Ukraine raises flag on Snake Island in war

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On Thursday, Ukrainian troops again raised the flag on the infamous Snake Islanda week after Russia withdrew its troops from the fiercely contested island of the Black Sea. 

In a video posted on Twitter by Andriy Yermak, chief staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, three people near a large Ukrainian flag built near the building. I can see the soldiers. It seems that he was hit by a gunfire. 

Soldiers began placing large rubble from the destroyed structure to secure the flagpole in place. 

This photo is provided by the Ukrainian Department of Defense. On Thursday, July 7, 2022, the provincial press said Ukrainian soldiers set up a state flag on Snake Island in the Black Sea.  (Ukrainian Department of Defense Press via AP)

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"more such videos from currently temporarily occupied Ukrainian cities," Yermak said in a tweet. "We need to talk more about Ukraine's victory over Russia. Snake Island is one such victory."

Odesa Military Administration Spokesperson Serhiy BratchukPosted a similar image on Telegram, stating that "Ukrainian troops raised the Ukrainian flag on Zmiinyi [Snake] Island."

According to a translation by the Ukrainian press Prouda, he included a picture of a Ukrainian soldier signing the flag with the inscription "Russian warship Zumiiny Island is Ukrainian." 

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Marchenko is the name under the message that signed him. 

Moscow hastily withdrawn from the island last week after an overnight missile attack by Ukrainian troops that left the island covered in black smoke by the morning. rice field. 

Russian officialslater left the island as UN and international partners tried to secure a shipping route for the Black Sea to curb growing food. He claimed to have abandoned it as a "good intention gesture." Crisis of shortage.

On Thursday, Russia's Department of Defense claimed to have attacked Snake Island shortly after the flag was built with precision missiles.

This photo was provided by the Ukrainian Department of Defense Press. On Thursday, July 7, 2022, Ukrainian soldiers set up a state flag on Snake Island in the Black Sea. Ukrainian troops returned the Ukrainian flag to an island that had been under Russian control for some time. (Ukrainian Department of Defense Press via A)

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The ministry claimed that some of the military personnel seen with the flag were "destroyed", while others withdrew.

Fox News could not immediately confirm Russia's claim.