Ukrainian soldier awarded honorary medal after telling Russian warship “go f*** yourself”

After becoming a global symbol of relentless courage for telling a seemingly-intimidating Russian warship to ‘go f*** itself’ after being threatened with bombing, Ukrainian soldier Roman Gribov has received a medal for his service and for showing strength and Ukrainian spirit.

Gribov was part of Ukraine’s 13-troop Snake Island unit, who were initially reported dead after footage of the soldiers refusing to surrender the Black Sea outpost towards the end of February.

Despite the Russian ship proposing “[they] lay down [their] weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary victims”, it was welcomed by the cuss phrase heard across the globe uttered by the Ukraine soldier. While not being bombed, it turns out that the unit was actually captured by Russia and released only a few days ago.

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