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Sevastopol and its capital, Simferopol.\u003cbr/\u003eThough the military personnel refused to identify themselves, the vehicles bore Russian colours and insignia of a Russian Black Sea Fleet marine brigade.\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, unidentified gunmen blocked access to Sevastopol's civilian airport.\u003cbr/\u003eUkraine's interior minister said earlier on Friday that Russian navy troops were blocking access to airports in Simferopol and Sevastopol.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to the Interfax news agency, however, Ukraine's security council chief, Andriy Parubiy, later insisted that the airports were still under Ukrainian control.\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, in Simferopol, a few hundred people - some waving Russian flags - gathered outside Crimea's parliament building on Friday afternoon.\u003cbr/\u003eThe situation was calm, though, with police preventing the crowds from approaching the parliament building, which gunmen stormed on Thursday.\u003cbr/\u003eLawmakers said they held meetings inside the assembly on Friday.\u003cbr/\u003eIt wasn't immediately clear whether gunmen were still in the building, or how many lawmakers attended the meeting.\u003cbr/\u003eVladimir Konstantinov, until recently the chairman of the parliament, held a news conference on the steps of the building on Friday afternoon.\u003cbr/\u003eHe said he had reassured the government in Kiev that Crimea was \"not going to stop being a part of Ukraine\".\u003cbr/\u003eKonstantinov said the \"situation in autonomous Crimea is stable, there is no need to guard us\".\u003cbr/\u003eAny Russian military incursion in Crimea would dramatically raise the stakes in Ukraine's conflict, which saw pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych flee last weekend after three months of anti-government protests.\u003cbr/\u003eYanukovych vowed Friday at a news conference in Russia to \"keep fighting for the future of Ukraine,\" though he called any military action \"unacceptable.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePeople on the streets of Simferopol offered a muted reaction to his first public remarks after his departure.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Here in Crimea we remain more or less neutral in this situation,\" said one man. \"I personally want peace, calmness and less bloodshed.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWhile Kiev and western Ukraine have risen up against Yanukovych, he remains popular in the Russian-speaking eastern and southern regions, where economic and cultural ties with Russia are strong.\u003cbr/\u003eThe majority of Crimea's population are ethnic Russians, and Yanukovych still enjoys widespread support there. \u003cbr/\u003eHighway between Sevastopol and Simferopol \u003cbr/\u003e1. Russian marine walking along highway between Sevastopol to Semfiropol, Armoured Personnel Carriers with markings of Russian Black Sea Fleet marine brigade in background\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close of Russian marine walking\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of APCs parked on roadside\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close of military insignia on side of APC\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close of gunner in APC\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of APCs\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of Russian flag painted on APC\u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of APCs\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of APCs by roadside\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of unidentified gunmen with military hardware blocking access to Sevastopol civilian airport\u003cbr/\u003e11. Local resident in foreground, unidentified gunmen blocking access to Sevastopol civilian airport in background\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of unidentified men and cars blocking access to Sevastopol civilian airport \u003cbr/\u003eSimferopol\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of men with Russian flags walking in front of Crimean Parliament building\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of police line guarding building, Russian flag on tank monument behind\u003cbr/\u003e15. Police and people in front of Crimean Parliament building\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide tilt down exterior of Crimean Parliament to news conference being held by Vladimir Konstantinov, former chairman of the Crimean Parliament\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vladimir Konstantinov, former chairman of the Crimean Parliament:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Once again I would like to address the central government in Kiev and swear, as I do everyday, that Crimea is not going to stop being a part of Ukraine. But the more times I repeat this, the more questions I get from them. We have wide-status autonomy. Such autonomies exist all over Europe. That's the direction they wanted for us and that's exactly what we did.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Cutaway of cameras\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vladimir Konstantinov, former chairman of the Crimean Parliament:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The situation in the autonomy (Crimea) is stable, there is no need to guard us. We've done everything and we're not having any more plenary sessions in the near future. The Council of Ministers will get back to work tomorrow. The Governing Council is formed and will start working shortly. That's it, they don't need to guard us, nothing will happen here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Various of people passing busker on steps\u003cbr/\u003e22. Close of busker playing the guitar\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Yulia (last name not given), vox pop:\u003cbr/\u003e\"As of now, according to the legislation, Viktor Yanukovych remains the legitimate president, whether we want it or not. He hasn't resigned and hasn't signed anything, so until 25 May he will be the only legitimate president.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. 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