The Ukrainian soldiers who told a Russian warship to “go f--- yourself” while stationed on Snake Island are “alive and well,” despite previous reports that they were all killed, according to the Ukrainian Navy.
"The SBGSU and the Armed Forces, like the whole of Ukraine, have received hope that all of Zmiiny's defenders are alive," the post read in part.
Before it was known that the soldiers survived the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced that he would award each of the 13 troops with the title Hero of Ukraine, the Washington PostFILE - A demonstrator carries a sign during a protest in support of Ukraine in Times Square, New York, on Feb. 26, 2022.on Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Shabia Mantoo, a UNHCR spokeswoman, said the growing count included 281,000 in Poland, more than 84,500 in Hungary, about 36,400 in Moldova, over 32,500 in Romania and about 30,000 in Slovakia. The rest were scattered in other countries, she said. about 30% against the U.S. dollar on Monday after Western nations moved to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system and to restrict Russia’s use of its massive foreign currency reserves.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting the Russian central bank and state investment funds. It said the move effectively immobilizes any assets of Russia's central bank in the U.S. or held by Americans. The president of neutral Switzerland said his country would adopt the EU's sanctions targeting Russians, including asset freezes, all but depriving well-heeled Russians of access to one of their favorite safe havens to park money.
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