[maggief]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26380336#Simferopol%20#Crimea%20#Ukraine%20http://www.flightradar24.com/airport/sip/%20%20pic.twitter.com/hdvXjF2z79

http://www.flightradar24.com/airport/sip/%20pic.twitter.com/hdvXjF2z79

Flightradar24.com tweets: Flights are avoiding the closed airspace over #Simferopol #Crimea #Ukraine

[maggief]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/28/exclusive-russian-blackwater-takes-over-ukraine-airport.html

Exclusive: Russian ‘Blackwater’ Takes Over Ukraine Airport

The troops who have taken over two airports in Crimea are not Russian military, but they could be security contractors working for the Russian military, and they are there to stay.