Though Ukraine's economy is worse

Wholesale Long Dress cheap corsets and bustiers Though Ukraine's economy is worse, it is still freer than Russia, said Mr. Matsola, who worries that as an activist, he will end up getting beaten up or
jailed once Crimea is part of Russia. "I understand that it will be hard for me to live in a Russian reality," he says, noting that many of his activist
friends have left for mainland Ukraine.

Mr. Matsola said among those he knows who also want Crimea to stay within Ukraine, he knows only one person who actually went to vote. Most have remained
quiet. "People are afraid to talk," he said. "Even just within families there's this national pressure on people."

—Philip Shishkin, Julian E. Barnes, Adam Entous, Carol E. Lee and Bertrand Benoit contributed to this article.

Hijack theory terrifies families of missing passengers
New revelations about a missing Malaysia Airlines plane have left anguished relatives contemplating the prospect that those on board endured a terrifying
high-altitude hijack ordeal that may have lasted nearly eight hours.
But while the disclosures led to increased speculation of a terror plot or pilot suicide, for some they offered a glimmer of hope – that flight MH370,
carrying 239 passengers and crew, may somehow have landed safely and that their loved ones may still be alive.