Crimea Photo Gallery
![Pro-Russian irregulars form self defense units in Crimea's capital Simferopol, on March 2, 2014. (E. Arrott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/a9ed2442-f800-447d-b2b4-9e418e16b79c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Russian irregulars form self defense units in Crimea's capital Simferopol, on March 2, 2014. (E. Arrott/VOA)
![Soldiers without insignia guard buildings in the Crimean capital, a day after the Crimean prime minister called for Russian help on March 2, 2014 in Simferopol. (E Arrott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/14b03176-8364-4a2c-b734-c611d7b5c35f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Soldiers without insignia guard buildings in the Crimean capital, a day after the Crimean prime minister called for Russian help on March 2, 2014 in Simferopol. (E Arrott/VOA)
![A Crimean self defense group with shields painted as the flag of the contested Ukrainian autonomous republic in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. (E. Arrott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/f8a6b2e2-55cd-4258-acef-5a9b8c492d55_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Crimean self defense group with shields painted as the flag of the contested Ukrainian autonomous republic in Simferopol on March 2, 2014. (E. Arrott/VOA)
![War and peace: as Russia mobilizes troops in Ukraine's Crimea, some in the regional capital enjoy a Sunday stroll, Simferopol, March 2, 2014. (E. Arrott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/58bdede7-b587-40ff-a035-e410efa76071_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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War and peace: as Russia mobilizes troops in Ukraine's Crimea, some in the regional capital enjoy a Sunday stroll, Simferopol, March 2, 2014. (E. Arrott/VOA)