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Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine (Dispatch Nineteen)

Earlier this week, Ukraine's authorities finally caught up with reality and ordered their troops to leave Crimea.

Earlier this week, Ukraine's government finally grasped reality and ordered its troops out of Crimea. But by the time of the evacuation order, Russia's military had already started booting Ukrainian troops from their bases or getting them to switch sides. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky met with Ukrainian Marines in Feodosia as they decided whether to remain loyal to their country or break their oath of allegiance to stay with their families in Crimea.

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