Friday 28 February 2014 15.12 Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said he had not ordered police to shoot at protesters and the responsibility for bloodshed in Kiev lay with the demonstrators.
At a news conference in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Mr Yanukovych also said he was surprised that Russian president Vladimir Putin had said nothing in public about the past week's events in Ukraine.
He said he had not seen Mr Putin but had spoken to him by telephone during that time.
Asked about his arch-rival, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was released from jail last Saturday, Mr Yanukovych said he had never meant her any harm.
Ealier, more than ten Russian military helicopters flew into Ukrainian airspace over the Crimea region, the Ukrainian border guard service said.
It also said in a statement that Russian servicemen were blocking off a unit of Ukrainian border guards in the port city of Sevastopol, where part of the Russian Black Sea fleet is based.
Russia's Black Sea fleet had earlier denied any role in the seizure of a military airport near Sevastopol.
The development comes as the European Commission called for a political solution to tension in Crimea and urged all sides to show restraint.
"The situation in Crimea will require a political solution and this can only be achieved via dialogue amongst the different parties involved," a commission spokesman said.
"We want all relevant actors, all parties to be as moderate and restrained as possible ... and to respect the integrity and unity of Ukraine."
Ukraine's interior minister said Russian forces have taken control of two airports in the Crimea region.
Arsen Avakov condemned the events as an armed invasion and occupation.
He said there had been no bloodshed or clashes when armed men, who he described as Russian naval forces, took over a military airport near the port of Sevastopol.
Mr Avakov said armed men representing Russia had also taken over Simferopol international airport without clashes.
"I consider what has happened to be an armed invasion and occupation in violation of all international agreements and norms," Mr Avakov said on his Facebook page.
He described it as an armed provocation and called for talks.
The armed men did not enter the passenger terminal and appear to be allowing the airport to function normally.
Reuters reported that the men, dressed in full battle gear and carrying assault rifles and machine guns, were moving freely in and out of the control tower.
It quoted one man as saying: "We are here to ensure general order. We don't want radicals coming on planes from Kiev.
"It was our initiative in order to stop the fire from spreading into Crimea. That's why we don't want radicalism to come here. We don't want fascism in Crimea. We want peace here."
The events came a day after armed men stormed the regional parliament building and raised a Russian flag.
Elsewhere, ousted president Viktor Yanukovych has said he intends to continue to struggle for the future of Ukraine.
Mr Yanukovych, who was speaking in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, said power in Ukraine was seized by "pro-fascist" forces.
He said the crisis is due to "irresponsible western" policy of "indulging" the protesters on Kiev's Independence Square.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to continue talks with Ukraine on economic and trade relations and to consult foreign partners, including the IMF and the G8, on financial aid.
Mr Putin has also ordered his government to consider a request from Crimea for humanitarian aid.
The US has told Russia to demonstrate in the next few days that it is sincere about a promise not to intervene in Ukraine, saying using force would be a grave mistake.
"We believe that everybody now needs to take a step back and avoid any kind of provocations," said US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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