Situation in Crimea
March 3, 2014
Russian military keep isolating the units of Ukrainian Border Guard Service
On March 3, the Russian Federation Armed Forces military (about 300
servicemen) continue retaining and isolating the buildings of the Azov-Black Sea
regional department, Simferopol border guard detachment administration (about
30 servicemen), Sevastopol (about 100 servicemen) and Kerch (about 30
servicemen) Marine Guard detachments, “Kerch” border guard division (about 30
servicemen) and “Krym-Kavkaz” border crossing point (about 40 servicemen) of
Sevastopol border guard detachment.
At 19.15 the ferry “Yeisk” arrived at “Krym-Kuban” BCP for entering Ukraine.
During the border contro! of two microbuses (one empty, other with 26 persons
inside) there were 7 persons mounted with automatic firearm and automatic
pistols detected.
There were none licenses for firearm weapon transportation.
At the same time, 10 armed military of Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet armed
with machine gun and gun group burst into the BCP’s territory from Ukrainian
side overrunning positions across the BCP (at the moment “Kerch-Kuban” BCP is
isolated by the armed persons at the rate of 100).
The claims of border guard detail regarding forbiddance of bringing the firearm
weapon into Ukroine were ignored, despite opposition of border guards the
microbuses smash t on the tervitory of Ukraine.
The “Kerch” BCP administration appealed to the Security Service and Ministry of
Internal Affairs on taking relevant measures concerning this situation within the
their competence was failed,
Later, three auto trucks
BCP by the next ferry
Ignoring all the justifiable claims of border guard detail, the armed persons, who
were already »t PCP (menacing border guards with weapon), outflanked theborder guards away from the ferry, and the transport means penetrated across
the BCP towards Ukraine.
Hereupon, the group of armed people using physical force occupied the station of
“Kerch” border guard division of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
In a view of full isolntion of the unit and the BCP by armed persons, unavailability
to carry out tasks of the border control and the convincing threat to health and
Survival of the border guards, the pass through the state border of Ukraine at
“Krym-Kuban” OC? is terminated.
Henceforth, all the movements of persons, transport means and cargoes at this
BCP become 1,
The General Bo potentiary of Russian Federation was informed by the
Administration of the Store Rorder Guard Service about this situation
Administration -” te Stote Border Guard Service of Ukraine