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ウクライナ軍拠点を武装部隊が制圧 ロシア軍か
ウクライナ南部クリミア半島のセバストポリで７日夜、ロシア軍とみられる武装部隊がウクライナ軍のミサイル基地に押し入り、制圧した。英ＢＢＣはウクライナ国境警備隊の推計として、クリミアに展開するロシア兵は１週間で倍増して３万人になったと伝えている。
ロイター通信などによると、ロシア海軍の黒海艦隊所属と見られるトラックが基地の門をこじ開けるとともに、周囲にいた数十人の兵士が基地内に侵入した。ウクライナ側は立てこもったが、「交渉の末に明け渡しを決めた」という。閃光（せんこう）弾が投じられたが、発砲などはなかったとされる。
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: A fire truck is used to rescue people from the upper floors of a burning Trade Unions Building, which has been used as the de facto headquarters for anti-government protesters, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)