Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that 13 Ukrainian soldiers who died on Thursday defending an island against a Russian Naval vessel would be awarded the title of “Hero of Ukraine.”

CNN reported:

According to a purported audio exchange, as the Russians approached Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, the Russian officer says: “This is a military warship. This is a Russian military warship. I suggest you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and needless casualties. Otherwise, you will be bombed.”

A Ukrainian soldier responds: “Russian warship, go f*** yourself.”

“On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically,” Zelensky said. “But [they] did not give up.”