All armed forces in Crimea under local authorities’ control

All armed forces in Crimea under local authorities’ control. First Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Rustam Temirgaliev, declared that all forces on the territory of the autonomous republic are under the control of the local authorities, Interfax reported.

“All armed forces of Ukraine, all units, on the territory of Crimea, are blocked. Some of them are disarmed, the other big part has moved on the side of the Crimea citizens.

The units of Crimea’s self-defence have blocked the tracks at all airports.

At the moment, all units of the air force of Ukraine, commissioned to Crimea, are also moving on the side of the citizens,” Temirgaliev remarked.