13 Ukraine Soldiers Posthumously Awarded ‘Hero’ Title After Telling Russian Ship: ‘Go F*** Yourself’ | Eastern NC Now

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    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that 13 Ukrainian soldiers who died on Thursday defending an island against a Russian Naval vessel would be awarded the title of "Hero of Ukraine."

    CNN reported:

    According to a purported audio exchange, as the Russians approached Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, the Russian officer says: "This is a military warship. This is a Russian military warship. I suggest you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and needless casualties. Otherwise, you will be bombed."

    A Ukrainian soldier responds: "Russian warship, go f*** yourself."

    "On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically," Zelensky said. "But [they] did not give up."

    "May the memory of those who gave their lives for Ukraine live forever," he added.

    "Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, is 30 miles off the coast of Ukraine and less than one-tenth of a square mile in area," The New York Times reported. "The island grew in importance for Ukraine's maritime territorial claims after nearby Crimea was seized by Russia in 2014."

    WATCH:

   

Ukrainian post at Snake Island in the Black Sea told Russian warship to "go fuck yourself" after being told to surrender. The 13 service members were killed pic.twitter.com/2FuKHc04D3

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