UPI and other sources report that a Su-24 attack jet, probably from the Russian 43rd Independent Naval Shturmovik Squadron based at Hvardiiske, Crimea (see satellite photo below), buzzed the US missile destroyer Donald Cook as it sailed in the Black Sea today. The Pentagon called the maneuver ‘provocative and unprofessional.”
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BBC reports that an armed standoff ended peacefully earlier today at a Ukrainian facility near Sevastopol, described as ‘missile defence base A2355.’ According to earlier reports , a truck drove through the base’s gates, and around 20 attackers rushed through and threw stun grenades. The Ukrainian troops retreated to a bunker on the base’s grounds, and the base commander negotiated with the group of attackers until they agreed to leave. Journalists who attempted to cover the event were reportedly beaten by