You're reading: Parubiy: Attempt to seize airport in Crimea stopped

Airports in Crimea are controlled by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said.

“There was an attempt to seize airports (in Crimea). That attempt was contained. The people who came there are now standing around the airports in checkpoints. However, the airports are controlled by the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies,” he told a briefing on Friday.