Russian troops 'overrun Crimea's Feodosia naval base' Published duration 24 March 2014

media caption Mark Lowen reports from Crimea on five ways the region is becoming Russian

Russian troops have seized control of a Crimean naval base at Feodosia, the third such attack in 48 hours, Ukrainian officials have told the BBC.

Defence spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said the Russians had attacked the base from two directions using armoured personnel carriers and stun grenades.

Russia has taken over most of Ukraine's military bases in Crimea.

The G7 group of industrialised countries is to consider a collective response to the crisis in The Hague.

Leaders of the G7 will hold talks on Monday on the sidelines of a long-planned summit on global threats to nuclear security.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is staying away from the nuclear conference, choosing to send his foreign minister instead.

The Ukrainian defence ministry spokesman told the BBC that Russian troops had rounded up the Ukrainians at the Feodosia base and tied the hands of their officers.

A Ukrainian soldier there told Reuters news agency that shots had been fired and confirmed that the base had been taken over.

The BBC's Mark Lowen in Crimea said Russian troops were now in complete control and the Ukrainian soldiers had been taken away.

Feodosia was one of the last remaining bases under Kiev's control, but had been surrounded by Russian forces for some time, says our correspondent in Crimea's capital Simferopol.

Two other military bases were stormed and seized on Friday.

Russian defence officials said earlier that the tricolour of Russia had been hoisted at 189 Ukrainian military units and facilities in Crimea.

The view in Kiev is one of deepening concern, says the BBC's David Stern in the Ukrainian capital.

The question now, he says, is how Ukraine and the West will respond, and what Russia's next move will be.

image copyright AP image caption Pro-Russian soldiers have assumed an increasingly high profile in Feodosia in recent days

image copyright AFP image caption Nearly all Ukrainian bases in Crimea are now under Russian control

Nato's military commander in Europe warned on Sunday that Russian forces on Ukraine's eastern borders were capable of mounting an operation all the way to Moldova.

In other developments:

Several parts of Crimea were hit by power cuts on Sunday evening, which officials blamed on technical problems

There is still no confirmation of the whereabouts of Col Yuli Mamchur, the commander of Belbek base, which fell on Saturday. He was taken by Russian forces reportedly to a military prison. The interim Ukrainian president has demanded his immediate release

Russia annexed Crimea following a Moscow-backed referendum in the area on 16 March.

Moscow's move came after protesters overthrew pro-Kremlin President Viktor Yanukovych in February.

The Kremlin said it had acted to protect its "compatriots" in Crimea from "fascists" moving in from the mainland Ukraine.

The US and EU have responded with a series of sanctions targeting those individuals including senior officials that they accuse of involvement in Crimea's annexation.