Morning after the seizure of the Supreme Council of Crimea

Morning after the seizure of the Supreme Council of Crimea

2014, 1 min

Crimea, Simferopol, February 27, 2014.

The video shows the next morning after the seizure of the Supreme Council of Crimea by russian special forces. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, police near the building of the Supreme Council, barricades under the building, the aftermath of the riots, police on the street blocking the passage.

Note: On the night of February 27, 2014, russian special forces seized the building of the Verkhovna Rada. The next day, a closed extraordinary meeting of the Crimean parliament was held. It approved a decision to hold a referendum on Crimea's accession to the russian Federation.