Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has weighed in on the Ukraine invasion. She says it is 'a conflict between two political leaders, and it means the people of both nations will suffer.' UKRAINE COVERAGE: 9News
The Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island - who were all feared dead after their defiant response to threats from a Russian warship - are actually "alive and well," according to the Ukrainian Navy.
All of the soldiers on the tiny island in the Black Sea were thought to have been killed in an attack on the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last Thursday. According to a purported audio exchange, one of the Ukrainian troops had responded to a warning from an approaching Russian vessel to lay down their weapons or face bombing by saying, "Russian warship, go f--- yourself."
But - after the Ukrainian border force said that it had information disputing the deaths - a statement on Monday from the country's navy suggested this was certainly not the case. According to the navy the soldiers on the island repelled two attacks by Russian forces but in the end were forced to surrender "due to the lack of ammunition".
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