Here's the story from CBS News: [Ukraine puts armed forces on combat alert, warns of war][1].

[1]: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-puts-armed-forces-on-com...

Kremlin Clears Way for Force in Ukraine; Separatist Split Feared

"Russian armed forces effectively seized control of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula on Saturday, as President Vladimir V. Putin had the Russian Parliament grant him broad authority to use military force in Ukraine in response to deepening instability there"