The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine plans to establish direct physical control over Zmiiny Island. This was announced by Brigadier General, Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Gromov during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine,
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“The plans of the leadership of the Armed Forces are to establish direct physical control over this island. At present, we control it with the help of our weapons: long-range artillery, missile forces and aircraft, “Gromov said.
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According to him, the occupying forces left Snake Island after the Ukrainian military expelled them from there for several days.
Gromov clarified that the weather conditions in the area of the island are somewhat difficult.
“Qualitatively, we cannot evaluate our defeats, have an effective qualitative picture. But with the help of other means of intelligence, our scouts confirm to us the task of strikes on the island of Snake, the destruction of weapons and military equipment of the occupiers who were there. That is, the strikes were effective, which forced the Russians to leave Snake Island, “Gromov said.
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Operational Command “South” reported that this night the Russian occupiers hastily evacuated the remnants of their forces from Snake and probably left the island.
Today, June 30, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the withdrawal of Russian troops from Snake Island and called it a “step of good will.”
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny showed a video of strikes by the Ukrainian military on the Russian occupiers on Snake Island.
Source: Ukrgate
