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Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base'
Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base'
Ukraine's military says an officer has been killed in an attack on a base in Crimea, the first such death since pro-Russia forces took control in February.
It said all its troops at the Simferopol base had been arrested.
The attack came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia.
Western powers condemned the treaty and a G7 and EU crisis meeting has been called for next week in The Hague.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said a warrant officer who was on duty in a park inside the Simferopol base had been killed and another serviceman injured.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26637296
Ukraine's military says an officer has been killed in an attack on a base in Crimea, the first such death since pro-Russia forces took control in February.
It said all its troops at the Simferopol base had been arrested.
The attack came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia.
Western powers condemned the treaty and a G7 and EU crisis meeting has been called for next week in The Hague.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said a warrant officer who was on duty in a park inside the Simferopol base had been killed and another serviceman injured.
- more -
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26637296