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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More detailed version, moved in to support a puppet regime, then didn’t leave when the resistance grew. Got quagmired and pulled out after 10yrs of failing to put down the insurgents
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May they rest in peace and be honored for the heroes they were
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Its so important now to Ukraine defence on ground. This island is really not so important. Just keep positions on strategic points, nothing else. Russian offensive is chaotic and weak at now, it seems that they don't wants to fight, but Putin forced them.
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