BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea — Russian troops used armored vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on March 22 to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.
Chicago Tribune: Russia seizes two bases, continues rout of Ukrainians from Crimea
Man holds Russian flag as a symbol of Russian siege of Ukrainian bases in Crimea.
