“It was from here that the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation “Moscow” was sent in a known direction, which was later sunk by the Defense Forces.”, — write: www.unian.ua
It was from here that the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation “Moscow” was sent in a known direction, which was later sunk by the Defense Forces.
Snake Island was shown on video / screenshotUkrainian border guards showed Zmiiny Island (Odesa region) in the Black Sea, which was occupied by the Russian military in February 2022, and was liberated on June 30, 2022. The relevant video was released by the State Border Service of Ukraine.“Whoever owns the Snake, owns the Black Sea,” the caption emphasizes.
It is noted that special officers of the State Border Service, together with units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, ensure the safety of civil shipping in the waters of the Black Sea. In particular, enemy aircraft and warships are not allowed to approach the Ukrainian coast.
The video, apparently taken from a boat and a drone, shows the island from the sea and part of the land. It can be seen that equipment, certain installations, surfaces, for example, a pier, etc., were mutilated on Zmiino. A Ukrainian flag is installed on the island, which is also damaged, perhaps due to the blows that the occupying army of the Russian Federation inflicts on this piece of Ukrainian land from time to time.
The military was reminded that it was from here that the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation “Moscow” was sent in a known direction, which was later sunk by the Defense Forces.
Snake Island now – video Snake Island – what is known about itZmiiny Island (Odeszine) is one of the most important strategic objects in the Black Sea. The Russian military occupied it in February 2022, and managed to free it on June 30, 2022. On this island, the invaders tried, in particular, to equip the “covering” complex of their fleet, which became vulnerable after the sinking of the cruiser “Moskva”. Later, the Russian army repeatedly attacked Zmiinyi, in particular with the help of tactical aircraft, dropping high-explosive bombs.
Later, a military analyst, senior lieutenant of the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces, Yigal Levin, stated that during the battles for the Zmiiny ZSU, they resisted the invaders by installing weapons on an ordinary barge. He was extremely surprised and admired Ukrainian ingenuity – this is a sample of a non-standard, asymmetric approach to conducting hostilities. According to the analyst, the importance of the initiative with the barges gave impetus to the further permanent processing of the occupiers on Zmiino with the help of Ukrainian artillery, aviation, etc.
We will remind, on April 12, 2022, “Ukrposhta” put into circulation the postage stamp “Russian warship, go …! Glory to the heroes!” circulation of 1 million pieces. “Russian warship, go …!” – a phrase uttered by the Ukrainian military in response to the offer of a Russian warship to surrender during the attack on the island on the first day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. After that, the saying became one of the symbols of Ukraine’s struggle against the Russian invaders.
In December 2023, the Armed Forces shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber in the area of the island. According to the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the aircraft there remotely mined civilian shipping lanes – dropped bottom mines. This was done in the direction of the “grain corridor”, the work of which the invaders are constantly trying to disrupt.
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