Russian Forces Withdraw From Snake Island

The Russian forces left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on Thursday, after carrying out, as they said, a “successful” operation. On Monday, the Ukrainian army said it had struck a second missile system on the island, as well as multiple Russian personnel in an effort to keep them away. In a brief post on the Telegram the Operation Command South on Thursday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that “the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the guard with two speedboats and most likely left the island.” Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, told the Telegram that the Ukrainian armed forces “carried out a remarkable operation”. Early on Thursday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said the results of an overnight operation were being evaluated, but were seen as a “success” as Russian forces were forced to evacuate using speedboats. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhniy, told the Telegram that the “occupiers” had left because “they could not withstand the fire of our artillery, missiles and air raids.” He also thanked the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Odessa region “for taking the greatest measures to liberate a strategically important part of our territory”, referring to Snake Island. However, Russia gave a slightly different account of the events on the island. Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces and spokesman for the Russian army, Igor Konashenkov, said in a statement that Russian forces had left the island “as a gesture of goodwill.” He added that “the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have completed the tasks assigned to Snake Island and have withdrawn the guard operating there.” Konashenkov said the withdrawal of Russian troops would facilitate the passage of grain, “a solution that would prevent Kyiv from speculating about an impending grocery crisis, citing the inability to export grain due to total control of the northwestern part of the country.” Sea from Russia. “ A satellite image shows an overview of Snake Island, Ukraine, on May 12. (Maxar Technologies / Reuters) Some context: Snake Island is a small but strategic island in the Black Sea. It was the scene of one of the opening battles of the war in Ukraine, with demands from a Russian warship calling on the Ukrainian defenders to surrender, who bravely replied “Russian warship leave for yourself”. This post has been updated.

title: “Russian Forces Withdraw From Snake Island " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Alexander Young”

The Russian forces left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on Thursday, after carrying out, as they said, a “successful” operation. On Monday, the Ukrainian army said it had struck a second missile system on the island, as well as multiple Russian personnel in an effort to keep them away. In a brief post on the Telegram the Operation Command South on Thursday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that “the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the guard with two speedboats and most likely left the island.” Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, told the Telegram that the Ukrainian armed forces “carried out a remarkable operation”. Early on Thursday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said the results of an overnight operation were being evaluated, but were seen as a “success” as Russian forces were forced to evacuate using speedboats. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhniy, told the Telegram that the “occupiers” had left because “they could not withstand the fire of our artillery, missiles and air raids.” He also thanked the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Odessa region “for taking the greatest measures to liberate a strategically important part of our territory”, referring to Snake Island. However, Russia gave a slightly different account of the events on the island. Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces and spokesman for the Russian army, Igor Konashenkov, said in a statement that Russian forces had left the island “as a gesture of goodwill.” He added that “the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have completed the tasks assigned to Snake Island and have withdrawn the guard operating there.” Konashenkov said the withdrawal of Russian troops would facilitate the passage of grain, “a solution that would prevent Kyiv from speculating about an impending grocery crisis, citing the inability to export grain due to total control of the northwestern part of the country.” Sea from Russia. “ A satellite image shows an overview of Snake Island, Ukraine, on May 12. (Maxar Technologies / Reuters) Some context: Snake Island is a small but strategic island in the Black Sea. It was the scene of one of the opening battles of the war in Ukraine, with demands from a Russian warship calling on the Ukrainian defenders to surrender, who bravely replied “Russian warship leave for yourself”. This post has been updated.