DISINFO: Ukrainian army did organise any resistance during the annexation of Crimea
SUMMARY
During the annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian army did not organise any resistance to the Russian army, because Ukrainian troops took the side of Russia and became an “army of the people of the Crimea.”
RESPONSE
Ukrainian army was ordered not to fire, because Kyiv hoped for a peaceful solution of the conflict. After the annexation, a significant part of Ukrainian troops were evacuated from Crimea to the continental part of Ukraine.