Ukrainian military bases targeted in Crimea
Source: BBC News
Pro-Russian protesters have stormed a Ukrainian naval base in western Crimea.
Several hundred unarmed protesters attacked the base at Novofedorivka, which is now under almost complete control of Russian forces.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops surrounded by Russian forces have been ordered to battle stations at Belbek airbase.
Russian forces, including snipers and armoured personnel carriers, have advanced and an ultimatum to surrender has just expired.
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The troops have been recalled. They must surrender, give up their gear, their ID, their money, and their belongings. They will be held, questioned, and released.
This includes those who live in Crimea. In more than a few cases, their families have had Aksenov men (or "self-defense troops"
show up at their doorstep and tell them they have 10 minutes to pack a suitcase and get themselves and their kids out because they're trespassing. And a Russian family is waiting on the sidewalk for their new digs. Or the apt. is transferred to a wealthy Crimean friend of Aksenov, who rents it out to a Russian.
All the contents of their bases were nationalized by Aksenov weeks ago when he appointed himself the head of the Crimean military and said all Ukrainian military property was under his direct control. Presumably it's all Russian-owned now or Goblin transferred it to friends before transferral to Putin. That includes ships, choppers, gasoline, pipelines, solar cells, guns, ammo, etc.
The recall wasn't on those terms. Ships were recalled with their complements. But the ships have been blocked from leaving numerous times because the ships and all their non-human contents must be retained. In one case a derelict ship was towed to block a harbor. Ships are interposed between the Ukr ships and the channels they need to be in. Ports don't let the tugs move the larger ships away from their berths safely and the Ukr care more about Russian lives than the Russians care about Ukr lives (thus clearly showing the truly inferior, fascist nature of the Ukrainians troops).
The proper response would be to find whatever ammo there is and do as much damage to the ships as possible. Sink them if possible. Destroy any electronics. Use chemicals. Scorched earth: If the shipe explodes and takes out a nearby tug or Russian ship, so be it. It's not a friendly removal of troops--it's confiscation and humiliation of an enemy that you've defeated, and you want to show that you've crushed them and despoiled them. For the glory of the fatherland, the otechestvo. (People act as though Russian's have a "motherland": There's "Mat' Rossiya," Mother Russia. But "patriotic" and "homeland" come out as "fatherland." WWII is the Great Patriotic War or equally the Great Fatherland War. They speak of their homeland or their fatherland--same word. We just prefer to reserve "fatherland" for those we want to spin as fascists and find ways around that for those we like.)
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