Ukrainian servicemen carry their belongings as they leave their base in the village of Lyubimovka near Sevastopol March 21, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
SEVASTOPOL/PEREVALNOYE, Crimea (Reuters) - Unlike the unmarked masked soldiers who first seized Crimea three weeks ago, Russian paratroopers strolling across a field near the peninsula's Perevalnoye military base, which they took over on Friday, wore their trademark blue berets and red star cockades.
In other parts of Crimea, Russian troops continued the takeover of Ukrainian positions.
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