Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Snake Island in the Black Sea, where Kyiv scored a high-profile victory at the start of the war with Russia, which entered its 500th day on Saturday.
“Today we are on Snake Island, which, like the rest of Ukraine, will never be conquered by the aggressor, because we are a country of courage,” the head of state said in an undated video posted on social media on Saturday. .
“From this place of victory for these 500 days, I want to thank each and every one of our soldiers here,” said Mr. Zelensky said in the video, where he can be seen arriving on the island by boat and laying flowers in front of a monument.
“Screw You”
Shortly after the start of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Russian army seized the island, a pebble strategically located a few tens of kilometers from the coast, where a small group of Ukrainian soldiers was stationed.
The Russian ship Moskva demanded that they surrender, but the soldiers refused and ordered the ship to be “fucked off”, which became an internet cult and featured on stamps in Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers were captured before being exchanged with Russian prisoners. kyiv reported that Moscow sank in the Black Sea after being hit by Ukrainian missiles. Moscow only mentioned an explosion on board, but had to abandon the island in June 2022.
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