A first draft of the history of the war in Ukraine

Published February 29, 2024 9:13pm ET



“Russian warship, go f*** yourself!” swiftly became a rallying cry through war-stricken Ukraine in early 2022, after Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of its disobedient neighbor. The phrase, which originated with an outnumbered but defiant group of Ukrainian sailors on Snake Island in the Crimean Sea who dared their Russian counterparts to capture them dead or alive, became an entire nation’s slogan of resistance against an avaricious foe determined to extinguish its independence.

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