By late Thursday night, Ukraine’s state border service lost all communication with the guards. The island is believed to now be occupied by Russian forces.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine published today on its Facebook page an audio recording of threats against Ukrainian border guards who are on Zmiiny Island.
Poland’s Border Guard has detained a Russian dry-cargo ship which had suddenly sped towards the Polish coast, and turned out to be led by an inebriated captain.
