Ukrainian soldier who sent defiant reply to Russian warship receives medal

Roman Hrybov, released in a prisoner swap, was stationed on Snake Island when he told a Russian invader to go fuck yourself'

A Ukrainian soldier who told an officer on a Russian warship to go fuck yourself" at the start of the invasion has been released as part of a prisoner exchange, and awarded a medal for his services, the Ukrainian ministry of defence said on Tuesday.

Roman Hrybov, a Ukrainian border guard, was serving on Snake Island - a rocky outcrop south of the port of Odesa - when it came under Russian air and sea bombardment on the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.