Pro-Russian activists, some of them armed, have stormed a Ukrainian naval base in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.
Russian flags have been seen flying from buildings, the headquarters of the Ukrainian navy, and several Ukrainian servicemen were seen leaving the base.
It comes a day after Crimean leaders signed a treaty with Russia absorbing the peninsula into the Russian Federation after a disputed referendum.
The move has been widely condemned internationally.
On Monday, the US and the EU imposed sanctions on several officials from Russia and Ukraine accused of involvement in Moscow's actions in the Black Sea peninsula.
- 21 Nov 2013: President Viktor Yanukovych abandons an EU deal
- Dec: Pro-EU protesters occupy Kiev city hall and Independence Square
- 20-21 Feb 2014: At least 88 people killed in Kiev clashes
- 22 Feb: Mr Yanukovych flees; parliament removes him and calls election
- 27-28 Feb: Pro-Russian gunmen seize key buildings in Crimea
- 6 Mar: Crimea's parliament votes to join Russia
- 16 Mar: Crimea voters choose to secede in disputed referendum
- 17 Mar: Crimean parliament declares independence and formally applies to join Russia
- 18 Mar: Russian and Crimean leaders sign deal in Moscow to join the region to Russia
An officer inside the Sevastopol base told the BBC that some 200 pro-Russian activists had broken down the gates and gone inside, using an ambulance car.
The senior Ukrainian officer at the scene was negotiating with them, he said.
A number of Ukrainian servicemen were later seen leaving the base. There have been no reports of clashes or shots being fired.
Ukrainian navy spokesman Sergiy Bogdanov told AFP news agency: "There are about 200 of them, some wearing balaclavas.
"They are unarmed and no shots have been fired from our side. The officers have barricaded themselves inside the building," he said.
He said even though Kiev had authorised the military to use force in Crimea in self-defence "we are not doing so and will not do so".
The Ukrainian crisis began last November after pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych ditched an EU association agreement in favour of stronger ties with Moscow.
He fled Ukraine on 22 February after protests in which more than 80 people were killed.
Pro-Russia armed men then took effective control of Crimea, which has been part of Ukraine since 1954 but has a predominantly ethnic Russian population.
The Crimean port city of Sevastopol is home to the Russian Black Sea fleet.
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