Ukrainian soldier who said "Russian warship, go fuck yourself!" -- has survived Russian captivity

[Nevilledog]

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Ukrainian soldier Roman Hrybov — who famously told a Russian warship, “Russian warship, go fuck yourself!” — has survived Russian captivity and been given award “For services to Cherkasy region” upon returning home.


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7:41 AM · Mar 29, 2022

[Chainfire]

1. Why in the world would the Russians have released him as long as the war was going on?

Talk about shooting yourself in your propaganda foot.

[Nevilledog]

2. Right?

[drray23]

3. because him and his colleagues were exchanged for Russian pows.nt.

[Chainfire]

4. Had I been the Russian in charge, you could have found this man, 40 years from now, known only by

number, still chained to his shovel in a coal mine in Siberia. There is no way that I would have ever let the Ukrainians have the chance to make hay from his notoriety . Perhaps the Russians are really just stupid...

[Quakerfriend]

5. Perhaps, the Russians never knew who among those captured said it. n/t

[TomSlick]

6. Putin is a damned fool for taking on such people.

Slava Ukraini!