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Troops under Russian command fire weapons into the air and scream orders to turn back at an approaching group of over 100 hundred unarmed Ukrainian troops at the Belbek airbase, which the Russian troops are occupying, in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. The Ukrainians are stationed at their garrison nearby, and after spending a tense night anticipating a Russian attack following the expiration of a Russian deadline to surrender, in which family members of troops spent the night at the garrison gate in support of the soldiers, their commander Colonel Yuli Mamchor announced his bold plan this morning to retake the airfield by confronting the Russian-lead soldiers unarmed. The Russian-lead troops fired their weapons into the air but then granted Mamchor the beginning of negotiations with their commander. Russian-lead troops have blockaded a number of Ukrainian military bases across Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476603781 )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry clasps hands with an elderly woman who was speaking with him, during his visit to the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev on March 4, 2014. The Shrine of the Fallen, located on Institutska Street, honors the fallen "Heroes" of the "Heavenly Sotnya" (Hundred). Over the course of the EuroMaidan protests, almost 100 protesters were killed by police. Most of them died on February 20 killed by sniper or automatic weapons fire on Institutska Street. US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev Tuesday for talks with Ukraine's new interim government, amid an escalating crisis in Crimea. His visit came as the United States said it would provide $1 billion to financially-stricken Ukraine as part of an international loan. With the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea under near complete control by pro-Russian forces, US officials said Moscow could face sanctions within days. AFP PHOTO / POOL - Kevin LAMARQUE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527754594 )

A soldier under Russian command restrains a colleague after he fired his weapon into the air and screamed orders to turn back at an approaching group of over 100 unarmed Ukrainian troops at the Belbek airbase, which the Russian troops are occupying, in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476603937 )

Ukrainian men wearing camouflage uniforms holds a flowers during the funeral of Volodymyr Topiy, 59, who was found burned in the house of trade unions in Kiev's Independence Square during recent clashes with police, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine's border to return to their bases as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev. Tensions remained high in the strategic Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea with troops loyal to Moscow fired warning shots to ward off protesting Ukrainian soldiers. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ( Ukraine )

US Secretary of State John Kerry places roses atop the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev on March 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO / POOL - Kevin LAMARQUE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527753561 )

Released Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko (L) greets Victoria Nuland, U.S. assistant secretary of state during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, 04 March 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Ukraine at 04 March to express the US support as Washington and its allies strongly criticized Moscow for violating Ukraine's sovereignty. EPA/ALEKSANDR PROKOPENKO / POOL POOL ( UKRAINE CRISIS )

President Vladimir Putin listens journalists' questions on current situation in Ukraine at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service) ( Russia Putin Ukraine )

A local young woman speaks with armed men in military uniform who stand outside the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Perevalnoye, outside Simferopol, Ukraine, 04 March 2014. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV ( UKRAINE CRISIS CRIMEA )

The Ukrainian Hetman Sahaidachny U130 warship passes the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, 04 March 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with journalists at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow to explain his position on the Ukrainian events, saying that he sees no need to send Russian troops to Ukraine now, calling it a 'last resort.' The Russian army reportedly had occupied key sites in the autonomous region of Crimea, where a majority of the population is ethnic Russian two days earlier. Troops surrounded several small military outposts and demanded Ukrainian troops disarm. EPA/SEDAT SUNA ( TURKEY UKRAIN RUSSIA CRISIS )

A Russian soldier watches children as he and comrades block the Ukraine's infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians in Ukraine as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev. Tensions remained high in the strategic Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea with troops loyal to Moscow firing warning shots to ward off protesting Ukrainian soldiers. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine )

Ukrainian recruits receive instructions from a commander in a recruitment self defense quarter at Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ( APTOPIX Ukraine )

A taxi driver counts out hyrvnia banknote in payment for a fare in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Moscow's move to seize control of the Black Sea region triggered a sell-off in global equities and currencies from Russia to Turkey yesterday. Photographer: Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg ( UKRAINE HYRVNIA )

Secretary of State John Kerry stands beside a barricade at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev,Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Shrine of the Fallen, located on Institutska Street, honors the fallen Heroes of the "Heavenly Sotnya" (Hundred). Over the course of the EuroMaidan protests, almost 100 protesters were killed by police. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool) ( US Ukraine Russia )

A Russian soldier on patrol passes by a child playing with his mother in front of the Ukraine's infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine )

Ukrainians warm themselves next to a fire at Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ( Ukraine )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Ukrainians in center Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March, 4, 2014. In a somber show of U.S. support for Ukraine's new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets Tuesday where nearly 100 anti-government protesters were gunned down by police last month, and promised beseeching crowds that American aid is on the way. The Obama administration announced a $1 billion energy subsidy package in Washington as Kerry was arriving in Kiev. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine US )

An armed Ukrainian airman guards what's left under their control at the Belbek air base, outside Sevastopol, Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Ukraine )

Colonel Yuli Mamchor (L), commander of the Ukrainian military garrison at the Belbek airbase, leads his unarmed troops to retake the Belbek airfield from soldiers under Russian command in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. After spending a tense night anticipating a Russian attack following the expiration of a Russian deadline to surrender, in which family members of troops spent the night at the garrison gate in support of the soldiers, Mamchor announced his bold plan to his soldiers early this morning. The Russian-lead troops fired their weapons into the air but then granted Mamchor the beginning of negotiations with their commander. Russian-lead troops have blockaded a number of Ukrainian military bases across Crimea. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476603719 )

Colonel Yuli Mamchor (R), commander of the Ukrainian military garrison at the Belbek airbase, speaks to troops under Russian command occupying the Belbek airbase in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476603807 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Ukraine's Patriarch Filaret before placing a candle at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev on March 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO / POOL - Kevin LAMARQUE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527753542 )

A soldier under Russian command warns anyone approaching further that he will shoot them in the legs after he and colleagues fired their weapons into the air and screamed orders to turn back at an approaching group of over 100 hundred unarmed Ukrainian troops at the Belbek airbase, which the Russian troops are occupying, in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476603831 )

Troops under Russian command jump down from a truck with orders to shoot to kill anyone who advances further after over 100 unarmed Ukrainian troops confronted them at the Belbek airbase, which the Russian troops are occcupying, in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476603899 )

Secretary of State John Kerry stands beside a barricade at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool) ( US Ukraine Russia )

Unarmed Ukrainian troops rest on the Belbek airfield after they confronted soldiers under Russian command occupying the base in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476604005 )

Unarmed Ukrainian troops bearing their regiment and the Ukrainian flags march to confront soldiers under Russian command occupying the Belbek airbase in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476604065 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry points his finger as he stands with US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe Victoria Nuland (R) and US embassy in Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt (2nd R) in front of the Shrine of the Fallen, an homage to anti-government protesters who died during the February clashes with anti-riot policemen in Kiev, on March 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527752750 )

Colonel Yuli Mamchor, commander of the Ukrainian military garrison at the Belbek airbase, salutes before leading over 100 of his unarmed troops to retake the Belbek airfield from soldiers under Russian command in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476604109 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd R) stands beside a barricade at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev on March 4, 2014. The Shrine of the Fallen, located on Institutska Street, honors the fallen "Heroes" of the "Heavenly Sotnya" (Hundred). AFP PHOTO / POOL - Kevin LAMARQUE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527754590 )

A soldier under Russian command aims a rocket propelled grenade launcher at a group of over 100 hundred unarmed Ukrainian troops who appeared at the Belbek airbase, which the Russian troops are occupying, in Crimea on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476604739 )

Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, attends a meeting with officials focusing on fighting money laundering and financial crimes in Moscow, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Accusing the West of encouraging an "unconstitutional coup" in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow reserves the right to use its military to protect Russians living in Ukraine, but voiced hope it wont need to do that. At right is Central Bank Chief Elvira Nabiullina. At left back is Federal Financial Monitoring Service Chief Yuri Chikhanchin. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service) ( Russia Putin Ukraine )

Military equipment is viewed on a train in the countryside on the outskirts of the Crimean city of Simferopol on March 4, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. As the standoff between the Russian military and Ukrainian forces continues in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, world leaders are pushing for a diplomatic solution to the escalating situation. The United Nations reports that the poverty rate in Ukraine is now at around 25%, with a falling population in recent years due to both a low fertility rate and migration to other parts of Europe and America. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 476625499 )

Soldiers under Russian command stand-by at the Russian occupied Belbek airbase as Russian-led troops blockaded a number of Ukrainian military bases across Crimea, on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. Ukrainians troops, stationed at their garrison nearby, confronted the Russian soldiers unarmed today. The Russian-led troops fired their weapons into the air but then granted Colonel Yuli Mamchor, commander of the Ukrainian military, negotiations with their commander. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476629925 )

A line of pro-Russian militants guard the Russian occupied Belbek airbase as Russian-led troops blockade a number of Ukrainian military bases across Crimea, on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476630125 )

A soldier under Russian command guards the Russian occupied Belbek airbase as Russian-led troops blockade a number of Ukrainian military bases across Crimea, on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476630145 )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry,left, speaks with Ukrainian protester at barricades in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March, 4, 2014. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Kiev Tuesday to show U.S. support for the fledgling Ukraine government, and the Obama administration announced with his arrival a $1 billion energy subsidy package. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine US )

A Ukrainian soldier kisses a woman outside the infantry base as Russian soldiers surround the a Ukrainian military infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine )

A child plays near a Russian soldier, right, while Ukrainian soldiers look on from behind gates as the Russian soldier guards the gate of an Ukrainian infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine )

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to heads of the religious confession at the Shrine of the Fallen of anti-government protesters in Kiev on March 4, 2014. Kerry arrived in Kiev for talks with Ukraine's new interim government, amid an escalating crisis in Crimea. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527752980 )

A line of pro-Russian militants guard the Russian occupied Belbek airbase as Russian-led troops blockade a number of Ukrainian military bases across Crimea, on March 4, 2014 in Lubimovka, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 476630127 )

Secretary of State John Kerry stands beside a barricade at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool) ( US Ukraine Russia )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, greets Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, left, parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov is seen right prior their meting in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March, 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, pool) ( Ukraine US )

A Ukrainian airman puts the national flag over the gate as they guard what's left under their control at the Belbek air base, outside Sevastopol, Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Russian troops, who had taken control over Belbek airbase, fired warning shots in the air as around 300 Ukrainian officers marched towards them to demand their jobs back. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ( Ukraine )

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) gives a news conference at his country residence of Novo-Ogaryova, outside Moscow, on March 4, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych had no political future but asserted he was legally still head of state. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527752987 )

A Ukrainian national flag flies on the board of Ukrainian navy ship Slavutich, at harbor of in Sevastopol, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Crimea still remained a potential flashpoint. Pro-Russian troops who had taken control of the Belbek air base in Crimea fired warning shots into the air Tuesday as around 300 Ukrainian soldiers, who previously manned the airfield, demanded their jobs back.(AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov) ( Ukraine )

US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he arrives at the International Airport in Kiev on March 4, 2014, for talks with Ukraine's interim government, amid an escalating crisis in Crimea. Washington is likely to take steps on sanctions against Russia "later in this week", a US official traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry to Kiev said on March 4. "I think there will be movement on sanctions very likely later in this week and there is a whole spectrum of sanctions," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images ( 527749571 )

A man wearing camouflage uniform holds a candle during the funeral of Volodymyr Topiy, 59, who was found burned in the house of trade unions in Kiev's Independence Square during recent clashes with police, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ( Ukraine )

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a press conference in his country residence of Novo-Ogaryova outside Moscow on March 4, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 4 said that deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych had no political future but asserted he was legally still head of state. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE - POOL / ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527752515 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) shakes hands wtih people as he stands not far from a barricade at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev on March 4, 2014. . AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527753477 )

Pro Russian supporters stand in line ouside the headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy in Sevastopol on March 4, 2014. The Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Aleksandr Vitko has issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian military personnel in Crimea, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of pouring more troops into Crimea as world leaders grappled with Europe's worst standoff since the Cold War and the Moscow market plunged on fears of an all-out conflic AFP PHOTO/ Filippo MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527753496 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry greets the people as he leaves the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev on March 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527753605 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry stands in front of the Shrine of the Fallen, an homage to anti-government protesters who died during the February clashes with anti-riot policemen in Kiev, on March 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527754493 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C), Oleksandr Turchynov, Parliament Speaker and Ukraine's interim President (L) and the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk shake hands during their talks in Kiev on March 4, 2014. Kerry arrived in Kiev for talks with Ukraine's new interim government, amid an escalating crisis in Crimea. AFP PHOTO/ YURY KIRNICHNY/AFP/Getty Images ( 527754646 )

A Ukrainian soldier speaks to his daughter through a gate as he waits inside the Sevastopol tactical military brigade base near Belbek in Sevastopol on March 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527744947 )

A woman stares at the sea from the Sevastopol harbour on March 4, 2014. The Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Aleksandr Vitko has issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian military personnel in Crimea, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. Ukraine accused Russia on March 3 of pouring more troops into Crimea as world leaders grappled with Europe's worst standoff since the Cold War and the Moscow market plunged on fears of an all-out conflict AFP PHOTO/Filippo MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527753955 )