The Ukrainian border guards who instructed a Russian warship to “go f–okay your self” as they defended Snake Island within the Black Sea are nonetheless alive and being held captive by the invading forces, Kyiv’s navy revealed Monday.
The 13 guards have been initially presumed lifeless after they defiantly refused to give up their publish on the small island close to the Romanian border when two Russian vessels approached final Thursday.
The Ukraine Navy stated in a Fb publish that the guards had been “taken captive by Russian occupiers.”
“We're very glad to be taught that our brothers are alive and nicely,” the publish stated.
Ukrainian officers had declared final week that the guards had all been killed after Moscow’s forces opened hearth with barreled gunships and airstrikes, slicing of all communication with the 42-acre island.
However the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine revealed on Saturday that the guards may nonetheless be alive.
Russia claimed on Friday that the Ukrainian guards had really surrendered — and made no point out of finishing up strikes.
The story of the courageous troopers made worldwide headlines when an audio clip emerged of the trade between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
“This can be a Russian warship,” an unidentified voice may be heard saying. “I suggest you lay down your weapons and give up to keep away from bloodshed and pointless victims. In any other case you may be bombed.”
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“Russian warship, go f–okay your self,” the Ukrainians replied.
Within the wake of the clip going viral, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised to embellish the presumed-dead border guards with the nation’s highest honor.
“On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the final, all of the border guards died heroically. However they didn't surrender. All of them might be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine,” he stated on his web site.
It was not instantly clear if Zelensky’s promise would stay in impact if the guards returned residence alive.
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