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ウクライナ海軍トップのベレゾフスキー総司令官が3月2日、ロシア派のクリミア自治共和国のアクショノフ首相に忠誠を宣誓した。クリミア半島のセバストポリにある海軍本部を明け渡したという。ロイターが報じた。
ロシアのテレビは、ベレゾフスキー氏が親ロシア派のクリミア指導者に忠誠を誓う様子を放映した。これに対し、ウクライナ側は国家反逆罪に当たるとして捜査を始めた。
（ロイター「ウクライナ海軍総司令官が投降、親ロシア派に忠誠」2014/03/0 3 08:03）
ベレゾフスキー氏は3月1日にウクライナ暫定政権が総司令官に任命したばかり。ロシアが軍事介入の動きを強める中で、暫定政権は大きな打撃を受けた格好になる。ベレゾフスキー氏はセバストポリにある海軍本部をロシア側に包囲され、抵抗せずに武器を置いたという。47NEWSによると、暫定政権はベレゾフスキー氏を解任したという。
ウクライナ新政権は同日、国家を裏切ったとして司令官を解任し、検察当局が訴追手続きを始めたと発表した。
（47NEWS「ウクライナ海軍司令官が寝返る 親ロのクリミア首相に忠誠」2014/03/03 08:04）
セバストポリは人口36万人で、クリミア半島で最大の都市。黒海に面した軍港で知られ、ウクライナ海軍本部とロシア海軍基地が置かれている。クリミア半島の大部分を占めるクリミア自治共和国に属さず、ウクライナの首都キエフ直轄の特別市となっている。
時事ドットコムは、自治共和国のアクショノフ首相はベレゾフスキー氏を総司令官とする「クリミア海軍」を創設すると発表したと報道した上で、次のように分析している。
ロシア側は圧倒的な軍事力を背景に、ウクライナ軍将兵が大量に投降していると宣伝する「情報戦」を仕掛けている。ウクライナ将兵の厭戦（えんせん）気分を高め、無血でのクリミア半島完全掌握を目指しているとみられる。
（時事ドットコム「ロシア、クリミア占領拡大＝ウクライナ海軍司令官投降－拠点次々包囲、無血掌握狙う」2014/03/03 06:04）
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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including one man holding a sign that referring to the USA and fascism, attend an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(52 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A pro-Russian sympathizer waves a Russian flag outside the Crimean Parliament hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(53 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(54 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building after taking up positions there earlier in the day as mostly pro-Russian sympathizers look on on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(55 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including one man holding a sign that reads: \'We will free Ukraine from American occupation\' and an elderly woman holding another that reads: \'Yankee Go Home!\', attend an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(56 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour as one man holds a sign that reads: \'We will free Ukraine from American occupation\' at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(57 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(58 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers, including an elderly woman holding a sign that reads: \'Yankee Go Home!\', attend an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(59 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(60 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Pro-Russian sympathizers wave the orange and black colours of Russian military valour at an anti-American rally hours after heavily-armed, unidentifed soldiers took up positions around the nearby Crimean Parliament on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(61 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building after taking up positions there earlier in the day on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(62 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A soldier without identifying insignia mans a machine gun outside the Crimean parliament building shortly after several dozen soldiers took up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(63 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building next to a sign that reads: \'Crimea Russia\' after taking up positions there earlier in the day on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(64 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: A heavily-armed soldier without identifying insignia guards the Crimean parliament building next to a sign that reads: \'Crimea Russia\' after several dozen soldiers took up positions there earlier in the day on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(65 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia guard the Crimean parliament building shortly after taking up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region(66 of66)
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Soldiers without identifying insignia man machine guns outside the Crimean parliament building shortly after several dozen soldiers took up positions there on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The soldiers\' arrival comes the day after soldiers in similar uniforms stationed themselves at Simferopol International Airport and Russian soldiers occupied the airport at nearby Sevastapol in moves that are raising tensions between Russia and the new Kiev government. Crimea has a majority Russian population and armed, pro-Russian groups have occupied government buildings in Simferopol. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
ウクライナ衝突の時系列写真
NOV. 22: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych decides to (01 of19)
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Nov. 24: Some (02 of19)
Some hundred thousand Ukrainians hit the streets of the capital Kiev to protest the presidential decision. (credit:Getty)
(03 of19)
Special forces resort to tear gas and batons to disperse the demonstrators. (credit:Getty)
November 29, 2013(04 of19)
Yanukovich once again rejects the European agreement at a EU top in Vilnius. Pro-Europe protesters who had gathered at Kiev’s Independence Square erupt in tears. Counter-demonstrators cheer the news. (credit:Getty)
(05 of19)
Protesters clash with police and occupy several government buildings. (credit:Getty)
December 8, 2013(06 of19)
Protesters topple a statue of Lenin in the capital Kiev. (credit:Getty)
December 11, 2013(07 of19)
Riot police move in to clear the encampment on Kiev\'s Independence Square (credit:Getty)
December 15, 2013(08 of19)
The EU is tired of Yanukovich\'s flip-flopping and suspends talks with the Ukrainian government. (credit:Getty)
December 17, 2013(09 of19)
Russia throws the Ukrainian government a lifeline and agrees to a $15 billion bailout. (credit:Getty)
December 25, 2013(10 of19)
Unknown assailants beat up Tetyana Chornovil, a Ukrainian opposition activist and journalist known for her scathing reports about government corruption, hours after she published an article on the assets of top government officials. The attack reinvigorates the protesters. (credit:Getty)
January 16, 2013 (11 of19)
Ukraine\'s parliament adopts sweeping anti-protest laws. (credit:Getty )
January 19, 2013 (12 of19)
Massive clashes erupt in response. (credit:Getty)
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January 22 - 23, 2013 (14 of19)
Three protesters are killed as security forces move against the protest camps. Kiev burns. (credit:Ilya Varlamov/Zyalt.livejournal.com)
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(16 of19)
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January 24, 2013(17 of19)
The protests continue despite the violence of the past days. Opposition protesters seize more government buildings. (credit:Getty)
January 27, 2014(18 of19)
A dead man is found hanging on Kiev\'s Independence Square. (credit:Getty)
January 28, 2013(19 of19)
Ukraine repeals the hated anti-protest laws. Opposition leader Arseny Yatsenyuk refuses Yanukovich\'s offer to become prime minister. Ukraine\'s prime minister Mykola Azarov and his cabinet resign. Protesters slam Yanukovich for clinching to power. (credit:Getty)
ウクライナの反政府デモ【2014年2月】
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(01 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(02 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(03 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(04 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(05 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(06 of12)
KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Fireworks fly over Independence Square, known as Maidan, during clashes in the early hours of 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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(07 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(08 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(09 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(10 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(11 of12)
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)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(12 of12)
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)