'Russian Warship, Go F*** Yourself': Ex-POW Describes 'Limitless Violence' That Followed Defiant Ukrainian Stand
June 21, 2025 00:01 CET By Sashko Shevchenko Former Ukrainian marine Vladyslav Zadorin spent 679 days in Russian captivity. Share “Russian warship, go f*** yourself.” When a Ukrainian border guard on a Black Sea island fired off that reply to a surrender demand radioed from a Russian warship on the first day of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, his words quickly went viral, spawning memes, T-shirts, and even a postage stamp. For Ukrainians, it was a pithy, potent symbol of the nation’s defiance in the face of the Russian attack -- a wall of resistance that bucked widespread expectations , not least in the Kremlin, that the smaller country would be subjugated within days or weeks. Popular Postage: Ukrainians Line Up To Buy Stamp Of Defiant Snake Island Guards The code has been copied to your clipboard. width px height px Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The URL has been copied to your clipboard Auto 240p 36...