he's throwing cigarettes
over so we're just driving up to uh
Ukrainian Naval command we're trying to
get into the base to meet with the uh
Ukrainian Naval officials but some
pro-russian uh people have encircled the
base and the naval command inside
they've told me over the phone that they
think that they're being stormed at the
moment so we're going to try to get in
from another
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entrance so now we're considering
climbing over the wall because the
crowds are too big outside both
entrances to the Ukrainian Naval base
and I saw some soldiers sitting up above
the wall some Ukrainian soldiers maybe
they can help us get
over we just came over the wall of the
Ukrainian Naval
base and we're
in this is the gate that we tried to get
through from the other side and this is
the ukrainians barricaded in
inside so apparently these Russian
soldiers they came in overnight and
they're just wandering around the base
and doing what they want he says they're
not really bothering anybody but it's
not clear uh under whose permission they
were let into the Ukrainian Naval
Base they've already barricaded up the
doors with tables
they've put these desks everywhere to
make it harder for people to move
through show these empty uh slots
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so the Ukrainian Navy just showed us
that they've still got their guns
because some people were saying that the
Russians had taken them last night when
the Admiral changed sides but it turns
out that they just put them into their
Locker because they just don't
want um you know a little accident to
happen what happened yesterday uh
because yesterday was a little bit
frustrated um because our uh previous
previous uh Admiral
um just changed his position went to the
other side yes other side but this
morning uh we change uh just all
officers are collected and just uh say
that we are belong only Ukraine state
for for for Ukraine and you're going to
remain loyal to the Ukrainian Navy of
course of course so how do you feel
about the fact that there are Russian
soldiers walking around your base it's
it's just real occupation just uh maybe
not fight yet but it's it's real
occupation what do you think can happen
next it would be nice if all World
United against Russia to push them uh
move all troops from Ukraine especially
from cria you see um it's it's very
strange situation we are staying here
our family are
staying everywhere inside castol and we
very afraid for our families and because
we have some information that uh they
can be under dangerous uh because uh of
um this situation so last night the
commander of the Ukrainian Navy went
over to the Russian side what he
actually did was pledge an oath to the
people of Crimea but not to the
Ukrainian government so the Ukrainian
government has since installed a new
commander and we're at their Central
Command base and they're just trying to
figure out what the situation is because
after the commander defected last night
the only soldiers roaming around this
base with guns are the Russian ones and
all of the ukrainians are
unarmed it's kind of interesting because
the Russ Soldier here and the Ukrainian
soldiers they're both just having a chat
about how much they hate the kacs
outside it's really surreal at this
Naval Base because the Russians have
come in and they've occupied Crimea
they're here with their army but the
Russian soldiers and the Ukrainian naval
officers they seem to be getting along
it's like the chillest occupation I've
ever seen they saying uh that we are
fascists we are here like um I don't
know like uh some animals in the
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zoo just left the base and we're hearing
more bad news for the ukrainians because
it looks like this group of cacs that
have been outside all day blocking the
entrance now want to cut their
electricity and do whatever they can to
make life even more difficult for all of
the guys
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inside so I'm really quite shaking by
what just happened because that crowd of
angry people outside of the Ukrainian
base just surrounded me ganged up on me
took my press card stomped on it on the
ground one of the guys actually grabbed
uh Freddy the cameraman by the neck it
was ridiculous we almost weren't able to
get away