Ensign S. Kakurin was shot dead 18.03.2014 when unidentified group of people in Russian uniforms tried to capture Ukrainian Military object in Simferopol. Two other military persons (officeers) wounded,  including a captain, was injured, according to Ukrainian military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov.

Arseny Yatseniuk made the claim after a Ukrainian base in Simferopol came under attack.

It was unclear, Seleznyov said, who had staged the assault. He described the attackers as “unknown forces, fully equipped and their faces covered”.

Seleznyov said the dead ensign was responsible for overseeing a vehicle pool at the base. He said the attackers had told the Ukrainian servicemen that they were under arrest and their documents were confiscated.

“Today, Russian soldiers began shooting at Ukrainian servicemen and this is a war crime without any statute of limitations,” Yatseniuk told a meeting at the defence ministry.

Yatseniuk added he had ordered Ukraine’s defence minister to call a meeting with his counterparts from Britain, France, and Russia – signatories to a 1994 treaty guaranteeing Ukraine’s borders – to “prevent an escalation of the conflict”.