Frederick Paxton
Russian troops are now in control of Crimea. As tensions mount in the region and Ukraine’s interim government weighs a response, armed Russian and Ukrainian forces on both sides have taken position at a military base in Perevalnoe. Photographer Frederick Paxton is there.Two soldiers believed to be Russian troops soon after a convoy made up of dozens of vehicles moved into position around a Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.A soldier believed to be Russian, outside a Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.Photos by Frederick Paxton