Ukraine says it can posthumously honour a gaggle of Ukrainian border guards who have been killed defending a tiny island within the Black Sea throughout a multi-pronged Russian invasion. Ukraine misplaced contact with its forces on Zmiinyi (Snake) Island, a speck of land south of the port of Odessa, on Thursday after Russia performed strikes from air and sea, Kyiv stated.
A Ukrainian official stated 13 troopers had been killed and he circulated an audio clip that he and media outlet Ukrainskaya Pravda stated was an change between Ukrainian and Russian forces. “This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary victims. Otherwise you will be bombed.”
A gaggle of Ukrainian border guards have been stationed on Snake Island, within the Black Sea south of Odessa, when a Russian warship ordered them to give up underneath risk of assault.
Their response: “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.”
They held their floor. All 13 have been killed. pic.twitter.com/GMRsXQRSX0
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) February 25, 2022
“Russian warship, go f*** yourself,” got here the reply.Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to the inside minister, stated Russia then started strikes.The authenticity of the recording couldn’t be independently verified by Reuters.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised in a speech summarising Thursday’s combating to brighten the deceased border
guards.
“On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically. But they did not give up. All of them will be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine,” he stated in feedback on his web site.
On Friday, Russia’s defence ministry stated 82 Ukrainian troopers on the island had surrendered to them voluntarily. It made no point out of finishing up strikes or inflicting casualties.
