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Military personnel, believed to be Russian servicemen, walk in formation outside the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Perevalnoye outside Simferopol, March 3, 2014.

A Pro-Russian “Self Defense” patrol outside parliament in Simferopol, March 3, 2014 (Sebastian Meyer/VOA)

An armed man stands near a Ukrainian military base in Simferopol, March 3, 2014.

A Crimean irregular, left, with whip, came out in a show of pro-Russian solidarity in the regional capital, Simferopol, March 3, 2014 (Elizabeth Arrott/VOA)