From AP:
The multinational group of military officers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe attempted to enter the embattled peninsula from the north, but was stopped by armed men.
Warning bursts of automatic weapons fire were fired into the air, and the officers were told they had no authorization to enter Crimea, according to an AP reporter accompanying them.
No injuries were reported.
Serb volunteer at #Crimea roadblock, here to help Russian "Orthodox brothers" - via @marklowen http://t.co/DtgSCEj13U pic.twitter.com/XtOSvG6DyZ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 8, 2014
Because of continuing disturbances by Russian forces there, we have reluctantly evacuated our consulate @PLinSevastopol in Crimea, Ukraine.
— Radosław Sikorski (@sikorskiradek) March 8, 2014
There is some very slick PR going on here "Please don't save us" https://t.co/vh8Lf8uLG9
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) March 8, 2014
А вот вам колонна которая идет из Керчи по направлению в Симферополь #Крым pic.twitter.com/ZXCraSSstM
— Sergey Ponomarev (@SergeyPonomarev) March 8, 2014
The man on this "danger!" Belarus railways poster looks suspiciously like a fleeing Yanukovych: pic.twitter.com/FWck59P74D (via @pavelsheremet)
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) March 8, 2014
Hat tip to Andrei Soldatov for flagging this:
Whatever Putin says about Rus troops in Crimea his supporters are already at war: they even start exposing "traitors" http://t.co/Ulbe8zy6Fv
— Andrei Soldatov (@AndreiSoldatov) March 8, 2014
Impressive video (in Russian) of locals in Crimea talking to a soldier who refuses to admit he's Russian: http://t.co/B2wziXN98t
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) March 8, 2014