The beginning of the annexation of Crimea, 2014

28 February 2014, Sevastopol, Crimea.

A plot about the beginning of the seizure of Crimea by Russian militants without identification marks. Amateur footage of Russian equipment on the territory of Crimea, commentary by the State Border Service, Sevastopol Maritime Guard Detachment, armed military personnel, Russian military ship, checkpoint, ‘little green men’ conducting a search, military patrol near Belbek airport, video message from the Crimean Tatar diaspora, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Comments: local residents; Andriy Sytnikov, representative of the civil defence of the village of Verkhnosadove.