“Russian warship, get out”: Last words of Ukrainian border guards defending Snake Island – just 40 miles from Romania’s Black Sea border – before the Kremlin’s naval forces opened fire, killing all 13 of them when they refused to betray
- A contingent of 13 soldiers is said to have been sent to Snake Island.
- It is located off the coasts of Ukraine and Romania and is controlled by Ukraine
- The recording conveys an ultimatum sent by Russian sailors to a nearby warship
- They warned the guards to surrender “otherwise you will be fired upon”
- The men defiantly refused, and all were later killed
All Ukrainian border guards serving a small island in the Black Sea near Romania were killed on Thursday after telling a Russian warship to leave when ordered to surrender.
The small contingent of soldiers, allegedly 13 in number, was stationed on Snake Island in the Odessa region and defended the territory after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A sailor on board the ship said in a radio message: “This is a Russian warship.
‘[We] Offer to lay down your arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary casualties. Otherwise you will be fired upon.
All Ukrainian border guards occupying the small Black Sea island of Snake near Romania were killed on Thursday after telling a Russian warship to leave when ordered to surrender.
However, the Ukrainian troops defiantly refused to give up the territory and instead responded with a provocative message “motherfucker”.
Shortly afterwards, they were all killed in an air bombardment.
Late Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the soldiers’ deaths.
A video has also surfaced on Twitter showing the time the island was shelled.
It shows a Ukrainian soldier staring at a camera before a projectile falls nearby.
On Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced that the island of Zmiinyi, also called Zmiinyi, had been attacked by Russian forces.
A small contingent of 13 troops is said to be stationed on Snake Island in the Odessa region, defending the territory after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The island is ruled by Ukraine, but is only miles off the coast of Romania, a NATO member
The island is ruled by Ukraine, but is just miles off the coast of Romania, a NATO member.
Snake Island is strategically important because it will allow Russia to claim territorial waters extending 12 nautical miles to the sea.
They cover important shipping channels to the port cities of Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson.
Following the conquest of the island, Russia could suspend shipping by isolating Ukraine from international markets and depriving its economy of vital trade revenues while seeking to protect itself.
All Ukrainian border guards occupying a small island in the Black Sea near Romania were killed on Thursday after telling a Russian warship to “dive” when they were told to surrender.
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