Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Captured sailors shown on Russia TV (WP)

Statements by three captured Ukrainians have been released by Russia's security service after Russian ships fired on and seized three Ukrainian boats off the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea.

One of the men, Volodymyr Lisovyi, said he was aware of the "provocative nature" of the Ukrainian action.

Ukraine's navy commander said the men had been forced to lie under duress.

Meanwhile, a Crimean court ordered the first two of the 24 Ukrainians seized on Sunday to be detained for 60 days.

The court is expected to issue similar rulings for 10 more sailors later on Tuesday.

Western nations have condemned Russia's use of force, four years after it seized Ukraine's southern Crimean peninsula.

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