
Zelensky thanks soldiers at iconic Snake Island on 500th day of war | New York Post
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commemorated the 500th day of the war against Russia with a video salute to his soldiers filmed on Snake Island, which became a symbol of resistance early on in the fighting.
Zelensky said that the retaking of the Black Sea island a year ago “is a great proof that Ukraine will regain every bit of its territory” and thanked his troops in a video posted to Facebook.
The small island is widely known as the site of a viral video posted early in the war showing a Ukrainian soldier saying “Russian warship, go f-ck yourself” in response to a demand from Moscow’s forces that the island either be surrendered or bombed.
“Let the freedom that all our heroes of different times wanted for Ukraine and that must be won right now be a ...