⚪ Russian troops in Crimea.🔵 ’Polite, armed men’ in Crimea! 🔴(Photo-Archive 2014)

The notorious ‘green men’ who appeared in Crimea – they’re like the toy soldiers children play with, without a name or a face. Their past and their future is a cardboard box, which can be opened when it’s time to begin playing a new game. Three years have passed since the reunification of the Crimea with Russia. On March 16, the inhabitants of the peninsula celebrate the anniversary of the historic referendum. Voting took place in an atmosphere of calm and security, largely due to “polite people“ - fighters of Russian special forces. Polite People (Russian: вежливые люди) refers to masked soldiers in unmarked green army uniforms and carrying modern Russian military weapons and equipment that appeared during the Ukrainian crisis of 2014.