Ukrainian servicemen captured from Zmiinyi Island, or "Snake" Island, were brought to Sevastopol in Crimea, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian media said that the servicemen will be sent back to Ukraine pending certain "legal procedures." (Photo by Russian Defen 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."Russian ship, go f--- yourself!" one of them said over a loudspeaker.RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATESInitially, Ukrainian authorities believed all 13 Snake Island defenders were killed in the ensuing bombardment – and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they would all be posthumously honored as national heroes.But the Ukrainian navy later said it had discovered all of them were captured alive by Russian forces.Video shared by the Ukrainian navy Monday showed a nighttime rocket barrage, which soldiers described as "holiday fireworks," blasting off from the waterfront city of Odesa before a distant target lights up in flames.GRUNT STYLE GASDEN-INSPIRED T-SHIRT SALES TO BENEFIT CHILDREN DISPLACED IN RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE"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.