Russia says Ukrainian troops loyal to Kiev have all left Crimea


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  • Friday, 28 Mar 2014

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence minister told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that all Ukrainian servicemen loyal to Kiev had left Crimea and the Russian flag was flying over all military sites on the Black Sea peninsula.

Warships, war planes and other military hardware seized by Moscow will be returned to the Ukrainian army, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin at meeting with senior Russian military

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