One of the Russian navy warships that attacked Ukraine’s Snake Island last month sank after a Ukrainian counterattack Monday night, military sources in Kyiv tell Fox News Digital.
The Ukrainian defense forces manning the island earned international praise on Feb. 24 when they responded to a naval vessel demanding their surrender with defiance.RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES
But the Ukrainian navy later said it had discovered all of them were captured alive by Russian forces. "Units of the Marines of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine defending the Odessa region hit an enemy ship," a translation of the video’s caption reads. "The enemy retreated again.""Did we get it?" one asks, according to a translation of the video."Look, we got the warship," the first man replies. "It’s on fire!"