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| Capture of Belbek Airport | |||||||
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| Part of the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ukraine |
 Russia | ||||||
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Oleksandr Turchynov Ihor Tenyukh Valentyn Nalyvaichenko Yuliy Mamchur |
Vladimir Putin Sergei Shoigu Vladimir Antyufeyev | ||||||
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 Russian Ground ForcesGRU | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~400 troops |
~300-400 troops 3 armored personnel carriers 10 military "Urals" 1 plane | ||||||
During the Russian occupation of Crimea, a standoff took place at Belbek Airport near Sevastopol. The Ukrainian garrison surrendered on 22 March 2014.