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localroger

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6. The winning shot was not fired by a gun.
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 10:01 PM
Feb 2022

It was the decisive and inspirational "Go fuck yourselves" in the face of death. Fifty years from now Ukrainians will sing songs and write poems and fly flags about this heroic stand.

No firearm ever invented can triumph in the face of that, as history watches.

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... SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1
There's already a Wikipedia page on it - Battle of Snake Island underpants Feb 2022 #2
Not Exactly A "Battle" SoCalDavidS Feb 2022 #5
The winning shot was not fired by a gun. localroger Feb 2022 #6
Bravery beyond imagining. FalloutShelter Feb 2022 #3
,, Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #4
. berniesandersmittens Feb 2022 #7
... MustLoveBeagles Feb 2022 #8
This kind of response is ingrained in Ukrainian folklore. TomSlick Feb 2022 #9
goat-fucker of Alexandria + the crick in our dick Celerity Feb 2022 #20
Poetic stuff. TomSlick Feb 2022 #21
Better dead than red Blue Owl Feb 2022 #10
Brave men. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #11
Russian citizens won't be happy with this news. BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #12
... pazzyanne Feb 2022 #13
13 brave defenders. oasis Feb 2022 #14
13 heros. When the song is written, I will sing it. PurgedVoter Feb 2022 #15
😭 live love laugh Feb 2022 #16
The Ukraine battle cry world wide wally Feb 2022 #17
Thank you The Unmitigated Gall Feb 2022 #18
The defiant last words of 13 Ukrainian border guards on Snake Island in the Black Sea LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #19
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