Shots fired as Russian troops force their way into Ukrainian base in Crimea


  • World
  • Sunday, 23 Mar 2014

Military vehicles, believed to be Russian, are seen in front of the entrance to a military base, with Ukrainian servicemen seen in the background, in the Crimean town of Belbek near Sevastopol March 22, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea (Reuters) - Russian troops forced their way into a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armoured vehicles, automatic fire and stun grenades on Saturday, injuring a Ukrainian serviceman and detaining the base's commander for talks.

A Reuters reporter said armoured vehicles smashed through one of walls of the compound and that he heard bursts of gunfire and grenades.

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