ukrainian military garrisons in border guard bases, blocking airports and ships. the russian troops and armored vehicles are moving uncontrollably around crimea, one of ukraine's states, and numerous russian military planes and helicopters violated ukrainian air space. russia's power far outweighs ukraine, which is nearly defenseless. facing this massive force. and yet ukrainian soldiers have in ered down in army bases, air control stations, trying to stand up as they are surrounded . what courage. what courage. by countless provocations, russian military is seeking to instigate an armed conflict and replicate in ukraine the scenario, however ukrainian service men act with utmost restraint and don't react to such provocations. but there's a threat that russia may engineer provocations, they've been known to do that, againsts i own troops and blame -- against its own troops and blame them on ukraine. don't forget, russia's president was head of the k.g.b. their secret police. he knows these techniques well. there's also an ongoing accumulation of military equipment on the russian territory, in close proximity o the border of ukraine in the areas. what does that mean?