5.
An armed man alleged to be with Russian forces stands guard in front of surface-to-air missiles in Sevastopol on March 5.
Map of Crimea
Ukrainian military recruits line up to receive instructions in Kiev's Independence Square on Tuesday, March 4.
People stand on
the Ukrainian navy ship Slavutich while it's at harbor in Sevastopol on
March 4. Mattresses were placed over the side of the ship to hinder any
attempted assault.
Ukrainian troops watch as a Russian navy ship blocks the entrance of the Ukrainian navy base in Sevastopol on March 4.
U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry, wearing a blue scarf, visits a shrine March 4 for the
people who were killed during anti-government protests in Kiev last
month.
Yuli Mamchun, the commander of the Ukrainian military garrison at the Belbek air base near Sevastopol, salutes on March 4.
Russian soldiers stand guard at the Belbek air base on March 4.
Ukrainian military members march at the Belbek air base on March 4.
Russian soldiers fire warning shots to keep back Ukrainian military members at the Belbek air base on March 4.
A Ukrainian airman
puts the Ukrainian national flag over the gate of the Belbek air base
as they guard what's left under their control on March 4.
Ukrainian seamen stand guard on the Ukrainian navy ship Slavutich in the Sevastopol harbor on Monday, March 3.
A woman cries during a rally in Independence Square on March 2.
Protesters hold flags of the United States, Germany and Italy during a rally in Independence Square on March 2.
Pro-Russian activists hold Russian flags during a rally in the center of Donetsk, Ukraine, on March 1. |
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