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Thew BBC have reported that the head of Ukraine’s armed forces says the military will not get involved in the political unrest. Yuriy Ilyin, Chief of the General Staff, said in a statement: “The armed forces personnel remain at their normal peacetime locations and perform their routine functions.”

A tale of two cities. Riot police welcomed back from Kiev by crowds in Sevastopol.

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