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Tuesday, March 29, 2005


Russians invade Crimea. Ukrainians obviously not happy about it.
The Russian amphibious ship Nikolai Filchenkov has crossed the Ukrainian border near the town of Feodosiya in the Crimea without Ukraine’s permission and begun landing personnel and hardware at the naval training ground near Mount Opuk, Interfax news agency reports.

In total, 142 marines and 28 pieces of military hardware from the Black Sea Fleet’s 382nd Marine Battalion were landed on Ukrainian territory. Ukrainian authorities halted the operation and forced the ship to leave the country’s territorial waters.

The incident, which took place on Wednesday, has raised tensions between Russia and Ukraine who are seeking an agreement on the withdrawal of Russian naval forces from the Crimea.
Russian Marines are a lot like a Kennedy at stag party. They're drunk as hell, they go where they want, and they're not used to being told no. They also have armored troop transports for some reason.



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