Snake Island During The Russo-Ukrainian War: Battle in 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Battle of Snake Island took place on 24 February 2022 on Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian soldiers captured Snake Island. Ukrainian soldiers again have control of the island, as of 2023's first quarter.
History
On 28 February 2022, the Ukrainian Navy posted on its Facebook page that all the border guards of the island were alive and detained by the Russian Navy.
The attack was widely publicized when an audio clip, had a Ukrainian soldier saying "Russian warship, go fuck yourself".
On 30 June 2022, the Russian soldiers withdrew and left the island, marking a Ukrainian victory.
Time period when Ukraine had no sign of life from their soldiers on the island
Media did say that all (thirteen) border guards on the island were killed in the bombardment in February 2022, after refusing to surrender to a Russian warship. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the border guards would be posthumously granted the title of Hero of Ukraine, the country's highest honor.
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