Ukraine gives medal to soldier who told Russian warship to ‘go f*** yourself’

A Ukrainian soldier who defied a Russian warship by telling its commander to “go f*** yourself” has been awarded a bravery medal after being freed from captivity.

Roman Hrybov was stationed on Zmiinyi (Snake) Island in the Black Sea when Russian forces launched their invasion on 24 February.

A day later, 13 guards stationed on the remote island were informed by a Russian warship via loudspeaker that they should surrender or “be hit with a bomb strike”.