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<blockquote data-quote="Adam_Butler" data-source="post: 1486" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>An island in the black sea, which had previously been a strategic military position for the Russian Armed Forces to house heavy artillery and missile batteries, has now been reclaimed by the country of Ukraine. Snake Island is now back under the control of the Ukrainians.</p><p></p><p><strong>From Wikipedia:</strong></p><p>Snake Island has 2 other names and is known as Serpent Island and Zmiinyi Island. It is part of the Odesa Oblaste and near the Danube Delta area. In ancient antiquity, it also housed a temple to Achilles. It is located approximately 90 miles south of the port city of Odesa and is a strategic guard for shipping lanes in Ukraine, on the Black Sea. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Island_(Ukraine)" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>As Russia continues to gain control of the eastern Donbas region, Ukraine has retaken the island and has even raised their Ukrainian flag, and now their colors of blue and yellow flow in the wind, above the island. It is hoped that retaking the island could relieve the noose which the Kremlin has placed on Ukrainian ports with its blockades. The moment was definitely a morale booster for Ukraine, as it needed a victory after so much loss.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As soon as the Ukrainian flag was posted being raised on snake island, on mainstream media, The Kremlin responded with an aerial attack on the island, where combat planes struck it and destroyed part of the Ukrainian forces that had made it to Snake Island.</p><p></p><p>The missile strike on the island has caused massive damage to the dock area, states Serhiy Bratchuk, Odesa regional admin spokesman. He went on to state that another 2 Russian missiles had destroyed 2 grain storage locations which housed approximately 35 tons of grain as well, furthering the grain crisis.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After Sunday's Russian conquest of the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, the Russian Armed Forces are now dug in and concentrating on the northern border of the Donetsk region. Washington think-tank, the Institute for the Study of War, has stated that there has not been any new territory to fall under Russian control since Lysychansk, and thus far Russian attacks have been repelled, though the situation is fluid and intense.</p><p></p><p>With the addition of western weaponry, Ukrainian forces are making 'tangible strikes' on Russian targets, says President Zelenskyy. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>Sources</u></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="http://Ukraine raises flag on recaptured island as Russia consolidates gains in east" target="_blank">Reuters</a> | <a href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates" target="_blank">Institute for the Study of War</a> | <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-news-live-russia-rages-at-france-over-putin-macron-phone-call-leak-moscow-hints-at-negotiation-stance-air-alerts-across-country-12541713" target="_blank">Sky News</a> </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adam_Butler, post: 1486, member: 18"] An island in the black sea, which had previously been a strategic military position for the Russian Armed Forces to house heavy artillery and missile batteries, has now been reclaimed by the country of Ukraine. Snake Island is now back under the control of the Ukrainians. [B]From Wikipedia:[/B] Snake Island has 2 other names and is known as Serpent Island and Zmiinyi Island. It is part of the Odesa Oblaste and near the Danube Delta area. In ancient antiquity, it also housed a temple to Achilles. It is located approximately 90 miles south of the port city of Odesa and is a strategic guard for shipping lanes in Ukraine, on the Black Sea. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Island_(Ukraine)']Wikipedia[/URL] [ATTACH type="full" width="331px"]376[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="311px"]377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="421px"]378[/ATTACH] As Russia continues to gain control of the eastern Donbas region, Ukraine has retaken the island and has even raised their Ukrainian flag, and now their colors of blue and yellow flow in the wind, above the island. It is hoped that retaking the island could relieve the noose which the Kremlin has placed on Ukrainian ports with its blockades. The moment was definitely a morale booster for Ukraine, as it needed a victory after so much loss. As soon as the Ukrainian flag was posted being raised on snake island, on mainstream media, The Kremlin responded with an aerial attack on the island, where combat planes struck it and destroyed part of the Ukrainian forces that had made it to Snake Island. The missile strike on the island has caused massive damage to the dock area, states Serhiy Bratchuk, Odesa regional admin spokesman. He went on to state that another 2 Russian missiles had destroyed 2 grain storage locations which housed approximately 35 tons of grain as well, furthering the grain crisis. [B][/B] After Sunday's Russian conquest of the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, the Russian Armed Forces are now dug in and concentrating on the northern border of the Donetsk region. Washington think-tank, the Institute for the Study of War, has stated that there has not been any new territory to fall under Russian control since Lysychansk, and thus far Russian attacks have been repelled, though the situation is fluid and intense. With the addition of western weaponry, Ukrainian forces are making 'tangible strikes' on Russian targets, says President Zelenskyy. [CENTER][B][U]Sources[/U] [URL='http://Ukraine raises flag on recaptured island as Russia consolidates gains in east']Reuters[/URL] | [URL='https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates']Institute for the Study of War[/URL] | [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-news-live-russia-rages-at-france-over-putin-macron-phone-call-leak-moscow-hints-at-negotiation-stance-air-alerts-across-country-12541713']Sky News[/URL] [/B][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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