Elsewhere Russian forces consolidated their hold on Ukraine‘s Crimea peninsula today, taking over a military hospital and a missile base as officials geared up for a referendum on the region‘s future.
Irish Times: Russia preparing counter-proposals for Crimea
Russian forces have taken over Ukraine's main military hospital in Simferopol today and a military transport base in Bakhchysari as the Kremlin's military operation stayed on the offensive at strategic locations in the peninsula.
