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  2. Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian War) - Wikipedia

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    Russia, which had been denying any involvement in Ukraine prior to the annexation, used these little green men to give it plausible deniability on the international stage. Between February and March 2014, these unmarked Russian soldiers occupied and blockaded the Simferopol International Airport , [ 2 ] most of Ukraine's Crimean military bases ...

  3. 2014 Simferopol incident - Wikipedia

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    Today, Russian soldiers began shooting at Ukrainian servicemen and this is a war crime without any expiry under a statute of limitations." [17] Acting Ukrainian president Oleksandr Turchynov suggested that the Russian annexation of Crimea was moving from a political phase to a military phase, following the announcement of the death of a ...

  4. Wagner Group activities in Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    Another name for them was "little green men" since they were masked, wearing unmarked green army uniforms and their origin was initially unknown. [9] After the takeover of Crimea, [6] some 300 PMCs [10] went to the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine where a conflict started between Ukrainian government and pro-Russian forces.

  5. Bratislav Živković (soldier) - Wikipedia

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    Živković was the commander of a Serbian Chetnik group that participated as part of the little green men that invaded and annexed Crimea for Russia claiming a shared Orthodox faith and respect for Russia, as well as receiving a hefty financial reward. [2] During the annexation his Chetniks manned checkpoints alongside Russian Cossack ...

  6. Wagner Group - Wikipedia

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    Another name for them was "little green men" since they were masked, wearing unmarked green army uniforms and their origin was initially unknown. [213] After the takeover of Crimea, [210] some 300 PMCs [214] went to the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine where a conflict started between Ukrainian government and pro-Russian forces.

  7. Ten years since its illegal annexation, Crimea is a template ...

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    They look fierce: green balaclavas cover most of their face, hiding their identity, but their Russian flag patches reveal their allegiance. Ten years since its illegal annexation, Crimea is a ...

  8. Two men plead guilty to helping send electronics found in ...

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    She added, “As Russia continues to wage its unjust war of aggression against Ukraine, the Department remains committed to holding accountable those who fuel Putin’s war machine.”

  9. War in Donbas - Wikipedia

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    The villagers referred to them as "little green men", a term that was used to refer to the irregular Russian forces that took control of Crimea from February 2014. Following the appearance of these men, ten soldiers in green military uniforms with white armbands were detained by Ukrainian forces at Dzerkalne.