Ukrainian Army confront Russian forces on strip alongside Crimea, Putin sees no "Cold War" because of Ukraine

Ukraine's military scrambled aircraft and paratroops to confront Russian troops landing on a spit of land between Crimea and the mainland, defence officials said and the foreign ministry demanded their immediate withdrawal.

The border guard service said Ukrainian forces had taken up defensive positions on Arbatskaya Strelka, running parallel to the east of Crimea, now controlled by Russian forces.  It said about 60 Russian troops had landed on the strip and begun digging in, assisted by three armoured personnel carriers.