Ukrainian Soldiers Killed After Refusing Russian Demands To Surrender
An entire garrison of 13 Ukrainian border guards was killed in the first day of fighting on the nation’s Snake Island after the soldiers refused to surrender to invading Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy said in an address that the guards had attempted to protect the island, resisting demands from Russian forces to lay down their arms. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, posted audio to Facebook in which Russian forces can be heard telling the soldiers to surrender and “avoid bloodshed,†according to a translationby The Washington Post.
The garrison refused, with one soldier saying, “Russian warship, go Bleep yourself,†and were all killed in an artillery strike.
Zelenskyy said the 13 soldiers would be honored posthumously with the Hero of Ukraine award.
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