Ukrainian Naval Infantry Brawl with Russians in Crimea

The combined Russian force gathers in the parade ground in front of the barracks and demands the Ukrainians to surrender, but this is ignored. The Russians instead break into the barracks and begin brawling with the Ukrainian naval infantry. Despite the standoff, neither side is seeking a deadly escalation and use non-lethal means to fight each other instead of using their firearms. >> The result was a rolling and epic series of brawls that lasted a couple of hours as the Russians worked their way through the barracks. Eventually, the base was taken with no more than a lot of bruises and some broken bones on both sides. Lieutenant Colonel Delyatitsky himself, who'd been at the forefront of the melee, suffered three broken ribs, but became something of a legend among Ukrainian and Russian soldiers alike.