Russians kill 13 Ukrainian soldiers on a small island – their last radio message goes all over the world
«Russian warship, *** you!»
13 Ukrainian border guards were killed while defending an island. The Russian Navy offered to surrender, but refused. Her last words are now going around the world.
Publication date: 02/25/2022 at 14:11
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Updated: 02/25/2022 at 14:53
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is progressing relentlessly. District after district located. Troops from Russia and Belarus are advancing on the ground in tanks and trucks and in the air in planes and helicopters.
A few kilometers away: Russian combat helicopters fly over a city near Kiev(00:38)
However, Ukraine is also under attack by sea. On Thursday, the Russian Navy targeted Snake Island in the Black Sea. One of the warships called the island’s border guards over the radio and told them to surrender – otherwise they would open fire. “Will you cooperate?” read the radio message.
But the 13 border guards did not even think about handing over the island to the Russians without a fight. Her response: “A Russian warship, and *** you!”
bombing the island
The radio message is now spreading all over the world. Soldiers are celebrated as heroes on social media – but the island’s rangers have paid dearly for it. The 42-hectare island came under fire from Russian warships – after which it was said by planes.
One of the soldiers on the island started a live broadcast on his cell phone just before the bombing. But this is not long. Suddenly, the sound of gunshots was heard in the video. The soldier is hiding, the transmission is choppy.
«Champion of Ukraine»
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, 44, said Thursday that the 13 border guards will posthumously be awarded the title “Hero of Ukraine” – the highest honor the Ukrainian state can bestow. Silinsky said that they were going to defend the island to the end – everyone died heroically.
As the New York Post reported, the Ukrainian State Border Service lost contact with the guards late Thursday night. So it is assumed that the island is now in the hands of Russia. (bra)
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