UK announces reasons for Russia’s withdrawal from Snake Island

Russia has highly likely withdrawn from Snake Island owing to the isolation of the garrison and its increasing vulnerability to Ukrainian strikes, rather than as a ‘gesture of good will’, as it has claimed, the UK Defence Ministry wrote on Twitter. 

"On June 30, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced that its forces had withdrawn from Snake Island in the north-west Black Sea. The island was seized by Russia on the first day of the invasion. The Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted attacks against the Russian garrison in the past few weeks using missile and drone strikes. In addition, it used anti-ship missiles to interdict Russian naval vessels attempting re-supply the island. Intense fighting probably continues for the commanding high ground around Lyschansk Oil Refinery,” the ministry tweeted. 





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