Ukrainian border guard, the true author of the phrase "russian warship, go f*k yourself", released from russian captivity. This was reported in the State Border Guard Service.
The head of the Zmiyiniy Island border post, Bohdan Gotsky, confirmed that only border guards had access to the radio station. According to him, the russians demanded the defenders of Zmiyiniy to surrender, offering them a job with a high salary. However, border guards refused to betray the state.
One of the defenders lost his temper and pointed in the direction of the russian ship. The name of the border guard is not disclosed.
"This is my subordinate. He was in captivity for a month and a half, now at large," Gotsky said.
Updated. A spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, Andriy Demchenko, told UE that the author's name was kept secret so as not to harm him.
"The name of the border guard who said these words was not mentioned deliberately, because the disclosure of his identity could harm him in captivity. Now, fortunately, he is safe. Due to certain circumstances, we will keep him secret for some time," he said. he.
The media publicity of Marine Roman Hrybov, who appeared as the author of the statement, was to some extent an operation to cover up the information. This ensured the safety of his fellow defenders of the island, who were taken prisoner - border guards, navy, land and air forces.
The authorship of the phrase about the ship was attributed to the Marine Roman Gribov. After his release from captivity in April, he did not elaborate on how the statement came about.
There were a lot of us there. I couldn't tell you in detail when this phrase came about. There was a panic movement, so I won't even say at what point it happened ... They didn't know who said it. And that's good. because, I think, I would not be treated well in this case. I would not return home, " he told “Suspilne” [ukr PBS].