Ukraine says Russian military blocking another airport in Crimea

Simferopol, Ukraine: Ukraine’s interior minister says the Russian military are blocking an airport in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea near the Russian naval base. Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post that the Belbek international airport in Sevastopol is blocked by military units of the Russian navy. Avakov called the blockade “military invasion and occupation.” [caption id=“attachment_1412491” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] An unidentified armed man patrols a square in front of the airport in Simferopol, Ukraine. Associated Press[/caption] Separately, dozens of armed men in military uniforms without markings were patrolling the airport in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea on Friday as tensions in the country’s Russian-speaking southeast escalated. It was not immediately clear who they were. Associated Press