Ukrainian border guards protecting tiny island in the Black Sea from Russia were thought to have been killed after telling Russian navy to 'go f**k ...
A video circulating on Twitter also appeared to show the moment that the island was shelled. The Ukrainian border guards manning the tiny Snake Island in the Black Sea near Romania were thought to have been killed on Thursday after telling a Russian warship to 'go f*** yourselves' when they were ordered to surrender, but now it's thought they survived Did the heroes of Snake Island survive or is Putin up to his old tricks? The Ukrainian border guards manning a tiny island in the Black Sea near Romania who were originally thought killed on Thursday after telling a Russian warship to 'go f*** yourselves' when they were told to surrender, are now believed to have survived Ukrainian border guards protecting tiny island in the Black Sea from Russia were thought to have been killed after telling Russian navy to 'go f**k yourself' but Russia has since released almost a dozen pictured - Ukrainian border guards protecting tiny island in the Black Sea from Russia were thought to have been killed after telling Russian navy to 'go f**k yourself'
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the troops on Snake Island 'died heroically' but border guard service says it holds out hope they are alive.
Snake Island – known as Zmiinyi Island in Ukrainian – is situated near the Ukrainian and Romanian coasts along the Black Sea, and has previously been the subject of a territorial dispute between the two countries. “Glory to Ukrainian defenders!” it added. “All border guards died heroically but did not give up,” Zelenskiy said.
The pointed message that the guards issued to a Russian warship went viral. But there may be more to the story.
Ukrainian officials said Saturday that they were working to determine what happened to the guards and praised them for digging in. The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. The border guards’ message for the Russians spread rapidly, with many comparing it to famous rallying cries from earlier wars. It now appears it was assumed the guards were killed. “I ask you to lay down your arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary deaths.
Ukrainian guards who told a Russian warship to “go f*** yourself” were reportedly killed moments later by a devastating missile strike.
It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country had "withstood and successfully repelled enemy attacks" and maintains control of the city ...
Otherwise, you'll be bombed," the Russians said in the clip. "This is a Russian warship. "All the defenders of the island of Zmiinyi died, but did not surrender," Zelensky said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said border guards on Snake Island in the Black Sea who shouted 'go f*** yourself' at Russian warship all "died ...
Ukraine crisis: What is NATO and what is its purpose, what are the NATO countries, and is Ukraine in NATO? Otherwise we will open fire on you." "This is a Russian military ship.