Ukraine erupts as Russia seizes Crimea

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Pro-Russian activists clash with Maidan supporters as they storm the regional government building in Kharkiv on March 1, 2014. Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty
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Pro-Russian activists clash with Maidan supporters as they storm the regional government building in Kharkiv on March 1 Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty
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Pro-Russian protesters drag a wounded man during clashes with supporters of Ukraine’s new government in central Kharkiv
Pro-Russian protesters drag a wounded man during clashes with supporters of Ukraine’s new government in central Kharkiv, March 1 Reuters
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People stand on the awning outside the regional government building in Kharkiv on March 1 Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty
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An armed serviceman looks out from a Russian army vehicle outside a Ukrainian border guard post in the Crimean town of Balaclava
An armed serviceman looks out from a Russian army vehicle outside a Ukrainian border guard post in the Crimean town of Balaclava March 1, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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Pro-Russian protesters raise a Russian flag in front of the regional administration building during a rally in the industrial Ukrainian city of Donetsk on March 1 AFP/Getty
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Crimea conflict intensifies.
Unidentified armed men in military uniform block a Ukrainian military base in Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine, 01 March 2014. EPA/Anton Pedko
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A so-called “Maidan’s self defence unit” marches past Independence square in central Kiev on March 1 AFP/Getty
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Pro-Western activists sit after being overpowered by pro-Russia activists after clashes at the local administration building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv AP Photo/Olga Ivashchenko
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A wounded pro-Western activist sits after clashes with pro-Russia activists in Kharkiv AP Photo/Olga Ivashchenko
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Local residents carry Russian flags and shout slogans rallying over the streets of Crimean capital Simferopol, Ukraine. AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev
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Members of “Maidan” self-defense battalion sing Ukrainian national anthem before remembering fallen comrades at site of recent street battles near Independence Square in Kiev
Members of a “Maidan” self-defense battalion sing the Ukrainian national anthem before remembering fallen comrades at the site of recent street battles near Independence Square in Kiev March 1 REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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Crimea conflict intensifies
Unidentified armed men in military uniform block a Ukrainian military base in Balaklava, Crimea EPA/Anton Pedko
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Anti-Yanukovych protesters wearing fatigues guard a barricade in Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1 AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
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Pro-Russian activists hold Russian flags during a rally in center of Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1 AP Photo/Sergey Vaganov
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Armed men stand inside the regional parliament building in the Crimean city of Simferopol
Armed men stand inside the regional parliament building in the Crimean city of Simferopol February 27, 2014 in this still image taken from security camera footage. Reuters
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Armed men take up positions around the regional parliament building in the Crimean city of Simferopol
Armed men take up positions around the regional parliament building in the Crimean city of Simferopol March 1 REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili