Snake Island: 13 Ukrainian soldiers died 'heroically' telling Russian warship 'go f**k yourself'

The Ukrainian President has hailed soldiers who died defending a remote island in the Black Sea as 'heroes' after they told a Russian warship to 'go f*** yourself.'

The 13 border guards were stationed on Ukraine's Zmiinyi Island, known as Snake Island, the largest island in the Black Sea.

They refused to surrender after the island was invaded by two Russian warships.