Later, Ukraine sank Moskva in the Black Sea in a major setback to the Russian troops. This made the island the symbol of Ukrainian resistance. It became indefensible /T7niLVDWv0Įarlier, the Russian Cruiser Moskva was told to “go f*** yourself” by a Ukrainian service member on the island known as Zmiinyi Ostrov. The arrival of Harpoon, MRLS and other longer ranged Western weapons bolstered #Ukraine's existing arsenal, making the island relatively easy to bombard. Snake Island, held by Russia since the beginning of the invasion, was recaptured by Ukrainian forces thanks to the sinking of the ship, USNI News reported.
The US Department of Defense has now confirmed that Ukrainian forces had fired a Harpoon missile leading to the sinking of a Russian resupply ship. Two Harpoon missiles reportedly struck the Russian rescue vessel. On June 17, EurAsian Times reported that the Ukrainian Navy claimed a devastating attack on the Russian rescue tug boat ‘Spasatel Vatsily Bekh,’ which delivered weapons and soldiers from the Black Sea Fleet to Snake Island. “The way we view this development is that the Ukrainians were very successful at applying significant pressure on the Russians, including by using those Harpoon missiles that they recently acquired to attack a resupply ship,” the official said during a press briefing, according to Sputnik News Agency. On July 1, a day after the Russian withdrawal, a senior US Defense Department official said the Russian military decided to leave Snake Island due to significant pressure applied by the Ukrainian forces and the deployment of Harpoon missiles. However, Ukraine and the West view it as a victory for the resisting troops. Russia claimed it had decided to leave the rocky outcrop off the southwest coast of Ukraine as a “gesture of goodwill” to demonstrate that Moscow was not impeding efforts by the UN to establish a humanitarian corridor that would allow the grain to be carried from Ukraine. America’s Nemesis! China’s ‘Most Lethal’ Warship Flexes Muscles Near Japan & US Military Base In Okinawa The withdrawal is significant as it would loosen Russia’s grip on Ukraine’s ports that have been under a blockade for days.
On June 30, Russian forces abandoned the strategic Snake Island outpost in the Black Sea, celebrated as a victory for Ukraine.
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