Ukraine is stepping up its attacks on the strategically important rock
just twice the size of Alcatraz, Snake Island has played a surprisingly big role in the war in Ukraine. The fortress was a target from day one, when Russia’s Black Sea flagship, the, arrived at its shores to request the surrender of its tiny guardpost. The garrison’s famously impolite refusal became a rallying cry for the country. The sinking of thein April, in turn, saw the rock take on a new defensive significance for Russian vessels in the Black Sea.
Snake Island, which is known in Ukrainian as Zmiinyi, is only 45km from Romania, a member of NATO. Its location overlooking the Danube delta and shipping channels to Odessa and other Black Sea ports make it a strategic prize. It could also serve as a bridgehead for an amphibious attack on Odessa, some 140km away.
. The most audacious came in May, when the Ukrainians used a combination of fighter jets and Bayraktar drones to destroy landing ships and a helicopter. There was then a long pause, until June 17th, when reports came of the apparent sinking of a Russian supply ship and rescue tug, the. Local media said the vessel was hit by two Western anti-ship missiles, and was in the middle of unloading a Tor air defence system that was unable or had not been set up to protect against the attack.
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