Snake Island: Ukraine says troopers killed when refusing to surrender

Ukraine has worthy thirteen troopers who were killed defensive a little island when reportedly swearing at a Russian ship that ordered them to surrender. 

In unproven audio clips, the borders guards defending Zmiinyi Island in the Black Sea are told to "lay down your weapons" or "be bombed".

"Russian warship, go to hell," they respond. 

Ukraine says they were then killed by air and sea strikes. Russia denies the account, spoken communication all of them surrendered. 

Ukraine' President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded every of the guards the late title of "Hero of Ukraine". 

"On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically," mister Zelensky said. 

In the audio recordings, shared by a Ukrainian government official, the troopers will be detected exchanging barbed comments with the Russian vessel. 

"This is a Russian warship," one voice says within the clip. "I propose you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary victims. Otherwise you will be bombed" 

in line with the audio, the Ukrainian soldiers will then be heard speaking amongst themselves, agreeing "this is it", before their final "go to hell". 

in line with Ukrainian officials, those were the last words heard from the island before Russia began strikes and Kyiv lost contact with the island. 

The official Russian account of the incident differs dramatically. national capital aforesaid the eighty two Ukrainian troopers on the island given it to them voluntarily and created no mention of winding up strikes or inflicting casualties. 

Snake Island may be a roughly 16-hectare (40-acre) rocky island in hand by Ukrayina that lies concerning 300km (186 miles) west of Crimea. 

Ukraine says 137 of its civilians and military personnel were killed throughout Russia' invasion on Thursday.