Snake Island Ukrainians found alive, taken as Russian prisoners

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Ukrainian border guards manning the Black Sea's Snake Island initially thought dead were instead taken alive as prisoners, according to Ukraine's navy. (Twitter)

The 13 Ukrainian border guards-turned-international-heroes that had reportedly been killed after telling a Russian warship to “go fuck yourself” instead of surrendering their post were confirmed to be alive on Sunday by the Ukrainian Navy .

The announcement was made in a Facebook post, reading, “regarding the Marines and border guards, who were taken captive by Russian occupiers on the island of Snake, we are very happy to learn that our brothers are alive and well.”

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