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In Pictures: Russia’s Mobilization Into Ukraine

Russian and Ukrainian forces on both sides have taken position at a military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea.
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.

A Ukrainian armored vehicle moves into position at the gate of a Ukrainian military base as Russian troops surround it in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers guard the entry gate of their military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.

A soldier believed to be Russian, outside a Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.

A Ukrainian priest sprinkles holy water on soldiers believed to be Russian troops outside a military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.

An armored vehicle with Russian license plates outside a Ukrainian army base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.

Heavily armed forces believed to be Russian troops take position around a Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoe, Crimea, Ukraine.

A convoy of Russian military vehicles moves 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.

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