The 13 Ukrainian soldiers who defended the island of the Snakes from the attack of Putin's troops in the Black Sea are still alive, albeit prisoners of the Russians. They were celebrated as heroes after an officer aboard a Moscow navy warship who asked them to surrender was replied "go fuck yourself".
Official confirmation comes from the Ukrainian Navy, according to reports from the Kyiv Independent newspaper.
That day, there were 13 border guards stationed on the rocky island of about 16 hectares owned by Ukraine which is about 300 km west of Crimea. Everyone was believed to have died after refusing to give up.
(Unioneonline / L)
