CNN Reporter Confronts Mysterious Masked Gunmen Occupying Crimea

“Grey wet grim Not ░░░░░░░░ to see air side ░░░░░░░░ this landing strip which ░░░░░░░░ became global news We ░░░░░░░░ just arrived at the ░░░░░░░░ at Simferopol This is ░░░░░░░░ overnight a group of ░░░░░░░░ men reportedly calling themselves ░░░░░░░░ people s militia of ░░░░░░░░ started patrolling the airport ░░░░░░░░ we re here now ░░░░░░░░ ll see what s ░░░░░░░░ on But these men ░░░░░░░░ far more organized than ░░░░░░░░ people s militia Camouflage ░░░░░░░░ and Kalashnikovs and otherwise ░░░░░░░░ to identify Balaclavas have ░░░░░░░░ origin in Crimea in ░░░░░░░░ long ago Crimean war ░░░░░░░░ these balaclava ed gunmen ░░░░░░░░ fears of fresh conflict ░░░░░░░░ this small Black Sea ░░░░░░░░ Can we ask you ░░░░░░░░ where you re from ░░░░░░░░ you from Russia No ░░░░░░░░ insignia on their uniforms ░░░░░░░░ no number plates on ░░░░░░░░ trucks On Thursday other ░░░░░░░░ stormed Crimea s regional ░░░░░░░░ inviting in pro Russian ░░░░░░░░ who sacked the premier ░░░░░░░░ favor of a new ░░░░░░░░ Russian leader It s ░░░░░░░░ strange symbiosis which seems ░░░░░░░░ be playing out here ░░░░░░░░ In front of these ░░░░░░░░ a line of locals ░░░░░░░░ the Greorgian ribbon a ░░░░░░░░ known symbol of Russian ░░░░░░░░ valor They say they ░░░░░░░░ here to keep the ░░░░░░░░ but they don t ░░░░░░░░ who the gunmen are ░░░░░░░░ don t have political ░░░░░░░░ with them this man ░░░░░░░░ me just on a ░░░░░░░░ basis cigarettes and tea ░░░░░░░░ don t know which ░░░░░░░░ they belong to Russia ░░░░░░░░ it s not them ░░░░░░░░ their Black Sea fleet ░░░░░░░░ not strayed from their ░░░░░░░░ at Sevastopol But on ░░░░░░░░ Crimean channel ART aired ░░░░░░░░ which appears to show ░░░░░░░░ helicopters heading to Sevastopol ░░░░░░░░ Belbek airport adding fuel ░░░░░░░░ Kiev s fears that ░░░░░░░░ is invading it s ░░░░░░░░ and prompting it to ░░░░░░░░ Crimean airspace Whoever these ░░░░░░░░ are this is clearly ░░░░░░░░ dangerous image to be ░░░░░░░░ to the world Armed ░░░░░░░░ patrolling along side pro ░░░░░░░░ self defense units in ░░░░░░░░ part of Ukraine which ░░░░░░░░ a heavy Russian military ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine s new government ░░░░░░░░ that this is an ░░░░░░░░ this whilst Russia conducts ░░░░░░░░ military exercises on this ░░░░░░░░ borders Diana Magnay Simferopol ░░░░░░░░