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Saturday, February 26, 2022

A Russian Military Ship telling 13 Ukrainian troops on Snake Island to surrender . . . .

 Battle of Snake Island, Ukraine (2022)


When the commander of the Russian cruiser, Moskva, instructed the Ukrainian soldiers stationed on the island to surrender, or else be fired upon, the response was ’Go fuck yourself’.

Thirteen border guards, representing the entirety of the Ukrainian military presence on the island, were killed during the battle after refusing to surrender.

Alongside Moskva, a patrol ship, Vasily Bykov, were involved in the attack, using their deck guns.


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2 comments:

Rocket said...

Awesome Post, swappers...

Andy Swapp said...

Thanks for the posts Rocket. Your appreciation is most welcome although these largely are not mine but sourced from other blogs like the wonderful Nebulously Burnished as I note. This film I found via YouTube. Awesome indeed!
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