Ukraine's defence ministry said in a statement that the column of armoured vehicles and soldiers blockaded a day earlier by pro-Russian activists in the town of Kramatorsk was returning to base after the tense stand-off."The 25th parachute brigade, members of which showed cowardice and gave up their weapons, will be demobilised and the guilty servicemen brought before court," acting President Oleksandr Turchynov told parliament.
The defeat represents a blow to the morale of Ukraine's armed forces and Kiev's hopes of regaining control over its eastern industrial areas.
Note: This is the one and only Airborne (Parachute) unit in their army, and supposedly one of the few to be constantly held to readiness and higher training standards. Yowza. FYI original article is very slanted with loaded terms, pejorative language, and overt bias, so read with a large grain of salt..