News Roundup, March 10, from #Ukraine

7:45 PM  (Blog to come later)

 

Making Headlines Today:

NATO flying missions over/near Crimea and east Ukraine (no stories available yet)

Simferopol Airport Tower Control taken over (RUMINT)

CBC and CNN followed and stopped from filming by Russian troops

Russian Forces seize Ukraine military hospital and base

Crimea swears in a new (Russian) army today 

At least one journalist and two activists remain missing

 

Derek Stoffel, CBC News, CBC Crew Stopped and Followed in Crimea, told to stop filming: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-cbc-crew-stopped-followed-in-crimea-1.2566406?cmp=rss

 CNN had some trouble too:

http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/03/10/pkg-coren-ukraine-crimea-check-point.cnn.html

Oksana Grytsenko , Kyiv Post: Russian Forces on move today in Crimea, seize military hospital in Simferopol and and base in Bakhchisaray  http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/russian-forces-on-move-today-in-crimea-seize-military-hospital-in-simferopol-338952.html

Washington Post : As Russia cements its control, more Ukrainian bases in Crimea are overrun http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraine-leader-to-visit-white-house-this-week-as-russia-cites-chaos/2014/03/10/6b298a20-a84c-11e3-8d62-419db477a0e6_story.html

Simon Shuster, Time Moscow,  Ukraine Troops in Crimea Face Dilemma: To Defect, Flee or Fight 

 http://time.com/17356/ukraine-troops-in-crimea-face-dilemma-to-defect-flee-or-fight/

The Washington Post Playing by Putin’s tactics:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/playing-by-putins-tactics/2014/03/09/b5233b90-a558-11e3-a5fa-55f0c77bf39c_story.html

Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 International News Editor, Bullets and Potholes Birth Crimea’s Army @lindseyhilsum  http://blogs.channel4.com/lindsey-hilsum-on-international-affairs/bullets-potholes-birth-crimeas-army?1

 Simon Ostrovsky, Reporter VICE News, New York, Russian Roulette the Invasion of Ukraine Part 5 [highly recommend watching all parts, link below to 5 and previous]    

http://m.vice.com/vice-news/russian-roulette-the-invasion-of-ukraine---part-5?utm_source=vicetwitterus

Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz.com: Apprehension grips the Crimean Jewish community

http://www.haaretz.com/mobile/.premium-1.578829?v=C070D5F8D3F380AA328D6EDC40523E96

Natalia Antelava, New Yorker Magazine: Who Will Protect the Crimean Tatars?  http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/03/who-will-protect-the-crimean-tatars.html?utm_source=www&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=20140306

MAPS/GEOGRAPHY

Need updated military base maps for Crimea  follow Aureliano Buendia @Aureliano_no_24

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/viewer?mid=zlhLGjsi9rVw.k1jZRsJ72LJs

INTELLIGENCE/ALERTS/DISCUSSION

 Brian-Michel LaRue, Intelligence officer; diplomat; investigative journalist, @unmaudit [plus blog]

Threat Watch, @ThreatWatch1, former career Marine officer with extensive security and international affairs expertise and experience

  

 Journalist reporting locations to be updated this evening