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The buildings housing the parliament and government of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea are currently under the control of self-defense units of Crimea's Russian-speaking population, locals said.

Crimea’s Russian-speaking residents are forming self-defense units
that will be sent to Simferopol, the autonomous republic’s capital, locals
said.

It was reported earlier that unknown persons had taken over the
buildings of Crimea’s parliament and government on Feb. 27 morning.

A Crimean parliament source said that none of the building’s security guards had been injured during the events.