Ukraine to withdraw troops from Crimea

Ukraine’s acting president has said the country’s troops stationed in Crimea are to be pulled out of the region after it was annexed by Russia.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2014 - 10:12

Ukraine’s acting president has said the country’s troops stationed in Crimea are to be pulled out of the region after it was annexed by Russia.

Oleksandr Turchnynov said today that the Defence Ministry has been instructed to redeploy Ukrainian servicemen from the Black Sea peninsula to Ukraine’s mainland, in remarks confirmed by his office.

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Courts Ukraine crisis Place: Crimea Place: Black Sea peninsula Place: Ukraine Place: Kiev Person: Oleksandr Turchnynov Organisation: Ukraine Organisation: Russia Organisation: Defence Ministry

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