PART 1 THE OCCUPATION OF CRIMEA: CHRONICLE OF SEIZURE Pictured: The Russian militaries approach the Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye its allegiances to the de facto Crimean authorities, however the Ukrainian com- manders remained true to their oath. On March 5, eight Ukrainian Border Guard divisions were blocked by Russian sol- diers, which also destroyed the facilities of a surface to air-missile regiment in Cape Fiolent near Sevastopol. On the same day, OSCE observers were prevented from passing through road- blocks at the entry point to ACR. This OSCE observation mission was formed fol- lowing demands by Ukraine and 15 other OSCE countries. The purpose of the mission was to obtain objective information and to encourage Russia to hold ne- gotiations with Ukraine. Around the same time, members of the ‘Crimean self-de- fense’ forces in Simferopol blocked the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, who met with Crimean media editors and civic activists. On March 6, 2014, the Russian military blocked sea access by ships of the Ukrain- ian Southern Naval Base, sinking the cruiser ‘Ochakov’ and the rescue towboat ‘Shakhter’ at the entrance to Donuzlav lake. On the same day, the Russian military blocked another two facilities of the Ukrainian Border Guard Service. In the ARC parliament building, still controlled by ‘little green men’, deputies held an extraordinary session in which they called for a referendum on March 16, in 9 days’ time. In addition, deputies adopted a resolution on Crimea’s joining the Rus- sian Federation as a federal subject. A special session of Sevastopol City Council adopted a similar decision on joining the Russian Federation. 12