Life for the cadets at the naval academy in Sevastopol has changed completely since Russia’s annexation of Crimea.<br /><br />A few weeks ago the students here were in the Ukrainian navy dressed in Ukrainian uniforms.<br /><br />Now they have been asked to make a choice: stay and serve Russia or leave.<br /><br />It is a difficult dilemma for some of the recruits:<br /><br />“If you take an oath to serve a country you should stand by it, whatever happens, however bad the country is, even if its falling apart ,” said one, while another appeared only to happy to change:<br /><br />“There is a future in being with the Russian Fleet. We know that the Russian Fleet has new generation vessels, equipped with modern weapon systems and state-of-the-art defence equipment.”<br /><br />For most of the young cadets here, as for most of Crimea, the future is far from settled.
