A Ukrainian soldier who told a Russian warship to "go f*** yourself" before he was captured by the invading force has returned home, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry tweeted.
Highlights
- Ukrainian soldier Roman Hrybov has returned home from Russian captivity, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry tweeted.
- The soldier and his small squad had been defending a small island called Snake Island in the Black Sea during the early days of the Russian invasion in late February.
- When a Russian warship challenged them to surrender, the soldier, in an audio clip of the incident that surfaced on social media, was heard bluntly replying, “Russian warship, go f*** yourself.”
- It was reported then that the small squad of Ukrainian soldiers defending Snake Island was killed.
- Later, Russian media reported that they were taken into captivity.
- In the tweet today, the tweet said, “Roman Hyrbov, the.