March 2, 2014 -- (TRN) -- *** BREAKING NEWS *** -- Fighting has broken out between Ukrainian and Russian military forces.  As of 5:09 PM EST reports are coming in as follows:

#Ukraine: BREAKING acc. to Pravda(UA) #Russia invaders started storming ammunition depots in #Simferopol,

Ukraine's Belbek Air Force Base under Russian attack; attackers aim for arms cache,use stun grenades

FxMacro ‏@fxmacro · 2 min
BREAKING NEWS: Reports of a second explosion in Simferopol, Ukraine. Russian forces are storming Ukrainian ammunition stores in Sevastopol.

@MiddleEast_BRK 30s
Reports say all 6 major war ships of the Ukrainian navy left #Sevastopol tonight with destination #Odessa, ordered by the Ukrainian MoD

#BREAKING NEWS / .@ukrpravda_news is reporting that #Russian troops are storming ammunition depots in #Simferopol, #Crimea to seize weapons

John Schindler ‏@20committee · 2m
According to 5 Kanal TV, citing UKR MoD, Bel'bek arms dept attacked @ 1915L with grenades, 1 officer wounded; attackers were "not Ukrainian"

Maxim Tucker ‏@MaxRTucker 1m Explosions heard in Simferopol and reports that #Russia forces storming arms depot in Belbek, #Crimea. #Ukraine crisis escalating further.

@AmDefNews: ***WAR ALERT*** @PZFEED CONFIRMS EXPLOSIONS IN #SIMFEROPOL AND BATTLE AT #UKRAINE'S #BELBEK AIR FORCE BASE. #CRIMEA”

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@EuromaidanPR
Several #Polish armored vehicles to move in Rosomak #Ukrainian border: [link to youtu.be] |PR Video #Ukraine #Russia #CrimeaInvasion

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RUSSIANS CAUGHT ON VIDEO MOVING ARMORED VEHICLES NORTH TOWARD KIEV FROM NICKOLAEV -- WELL OUTSIDE CRIMEA;  ALL OF UKRAINE NOW ___ LIKELY ___ FACING INVASION. . . . . VIDEO BELOW. . . .

AmericanDefenseNews ‏@AmDefNews · 14m ***ALERT*** “@MiddleEast_BRK: Ukrainian forces on the move towards #Crimea in #Mykolaiv.
pic.twitter.com/N89po7PCgD” #Ukraine #Russia

@NATOSource 1m
Ukrainian soldier @ Feodosia base, Crimea on surrendering to Russia: "We will not give up this place without a fight

President Obama, in calls with UK's Cameron, Germany's Merkel, Poland's Komorowski, reaffirms US commitment to security and democracy in eastern Europe - @Reuters

Kyle Orton ‏@KyleWOrton · 12m
In Moscow's shadow, Estonia sees clearly: "Russia will retreat when it meets decisive armed resistance" [link to 20committee.com] … @20committee

VIDEO: Putin, when asked to respond to Obama's threats:

BREAKING Confirmed info.About 1.5hour ago,military unit No2383 in #Balaklava was captured by #russian troops - hromadske.tv |PR News #Crimea

#Russian BlackSeaFleet captain has warned #Sevastopol MU No656,if they refuse to lay Down weapons,storming will Start this Morning -espreso.tv

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10:39 PM EST: Dow futures CRASHING.  Nikkei is collapsing.

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G7 condemns Russia Ukraine move, halts G8 prep: White House ""We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Council and President of the European Commission, join together today to condemn the Russian Federation’s clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," the G7 said in a statement."

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