Little green men (Ukrainian crisis) (nonfiction)

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[[|thumb|Unidentified gunmen on patrol at Simferopol Airport in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.]]The phrase "little green men" (Russian: зелёные человечки, romanized: zelyonye chelovechki, Ukrainian: зелені чоловічки, romanized: zeleni cholovichky) refers to masked soldiers of the Russian Federation in unmarked green army uniforms and carrying modern Russian military weapons and equipment who appeared during the Ukrainian crisis of 2014.

The term first arose during the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation (February-March 2014), when such forces occupied and blockaded the Simferopol International Airport, most military bases in Crimea, and the parliament in Simferopol.

They also became known as Polite People (Russian: вежливые люди, romanized: vezhlivye lyudi) as they were perceived[by whom?] to have behaved peacefully with little practical interference in the daily activities of the residents.

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