Black Sea Fleet: 82 Ukrainian Border Guards Who Surrendered on Zmeiny Island Arrive in Sevastopol

The Ukrainian authorities claimed that the border guards were killed while defending Zmeiny Island in the Black Sea during Russia's special operation, and decided to “posthumously” honour them with the Hero of Ukraine award. Kiev also put the number of the "killed" guards at 13, saying they chose to die "heroically" instead of "giving up".