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.
In his address after the first day of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, announced he would posthumously award all the soldiers the Hero of Ukraine award. “All border guards died heroically but did not give up,” Zelenskiy said.
Did they survive? Ukrainian troops reported by President Zelenskyy to have been killed after telling Russian navy to ‘Go f**k yourselves’ now seen to be ALIVE after pictures released by Russia show them being held as prisoners of war
I will remain agnostic on this one. It’s such a good story, but remember back in the day we were lead to believe Iraqi soldiers ripped Kuwaiti babies from incubators… truth is the first casualty etc etc etc.
Canada closes airspace to Russian planes amid Ukraine conflict
There are no direct flights between Russia and Canada, but several Russian flights a day pass through Canadian airspace to other countries, a spokesperson for Alghabra said.
