People work on board the Ukrainian navy corvette Ternopil, background, at harbor of in Sevastopol, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Crimea still remained a potential flashpoint. Pro-Russian troops who had taken control of the Belbek air base in Crimea fired warning shots into the air Tuesday as around 300 Ukrainian soldiers, who previously manned the airfield, demanded their jobs back. The blankets and mattresses are placed over the side of the ship to hinder any attempted assault. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)
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