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At around 18:00, [[State Border Guard Service of Ukraine|Ukrainian State Border Guards]] announced that [[Snake Island (Black Sea)|Snake Island]], located in Ukrainian territorial waters in the Black Sea, had come under attack from Russian ships, during the first day of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2022|title=Zmiinyi Island In Black Sea Attacked From Russian Ships - Border Service|url=https://press.ukranews.com/en/news/836500-zmiinyi-island-in-black-sea-attacked-from-russian-ships-border-service|last=Зубкова|first=Даша|access-date=24 February 2022|work=Ukrainian News Agency}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ukrainian soldier deployed on Snake Island live streamed the moment a Russian warship opened fire on the Island. All 13 soldiers lost their lives. |url=https://twitter.com/PokiRae_/status/1497003710349824007?t=u6cn75KuUNW12U0KAtw4Rg&s=19 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=@PokiRae_ |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The cruiser ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' and patrol ship ''[[Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov|Vasily Bykov]]'' were involved in the attack, using their deck guns.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian Navy Captures Ukraine's Outpost on Snake Island |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/russian-navy-captures-ukraine-s-outpost-on-snake-island |access-date=25 February 2022 |work=The Maritime Executive |date=24 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
At around 18:00, [[State Border Guard Service of Ukraine|Ukrainian State Border Guards]] announced that [[Snake Island (Black Sea)|Snake Island]], located in Ukrainian territorial waters in the Black Sea, had come under attack from Russian ships, during the first day of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2022|title=Zmiinyi Island In Black Sea Attacked From Russian Ships - Border Service|url=https://press.ukranews.com/en/news/836500-zmiinyi-island-in-black-sea-attacked-from-russian-ships-border-service|last=Зубкова|first=Даша|access-date=24 February 2022|work=Ukrainian News Agency}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ukrainian soldier deployed on Snake Island live streamed the moment a Russian warship opened fire on the Island. All 13 soldiers lost their lives. |url=https://twitter.com/PokiRae_/status/1497003710349824007?t=u6cn75KuUNW12U0KAtw4Rg&s=19 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=@PokiRae_ |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The cruiser ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' and patrol ship ''[[Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov|Vasily Bykov]]'' were involved in the attack, using their deck guns.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian Navy Captures Ukraine's Outpost on Snake Island |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/russian-navy-captures-ukraine-s-outpost-on-snake-island |access-date=25 February 2022 |work=The Maritime Executive |date=24 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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According to audio shared by ''[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]'', when the Russian cruiser identified itself as a "Russian warship", and instructed the Ukrainian soldiers to surrender, or else be fired upon, their response was "Go fuck yourself, Russian warship" ({{lang-ru|'Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй'|translit=Russkiy voyennyy korabl', idi na khuy}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=“Русский корабль, иди на х.й!”: захисники Зміїного відповіли ворогові|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/25/7325592/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Українська правда|language=uk}}</ref><ref name="cnn" / |
According to audio shared by ''[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]'', when the Russian cruiser identified itself as a "Russian warship", and instructed the Ukrainian soldiers to surrender, or else be fired upon, their response was "Go fuck yourself, Russian warship" ({{lang-ru|'Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй'|translit=Russkiy voyennyy korabl', idi na khuy}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=“Русский корабль, иди на х.й!”: захисники Зміїного відповіли ворогові|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/25/7325592/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Українська правда|language=uk}}</ref><ref name="cnn" />{{Verify source|date=February 2022}} |
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Later in the evening, the State Border Guard Service stated that communication with the island had been lost<ref>[https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/02/25/ukrainians-trapped-on-snake-island-to-the-russians-demanding-their-surrender-go-fck-yourself/]</ref> and at 22:00 (01:00 Moscow Time, [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]), announced that Russian forces had captured the island following a naval and air bombardment that destroyed all infrastructure on the island.<ref>{{cite news |title=Острів Зміїний захопили російські окупанти - ДПСУ |url=https://gazeta.ua/articles/donbas/_ostriv-zmiyinij-zahopili-rosijski-okupanti-dpsu/1072429 |access-date=24 February 2022 |publisher=Gazeta UA |date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224202628/https://gazeta.ua/articles/donbas/_ostriv-zmiyinij-zahopili-rosijski-okupanti-dpsu/1072429 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2022|title=Ukraine's State Border Guard says island south of country's coast falls into Russian hands|url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-24-22-intl/h_9fac7aa8767191d8dc77a0bf0bd0fe75|last=Hallam|first=Johnny|access-date=24 February 2022|work=CNN}}</ref> Thirteen border guards, representing the entirety of the Ukrainian military presence on the island, were killed during the battle after refusing to surrender.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-24|title=Ukraine's Snake Island under attack, border guards took up defense|url=https://uatv.ua/en/ukraine-s-snake-island-under-attack-border-guards-took-up-defense/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=UATV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=13 Ukrainian border guards killed in Russian take-over of Snake Island in the Black Sea, near the Romanian border - official |url=https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1496966461386072067 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=[[BNO News]] |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> One of the Ukrainian soldiers live-streamed the moment that the Russian warship opened fire.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/one-13-killed-ukrainian-island-live-streamed-attack-1682540]</ref> |
Later in the evening, the State Border Guard Service stated that communication with the island had been lost<ref>[https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/02/25/ukrainians-trapped-on-snake-island-to-the-russians-demanding-their-surrender-go-fck-yourself/]</ref> and at 22:00 (01:00 Moscow Time, [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]), announced that Russian forces had captured the island following a naval and air bombardment that destroyed all infrastructure on the island.<ref>{{cite news |title=Острів Зміїний захопили російські окупанти - ДПСУ |url=https://gazeta.ua/articles/donbas/_ostriv-zmiyinij-zahopili-rosijski-okupanti-dpsu/1072429 |access-date=24 February 2022 |publisher=Gazeta UA |date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224202628/https://gazeta.ua/articles/donbas/_ostriv-zmiyinij-zahopili-rosijski-okupanti-dpsu/1072429 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2022|title=Ukraine's State Border Guard says island south of country's coast falls into Russian hands|url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-24-22-intl/h_9fac7aa8767191d8dc77a0bf0bd0fe75|last=Hallam|first=Johnny|access-date=24 February 2022|work=CNN}}</ref> Thirteen border guards, representing the entirety of the Ukrainian military presence on the island, were killed during the battle after refusing to surrender.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-24|title=Ukraine's Snake Island under attack, border guards took up defense|url=https://uatv.ua/en/ukraine-s-snake-island-under-attack-border-guards-took-up-defense/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=UATV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=13 Ukrainian border guards killed in Russian take-over of Snake Island in the Black Sea, near the Romanian border - official |url=https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1496966461386072067 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=[[BNO News]] |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> One of the Ukrainian soldiers live-streamed the moment that the Russian warship opened fire.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/one-13-killed-ukrainian-island-live-streamed-attack-1682540]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:24, 25 February 2022
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The Battle of Snake Island took place on 24 February 2022 on Snake Island (Template:Lang-uk) during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Battle
At around 18:00, Ukrainian State Border Guards announced that Snake Island, located in Ukrainian territorial waters in the Black Sea, had come under attack from Russian ships, during the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3] The cruiser Moskva and patrol ship Vasily Bykov were involved in the attack, using their deck guns.[4]
According to audio shared by Ukrayinska Pravda, when the Russian cruiser identified itself as a "Russian warship", and instructed the Ukrainian soldiers to surrender, or else be fired upon, their response was "Go fuck yourself, Russian warship" (Template:Lang-ru).[5][6][verification needed]
Later in the evening, the State Border Guard Service stated that communication with the island had been lost[7] and at 22:00 (01:00 Moscow Time, UTC+2), announced that Russian forces had captured the island following a naval and air bombardment that destroyed all infrastructure on the island.[8][9] Thirteen border guards, representing the entirety of the Ukrainian military presence on the island, were killed during the battle after refusing to surrender.[10][11] One of the Ukrainian soldiers live-streamed the moment that the Russian warship opened fire.[12]
On the same day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that all the guardsmen will be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.[6]
See also
- Raid on Porto Buso
- Battle of Ad-Dawrah
- NUTS!
- Molon labe, classic Spartan expression of defiance
References
- ^ a b c "Zmiinyi Island In Black Sea Attacked From Russian Ships - Border Service". ukranews_com. 24 February 2022.
- ^ Зубкова, Даша (24 February 2022). "Zmiinyi Island In Black Sea Attacked From Russian Ships - Border Service". Ukrainian News Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian soldier deployed on Snake Island live streamed the moment a Russian warship opened fire on the Island. All 13 soldiers lost their lives". Twitter. @PokiRae_. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Russian Navy Captures Ukraine's Outpost on Snake Island". The Maritime Executive. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ ""Русский корабль, иди на х.й!": захисники Зміїного відповіли ворогові". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b Tim Lister; Josh Pennington (24 February 2022). "Russia invades Ukraine". CNN. p. "Audio emerges appearing to be of Ukrainian fighters defending island from Russian warship". Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Острів Зміїний захопили російські окупанти - ДПСУ". Gazeta UA. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Hallam, Johnny (24 February 2022). "Ukraine's State Border Guard says island south of country's coast falls into Russian hands". CNN. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine's Snake Island under attack, border guards took up defense". UATV. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "13 Ukrainian border guards killed in Russian take-over of Snake Island in the Black Sea, near the Romanian border - official". Twitter. BNO News. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ [2]
