Orthodox monks pray next to an armed serviceman in a Russian army vehicle outside a Ukrainian

Orthodox monks pray next to an armed serviceman in a Russian army vehicle outside a Ukrainian border guard post in the Crimean town of Balaclava March 1, 2014. Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of sending thousands of extra troops to Crimea and placed its military in the area on high alert as the Black Sea peninsula appeared to slip beyond Kiev's control.


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