Ukrainian military officials claim to have forced Russian troops to withdraw from a strategic Black Sea Island on Thursday after relentless Ukrainian attacks.
Senior official from Ukrainian General Staff, Oleksii Hromov said Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian hardware on the island forcing them to withdraw.
He added that the Ukrainian military plans to restore physical control of the island, but at the moment they control the site with artillery and aviation.
Russia portrayed the pullout from Snake Island off the port city of Odesa as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine’s military said the Russians fled the island in two speedboats following a barrage of Ukrainian artillery and missile strikes.
Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said the withdrawal was intended to demonstrate that Russia isn’t hampering U.N. efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor for exporting agricultural products from Ukraine.
Hromov said that Ukrainian armed forces will do everything possible to secure safe navigation through Ukrainian territorial waters.
Snake Island sits along a busy shipping lane. Russia took control of it in the opening days of the war in the apparent hope of using it as a staging ground for an assault on Odesa.
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so they are conquering an island without a navy , guess centuries of studies of navy and the importance of ships gone to waste
I don't believe it. Propaganda..
Probably never where any Russian troops there to begin with.
FAKE NEWS SCRIPTED REALITY FREEMASONS RUNNING WILD
That's what they used my taxpayer money on?
Wow Russia is taking forever to invade this. Putin I thought ur a master of war
One minute Ukraine is having "all of these GREAT victories"….the next minute, they're on every TV station screaming for help. Which one is it? Probably the latter…..
I cannot believe all of mean responses toward Ukraine. They are risking their lives to keep their country.
It's something to think about.
Bullshit
Cia lies
Putin already said he would pull out to make a corridor for the wheat to get through
Constant perseverance
Unbelievable
You sure it wasn't the snakes
PUTIN LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEQoDN-IWR0
lies
Every day i get bombarded by MSM that ukraine needs MORE weapons from everyone. Seems like half the world is sending their own army supplies and they keep getting destroyed within days. One day i am told that ukraine destroyed x ammount of russian forces because they are so stupid to just drive in a straight line into destruction zone.
Next day all the artis ukraine just got, are destroyed by russia.
Next day evil russia rockets civilian target, oh so many innocent victims, and then Selenski asks for more help shit.
Something is seriously wrong about the intel and how this is presented to the world.
I hear many western "allies" are running out of war material to send to ukraine, this shit has been going on for 5months now. Why is entire europe and even the US still sending war aid ? instead of just intervening for real ? You think Putin is a retard and doesn't know who is supplying all the material ? Just outright declare war on russia, if you are so desperate to not let Putin take over Ukraine or at least the east of it…
Who is making money here ? It's all just a clown show…
Russia will nuke this island to make a statement with minimal casualties.
Lol thats funny 😄
Fake News once again
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol lies
Hmmmm…..I was under the impression that UA already won this war ……just by watching CNN !
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Now the snakes are free to rule that island.
This war MUST END. Thank God for NATO and the Free Worlds support of Ukraine. We must Never tire. We must always remember that we may have to go without or pay more for some things. But this is Ukraines War, their Loss- of lives, home, land and ALL that they love. Slava Ukraini !!
❤️🇺🇦✌🏼🇺🇸👊🏼
Ya sure
Who else likes sending our us tax dollars to them when there loseing
Lies
Jajaja yhea right 🤣🤣🤣
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Phản Kito là ĐGH
Sắp tận thế lúc 15 giờ z
Western medias: Azov soldiers were evacuated by Russia's soldiers.
Stupid western supporters: Yes. Good choice. This is tactical retreat.
Smart people: No. They just surrendered. No one being evacuated by enemy.
Russia: We let go Snake Island as goodwill gestures.
Western medias: Ukraine force push Russia out of Snake Island.
Stupid western supporters: No one retreat for no reason. Ukraine's soldiers are winning and able to push Russia out.
Smart people: No clash happened in Snake Island. This should be called tactical retreat because, no one can predict the move.
Seriously?!!😅😂🤣😂🤣
Hahaha 🤣 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Its no mans land.
Ukrainian blood is precious to Americans and we pray for your success in war with Putin MaGog and Gog!
lost largest oil refinery and celebrate enemy left rock island
thank you for Mr. Joko Widodo the president of Indonesia. if you know what i mean you know.
Selamat Pak Jokowi atas negoisasinya, akhirnya rusia membuka blokade laut hitam untuk jalur export pangan dari ukraina dan rusia , bravoo.. Pak Joko Widodo
News : https://youtu.be/MkKGoQkH7yg
Kami ❤️ Indonesia
Ukraine is really hillarious just like their comedian president. Country of clowns 🤣🤣🤣
I'm sure none of that is true. There's probably no strategic advantage to the Russians, so they gave the Ukrainians a worthless rock of an island back.
Ukraine couldn't force a bowel movement.
🇺🇦🥇🏆🌹 UKRAINE WINNER 🌹🏆🥇🇺🇦