11:34
9.3.2014
Suspicion falls on Moscow as cyber attacks target Ukraine's new government: http://t.co/tQpDfBP3Tu
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) March 9, 2014
11:04
9.3.2014
Very detailed infographic. Military presence in #Crimea. Via @RKacinskas pic.twitter.com/8h2Sat3b62
— Just Hovens Greve (@JustHovensGreve) March 9, 2014
10:58
9.3.2014
Interfax reports:
Railroad transportation between Russia and Crimea may be organized through the Krasnodar Territory by passing Ukraine, Rustam Temirgaliyev, deputy prime minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, told Interfax.
"We are hoping railway flows will be re-directed to the Krasnodar Territory via ferry. We expect the bridge connecting Crimea to the Krasnodar Territory [over the Kerch Strait] to be built quickly so that the people of Crimea do not feel any discomfort while traveling from Crimea to Russia," he said.
Railroad transportation between Russia and Crimea may be organized through the Krasnodar Territory by passing Ukraine, Rustam Temirgaliyev, deputy prime minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, told Interfax.
"We are hoping railway flows will be re-directed to the Krasnodar Territory via ferry. We expect the bridge connecting Crimea to the Krasnodar Territory [over the Kerch Strait] to be built quickly so that the people of Crimea do not feel any discomfort while traveling from Crimea to Russia," he said.
10:56
9.3.2014
A reminder of this story from AP:
Four Central European nations are urging the United States to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the risk that Russia could cut its supply of gas to Ukraine, but the White House says such a move would take more than a year.
Ambassadors from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic made their appeal Friday in a letter to John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A similar letter was expected to be sent to Harry Reid, the Democratic leader of the Senate.
Four Central European nations are urging the United States to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the risk that Russia could cut its supply of gas to Ukraine, but the White House says such a move would take more than a year.
Ambassadors from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic made their appeal Friday in a letter to John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A similar letter was expected to be sent to Harry Reid, the Democratic leader of the Senate.
10:53
9.3.2014
https://t.co/E8WJl1YhPh #Ukraine border patrol flyover of #Crimea shows #Russians digging in, playing w/ laser pointers #CrimeaInvasion
— Ukrainian Updates (@Ukroblogger) March 9, 2014
10:44
9.3.2014
Ukraine's Kanal 5 television quoting Ukrainian State Border Service spokesman Oleh Slobodyan as saying that a border guard unit was seized early this morning in Chornomorske, on the far western coast of the Crimean Peninsula.
"An armed attack against the border guard unit of the Border Service took place in Chornomorske. This happened at about 6:00 [a.m., local time]. The administration of the unit was seized by a group of 30 armed servicemen of the Russian Federation. The details are being established at the moment."
The television network also reports that technical "above water" surveillance posts were destroyed by Russian Black Sea Fleet servicemen on March 8 in what he said was part of a "continuing trend."
"An armed attack against the border guard unit of the Border Service took place in Chornomorske. This happened at about 6:00 [a.m., local time]. The administration of the unit was seized by a group of 30 armed servicemen of the Russian Federation. The details are being established at the moment."
The television network also reports that technical "above water" surveillance posts were destroyed by Russian Black Sea Fleet servicemen on March 8 in what he said was part of a "continuing trend."
10:41
9.3.2014
Reuters quotes a spokesman for the Ukrainian border service as saying Russian forces now control 11 border-guard posts in Crimea. One of them -- the Chernomorskoye base on the western coast -- was taken over this morning without bloodshed, the report says, but trapping "about 30 personnel inside."
10:16
9.3.2014
The Ukrainian government is expected to hold a special government session today.
9 березня відбудеться позачергове засідання Уряду http://t.co/WjdY8q7R5Z
— Кабмін України (@Kabmin_UA) March 9, 2014
18:32
8.3.2014
Reuters citing Ukrainian border guard as saying that their observation planes came under fire while on patrol near Crimea.
18:28
8.3.2014
We have concluded our live blogging for today, barring major developments.