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Russian crimes in Ukraine

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Crimes against detainees and prisoners of warDocumented27 February 2014 · exact date

Seizure of Crimean Parliament by armed men, start of occupation

Simferopol · Crimea

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Unmarked armed men, later confirmed as Russian servicemen by President Putin, seized the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol on 27 February 2014, initiating the occupation of Crimea. This action preceded a disputed referendum and Russia's formal annexation of the peninsula.

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