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The last words from a Ukrainian guard to Russians attacking Snake Island were “Russian warship, go f*** yourself.”
The audio communication was captured over radio. The Russian ship was confronting a contingent of 13 Ukrainian soldiers who refused to abandon their post on the island.
Initially, an unidentified voice said, “This is a Russian warship.”
“I propose you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you will be bombed,” the voice added.
The Ukrainian guards all died in the attack after refusing to surrender.
According to the Times of London, this Russian warship, called “The Valisy Bykov,” has been destroyed in battle.
“Ship was destroyed, it is confirmed,” a Ukrainian military source told the British paper.
The Ukrainian navy also said nits defending Odessa had “struck an enemy ship,” adding: “The enemy has retreated again.”
More on this story via NY Post:
“We f–king hit them,” a man is heard saying on a recording of the conflict, the Times of London said.
Another man reportedly echoed the famous words of the Ukrainian soldier who defiantly resisted a Russian order to surrender a military outpost on Snake Island in the Black Sea during Day One of the invasion.
“Russian warship, go f–k yourself,” the man said.
The Valisy Bykov, a small type of warship known as a corvette, was one of two Russian vessels that opened fire on Snake Island on Feb. 24, the Times said, citing the Janes military intelligence group.
The resisters were initially believed to have been killed in an ensuing barrage, but Ukraine’s navy later revealed the group survived and was “taken captive by the Russian invaders.”
The Vasily Bykov was hit during an exchange of rockets early Monday, possibly by a missile fired by land-based Ukrainian forces defending the port city of Odessa, which for days has been bracing for a Russian attack, the Times said.
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