A Ukrainian interim forces officer shows weapon parts to recruits, not far from Kiev on March 17, 2014. Ukraine's parliament on March 17 approved the partial mobilisation of troops to counter "Russian interference" on its soil, a day after Crimea voted to secede from Kiev and join Russia. Ahead of March 16 referendum, Kiev had called last week for the initial mobilisation of reservists and approved the creation of a new National Guard of 60,000 volunteers, as Russian forces encircled Ukrainian military bases in Crimea. AFP PHOTO / ANATOLII STEPANOV