According to Oleksandr Turchynov, today, during another provocation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian Navy Commander Serhii Haiduk was taken hostage.
“This is not the first fact of unlawful seizure of military men and civilians in the Crimea,” he said, adding that the self-appointed authority of the Autonomy did not allow land a plane of the working group, headed by the First Vice-Prime Minister Vitalii Yarema and the acting Defence Minister Ihor Teniukh that flew to Crimea.
“Russian military men cynically refuse to hold negotiations on stopping provocations and liberating hostages referring to armed wings and the decision of the self-appointed Crimean government,” said Oleksandr Turchynov.
Apart form this, Chairman of the Parliament noted that Russian military men and the self-appointed Crimean government were warned that “In case all provocations against Ukrainian military men are not stopped and Admiral Haiduk, as well as all the rest of hostages both military and civilian ones are not liberated until 9 p.m., the Ukrainian authority will take adequate measures.” “Including that of technical and technological nature,” he explained.