People protest against Russia on Independence Square in the capital Kiev on March 2.

On March 1, Ukraine announced that it would mobilize all military reserves after Russian President Vladimir Putin received parliamentary approval to deploy forces in the Crimean peninsula to `protect Russian citizens and

A woman draws a dove on a large piece of paper with wishes for peace at Independence Square in Kiev.

Foreigners living in Ukraine also held their national flags and participated in the march called `Ukraine and Crimea Together` in the capital Kiev.

Meanwhile, people in Sevastopol and many other cities in Crimea showed clear support for Russia.

Ukrainian soldiers stand behind the gate while one of the unidentified gunmen stands guard in front of the headquarters of the Ukrainian navy in the city of Sevastopol.

Wives of Ukrainian soldiers hold a banner reading `Protest the war` at a protest outside a military base in Sevastopol.

In the Black Sea city of Odessa, riot police were deployed to protect the government building from pro-Russian activists.

Pro-Russia protesters raised sticks to express anger at not being able to attack the government building in Odessa.

Meanwhile, anti-war protesters in Odessa also held demonstrations.

A man suffered a bleeding head after clashes between pro-Russian forces and followers of the new Kiev government in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on March 1.

Pro-Russian activists in the village of Perevalne, near Crimea’s capital Simferopol, also joined armed groups besieging the Ukrainian border base there.

A girl takes a photo in front of members and armored vehicles of an armed group in the port city of Feodosiya in eastern Crimea on March 2.

In the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, a pro-Russia protest movement also took place with more than 10,000 people holding Russian flags.

A boy, wearing a Russian flag ribbon on his chest, plays with pigeons in front of a monument displaying T-34 tanks in Crimea’s capital Simferopol.

Mr. Ngoc