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Battle of Snake Island
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date24 February 2022
Location
Snake Island, Ukraine
Result Russian victory
Belligerents

Ukraine Ukraine

Russia Russia
Units involved
State Border Guard[1] Black Sea Fleet
Strength
13 1 cruiser[1]
1 patrol ship[1]
Casualties and losses
13 killed None

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 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 commander of the Russian cruiser instructed the Ukrainian soldiers stationed on the island to surrender, or else be fired upon, the response was 'Go fuck yourself' (Template:Lang-ru).[5][6]

At 22:00 (01:00 Moscow Time, UTC+2), the State Border Guard Service announced that Russian forces had captured the island following a naval and air bombardment that destroyed all infrastructure on the island.[7][8] Thirteen border guards, representing the entirety of the Ukrainian military presence on the island, were killed during the battle after refusing to surrender.[9][10] President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced they will each be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zmiinyi Island In Black Sea Attacked From Russian Ships - Border Service". ukranews_com. 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ Зубкова, Даша (24 February 2022). "Zmiinyi Island In Black Sea Attacked From Russian Ships - Border Service". Ukrainian News Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Russian Navy Captures Ukraine's Outpost on Snake Island". The Maritime Executive. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ ""Русский корабль, иди на х.й!": захисники Зміїного відповіли ворогові". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Острів Зміїний захопили російські окупанти - ДПСУ". Gazeta UA. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Ukraine's Snake Island under attack, border guards took up defense". UATV. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
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