Ukraine soldiers told Russian officer 'go fuck yourself' before they died on island

[geardaddy]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/ukraine-soldiers-told-russians-to-go-fuck-yourself-before-black-sea-island-death

Ukrainian soldiers who died defending an island in the Black Sea from an air and sea bombardment reportedly told an officer on board a Russian navy warship to “go fuck yourself” when asked to surrender.

There were 13 border guards stationed on Snake Island, a roughly 16-hectare (40-acre) rocky island owned by Ukraine that sits about 186 miles (300km) west of Crimea, when Russian troops bombed the island on Thursday.

All 13 soldiers died after refusing to surrender, Ukrainian officials announced.

In his address after the first day of the invasion of his country, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced he would posthumously award all of the soldiers the Hero of Ukraine award.

“All border guards died heroically but did not give up,” Zelenskiy said.

God damn it.

[SharonClark]

1. All wars are shit shows.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

2. Yep

n/t

[geardaddy]

3. Of course they are.

I didn't mean to insinuate otherwise.

[spooky3]

4. May those courageous heroes rest in peace. Heartbreaking.

I can only hope that the Russian soldiers who witnessed this are greatly affected and desert.