Videos: What happened at Snake Island that led to death of 13 Ukraine soldiers, who told Russian warship to 'go f**k yourself'

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, February 25

All 13 Ukrainian soldiers were killed on the first day of fighting on the nation's Snake Island after they refused to surrender to invading Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The soldiers told the Russian warship to "go f**k yourself". Russian "sabotage groups" have now entered the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Zelenskyy further said.

Meanwhile, videos show Indian students taking shelter in the basement of educational institution in Ukraine's Kharkiv as Russia attacked the country.

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The videos have been shared on the social media. Around 500 Indian students were said to have taken shelter in the basement of the institution.

"We do not know if this basement is enough for us to survive. We urge the Indian government to try to evacuate us," a student said.

“Indian students have taken Shelter in the basement of a University in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They are worried as Food, money, essential supply running out. Modi ji 18000 Indians, many of them students, still in #Ukraine. Prayers for the safety of all. #StopWar #RussiaUkraineConflict”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far in the Russian invasion of his country.

At a media briefing on Thursday, India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla assured all Indian citizens, including students, in Ukraine and their family members that the government will take all possible steps to bring them back safe and sound.

He said there were around 20,000 Indians in Ukraine and of them, nearly 4,000 have returned to India in the last few days.

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