A group of Ukrainian border guards were stationed on Snake Island, in the Black Sea south of Odessa, when a Russian warship ordered them to surrender under threat of attack.
Their response: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
They held their ground. All 13 were killed.
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Ukraine's border service said the Russians shelled and captured the island. Zelenskyy confirmed the soldiers were killed and that all would be posthumously honored. Wikipedia is already dubbing this the "Battle of Snake Island."
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You'd be dead anyway. This horde doesn't take prisoners.
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You have, if I may say so, a somewhat solipsistic view of events; few protagonists in any war you care to mention are blameless of questionable tactics & hence guilt-free: not Roosevelt, nor Churchill & probably not Blair.. What we're looking @ here however is needless slaughter.
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Your mask analogy is that russia was asking them to do something they didn't want to...like give up their freedom and fuck you was their reply. Masks don't protect against warship shells either.
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Yeah, I'd too, even knowing that probably Russians would kill me later on and probably torture.
So hell, why not provoke them one last time ?
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Rather refusing to allow government to tell you to cover your face, protect your freedom, give up a little and they take a lot, look at us now
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It's called being part of a society. Caring for your fellow citizens. A public health decision based on saving lives is not an infringement on your freedom. My God, stop your whining.
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