Ukrainian soldiers inside the gate of the Perevalne military base near Simferopol Crimea

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up to 1000 Russian infantry soldiers surround the Perevalne military base near Simferopol. The tense stand-off was initially gentlemanly, with an agreement to not point weapons at each other, and many weapons were openly displayed to be safe by having the magazines removed from them

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Belbek airbase Crimea
Photo credit: © Stephen Foote / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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