Commander of Ukrainian Naval Forces Gaiduk detained
19 March 2014, 16:10 -- Ukrainian Naval Forces Commander Sergey Gaiduk has been temporarily detained.
'Sergey Gaiduk has been detained temporarily by prosecution officials, as there are questions for him,' the Kryminform news agency has reported with reference to the Sevastopol prosecutor's office.
Ukrainian Navy commander leaves Navy HQ in Sevastopol - source
Rear Admiral Sergey Gaiduk, commander of the Ukrainian Navy, has left the headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy in the company of a group of officers.
'Admiral Gaiduk has just left the headquarters with his aides,' the Sevastopol self-defense headquarters told Interfax-AVN on Wednesday. Ukrainian naval officers continue leaving the territory of the military city.
Sevastopol protesters storm Ukraine Navy HQ in Crimea
Anti-Ukrainian protesters who rallied this morning outside the Ukrainian naval headquarters in the Russian-majority port city of Sevastopol in Crimea have razed the fence and broke into the military compound, media report.
Ukrainian troops stationed at the base were alerted to the attack and attempted to block the crowd of enraged civilians but were overrun.
The activists have taken posts across the territory of the compound demanding that Ukraine pull its military out of the republic, which has recently voted by a landslide to re-join Russia.
Media say some people on both sides are sporadically engaging in heated debates that escalate into struggles. An ambulance has been already called for, they report.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian flags at the base have been replaced by Russian banners to the cheers of the local people.
Voice of Russia, Interfax
Source: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_19/Commander- of-Ukrainian-Naval-Forces-Gaiduk-detained-7120/
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