Zelenskiy hails ‘significant’ Snake Island victory

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier hailed a victory over Russian forces occupying Snake Island

He said Zmiinyi Island – or Snake Island – was “free” after Russian forces withdrew from the strategic post, Qazet.az reports.

Zmiinyi Island is a strategic point, and it significantly changes the situation in the Black Sea. It does not guarantee safety yet, it does not yet guarantee that the enemy will not return. But it already limits the actions of the occupiers significantly. Step by step, we will drive them out of our sea, our land, and our sky.”

Snake Island was made famous when Russia first captured it in February. A Ukrainian soldier posted on the island told an attacking Russian warship to “go fuck yourself”, which has become one of the most popular Ukrainian slogans of resistance since the invasion.