Ukraine island defenders who told Russian navy ‘go fuck yourself’ may still be alive
by Justin McCurry and Elias Visontay from World news | The Guardian on (#5WJ2S)
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the troops on Snake Island died heroically' but border guard service says it holds out hope they are alive
Ukrainian soldiers believed to have died while defending an island after telling a Russian warship to go fuck yourself", may still be alive, according to Ukraine's State Border Guard.
Initial reports said the 13 border guards had died after refusing to surrender Snake Island, which sits 186 miles (300km) west of Crimea, from a Russian air and sea bombardment on Thursday.
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