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2.25.22
Ukrainian soldier on a tiny island in the Black Sea didn't hold back when threatened with bombing by a Russian warship as Moscow continued its assault on Ukrainian territory. According to a purported audio exchange, as the Russians approached Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, the Russian officer says: "This is a military warship. This is a Russian military warship. I suggest you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and needless casualties. Otherwise, you will be bombed." A Ukrainian soldier responds: "Russian warship, go f*** yourself." Those were the final known words heard from the island. All 13 Ukrainian defenders were killed in a Russian bombardment Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Snake Island sits about 30 miles (48 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Ukrainian mainland in the northwestern Black Sea. It's about 185 miles (300 kilometers) west of Crimea, the Ukrainian territory that Russia annexed in 2014. Though it is only about 46 acres (18 hectares) in size, a report last year from the non-partisan Atlantic Council think tank called it "key to Ukraine's maritime territorial claims" in the Black Sea. Highlighting its strategic importance, Zelensky chose it last year as the spot for an interview with Ukrainian media in advance of a summit to try to reverse Russia's annexation of Crimea, the Atlantic Council report said. Zelensky words to interviewers that day proved prophetic. "This island, like the rest of our territory, is Ukrainian land, and we will defend it with all our might," he said.
Indeed. This is the Ukrainian Alamo.
Some people choose to live their lives by how they die.Doesnt really seem....like that was a very smart decision, all things considered?
Does it?
The President of Ukraine has spoken about it, all the major news outlets including Fox and CNN have posted it as well.
I'm just worried with so much misinformation floating about, clips from the Libyan Civil War have been floated as well as clips from May Day Parade, claiming to be Russian Jets flying in formation over Ukraine, has this been verified to have actually taken place.
I mean if it has... Holy crap like, there'll be statues built of these guards, as there should be, because for lack of better and more respectful words it is an unbelievable display of bravery and badassery.
But... I just hope this doesn't turn out to be some concoction of the interwebs.
Doesnt really seem....like that was a very smart decision, all things considered?
Does it?
Doesnt really seem....like that was a very smart decision, all things considered?
Does it?
Best of both worlds?Churchillian attitude. Trumpian vocablulary.
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