The New Times correspondent from Crimea At 5 am on March 4, the term of the ultimatum, announced the day before, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Alexander Vitko. The Russian Ministry of Defense, however, on the same day refuted information about the possible assault on the Crimean units of the Ukrainian army, but since we are talking about an armed confrontation, the world nevertheless waited for the beginning of active actions.