A Ukrainian soldier blew up a bridge that connects Russia-occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine in order to stop Russian tanks from advancing. In the process, he sacrificed his own life.
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A Ukrainian soldier died after he blew up a bridge to stop the advancement of Russian tanks. (Photo: Facebook)
To stop Russian tanks from invading his country, a Ukrainian soldier blew up the bridge that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine. In the process, he sacrificed his own life.
Marine battalion engineer Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych was deployed to the Henichesk bridge in the southern province of Kherson when Russian tanks invaded, as per the Ukrainian military.
The army decided that the only way to block the Russian tanks would be to blow up the bridge and, accordingly, Volodymyrovych volunteered to do the needful, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a statement.
However, he soon realised he would not be able to get back to safety and died in the blast. His act of bravery forced the Russian forces to take a longer route, thereby giving the Ukrainian military more time to respond.
A Ukrainian soldier died after he blew up a bridge to stop the advancement of Russian tanks. (Photo: Facebook)
To stop Russian tanks from invading his country, a Ukrainian soldier blew up the bridge that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine. In the process, he sacrificed his own life.
Marine battalion engineer Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych was deployed to the Henichesk bridge in the southern province of Kherson when Russian tanks invaded, as per the Ukrainian military.
The army decided that the only way to block the Russian tanks would be to blow up the bridge and, accordingly, Volodymyrovych volunteered to do the needful, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a statement.
However, he soon realised he would not be able to get back to safety and died in the blast. His act of bravery forced the Russian forces to take a longer route, thereby giving the Ukrainian military more time to respond.
UKRAINE MILITARY'S STATEMENT
“On this difficult day for our country, when the Ukrainian people give away to the Russian occupiers in all directions, one of the hardest places on the map of Ukraine was the Crimean intersection, where one of the first enemies met a separate marine battalion. In order to stop the promotion of the tank column, a decision was made to overthrow the Geniche Car Bridge,” the Ukrainian military wrote in a statement.
The statement added, “The engineer of a separate battalion sailor Skakun Vitaliy Volodymyrovich was called to perform this task. The bridge was replaced, but he didn't have time to get out of there There was an explosion right away. Our brother was killed. His heroic act significantly slowed down the push of the enemy, allowing the unit to relocate and organize defense.”
The statement concluded, “We will fight as long as we live! And as long as we are alive we will fight!”
The soldier, Skakun Vitaliy Volodymyrovich, will be given a state award posthumously for his bravery.
Russia declared war on Ukraine on Thursday. Since then, more than 130 Ukrainian ‘heroes’ have been killed, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“On this difficult day for our country, when the Ukrainian people give away to the Russian occupiers in all directions, one of the hardest places on the map of Ukraine was the Crimean intersection, where one of the first enemies met a separate marine battalion. In order to stop the promotion of the tank column, a decision was made to overthrow the Geniche Car Bridge,” the Ukrainian military wrote in a statement.
The statement added, “The engineer of a separate battalion sailor Skakun Vitaliy Volodymyrovich was called to perform this task. The bridge was replaced, but he didn't have time to get out of there There was an explosion right away. Our brother was killed. His heroic act significantly slowed down the push of the enemy, allowing the unit to relocate and organize defense.”
The statement concluded, “We will fight as long as we live! And as long as we are alive we will fight!”
The soldier, Skakun Vitaliy Volodymyrovich, will be given a state award posthumously for his bravery.
Russia declared war on Ukraine on Thursday. Since then, more than 130 Ukrainian ‘heroes’ have been killed, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Garrison Of Ukrainian Soldiers Killed After Refusing Russian Demands To Surrender
Nick Visser
Thu, February 24, 2022,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press conference Thursday in Kyiv on Russia's attack on Ukraine. (Photo: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
An entire garrison of 13 Ukrainian border guards was killed in the first day of fighting on the nation’s Snake Island after the soldiers refused to surrender to invading Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy said in an address that the guards had attempted to protect the island, resisting demands from Russian forces to lay down their arms. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, posted audio to Facebook in which Russian forces can be heard telling the soldiers to surrender and “avoid bloodshed,” according to a translation by The Washington Post.
The garrison refused, with one soldier saying, “Russian warship, go fuck yourself,” and were all killed in an artillery strike.
Zelenskyy said the 13 soldiers would be honored posthumously with the Hero of Ukraine award.
Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, is about 30 miles off the coast of Ukraine and is less than 42 acres. The Post noted that the island marks the edge of Ukraine’s territorial waters and serves as a strategic post in the Black Sea.
Zelenskyy said at least 137 people have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion and hundreds had been wounded. That tally was expected to climb as Russian forces closed in on the capital, Kyiv, and Zelenskyy said in his address that “the fate of the country depends fully on our army, security forces, all of our defenders.”
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
Nick Visser
Thu, February 24, 2022,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press conference Thursday in Kyiv on Russia's attack on Ukraine. (Photo: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
An entire garrison of 13 Ukrainian border guards was killed in the first day of fighting on the nation’s Snake Island after the soldiers refused to surrender to invading Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy said in an address that the guards had attempted to protect the island, resisting demands from Russian forces to lay down their arms. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, posted audio to Facebook in which Russian forces can be heard telling the soldiers to surrender and “avoid bloodshed,” according to a translation by The Washington Post.
The garrison refused, with one soldier saying, “Russian warship, go fuck yourself,” and were all killed in an artillery strike.
Zelenskyy said the 13 soldiers would be honored posthumously with the Hero of Ukraine award.
Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, is about 30 miles off the coast of Ukraine and is less than 42 acres. The Post noted that the island marks the edge of Ukraine’s territorial waters and serves as a strategic post in the Black Sea.
Zelenskyy said at least 137 people have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion and hundreds had been wounded. That tally was expected to climb as Russian forces closed in on the capital, Kyiv, and Zelenskyy said in his address that “the fate of the country depends fully on our army, security forces, all of our defenders.”
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
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