| Capture of the Crimean Parliament | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War | |||||||||
 Unmarked Russian soldiers at the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia |
 Ukraine | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Aleksey Dyumin Alexander Popov | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Special Operations Forces Airborne Forces |
 Armed Forces | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20–120 troops | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None | None | ||||||||
  Verkhovna Rada Location within Crimea .svg) Verkhovna Rada Location within Ukraine | |||||||||
On 27 February 2014, the Crimean Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was taken over by unmarked Russian soldiers. It was among the events that triggered the Russo-Ukrainian War and laid the foundation for Crimea's annexation three weeks later. The Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea described the incident as a terrorist attack.[1] A few hours into the takeover, Russia replaced the Prime Minister of Crimea, removing Ukrainian politician Anatolii Mohyliov and installing Russian politician Sergey Aksyonov in his stead.
- ^ "Теракт. За фактом захоплення будівель Верховної Ради і Радміну Криму відкрито кримінальну справу" [Terrorist attack. A criminal case has been opened over the seizure of the buildings of the Verkhovna Rada and the Council of Ministers of Crimea]. Корреспондент. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2017.