Snake Island Ukraine

2022 - 2 - 24

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Washington Post"

On Ukraine's Snake Island, a defiant last stand against Russian forces (The Washington Post)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the 13 who were killed will be bestowed with the title “Hero of Ukraine,” the highest honorific he can award.

The island became Ukraine’s after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, though Romania continued to dispute ownership. 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 last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations. “Defiance!!!” tweeted Florent Groberg, an Army veteran who earned the Medal of Honor for valor in Afghanistan. “These Ukrainian patriots should never be forgotten. “Ukraine is a country that wants to be independent.” His profile lists him as a 23-year-old from Odessa, a port city on the Black Sea.

Ukraine soldiers told Russian officer ‘go fuck yourself’ before they died on island (unknown)

Thirteen border guards died in air and sea bombardment on Snake Island in Black Sea after refusing to surrender.

This is a Russian military warship. “This is a military warship. 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.

‘Go fuck yourself,’ Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island tell Russian ship before being killed (unknown)

In a final display of defiance, a Ukrainian soldier told the warship that came to attack them: “Go fuck yourself.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...

A male Ukrainian soldier is heard saying “So that’s it … Should I tell them to fuck themselves?” All of the conversations were in Russian.“I am a Russian warship. Earlier, audio had emerged of the Ukrainians defending Snake Island receiving a warning from Russian forces before the attack.

' The Defiant Last Stand of Ukraine's Snake Island Defenders (unknown)

The recording went viral on the internet and was posted on the Ukrainian news outlet "Ukrayinska Pravda", as well as many Western media outlets.

Zelensky chose to highlight the island's importance by hosting an interview with Ukrainian media in advance of a summit over the annexation of Crimea last year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an update after the first day of fighting, said all of the island's defenders were killed. The Washington Post reported that it had confirmed the recording's authenticity with a Ukrainian official. The Ukrainians said they sent a ship to investigate the island on Saturday but added it was captured by the Russians. Monday, the Ukrainian Navy announced that it was "very happy to learn that our brothers are alive and well" and described them as having been captured by the Russians. Yet, despite hours of bombardment, the defenders held on. Several hours after the first call to surrender came over the radio, Russian warships opened fire, the Ukrainian government said.

Soldiers on Snake Island reacted with defiant words to threats from Russian warship (unknown)

A Ukrainian soldier on a tiny island in the Black Sea didn't hold back when threatened with bombing by a Russian warship as Moscow continued its assault on ...

This is a Russian military warship. 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. "All border guards died heroically but did not give up.

Kyiv to honour troops killed defending ‘Snake Island’ (unknown)

Soldiers who reportedly stood their ground in the face of Russian naval attack to be honoured, Ukraine president says. A Ukrainian official said 13 soldiers had ...

All of them will be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine,” he said in comments on his website. “On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically. “This is a Russian warship.