It would seem my initial fears about the checkpoint I passed through yesterday between Simferopol and Sevastopol were largely unfounded. We were able to take a taxi today to the checkpoint and interview a Serbian Chetnik – Bratislav Zivkovic – who has come to Crimea with others of this paramilitary organization to help man the checkpoint.

We got his phone number from a Serbian journalist we met yesterday and after calling him this morning we visited the checkpoint and were able to film and photograph with hardly any difficulty. I’m uploading a longer video but for now here’s a couple brief clips. There were quite a few other journalists there as well. Hopefully, I’ll have the time and energy to do a written piece on the checkpoint and my interview with Zivkovic. More to come, including more photos.