The Ukrainian forces of special operations told how they managed to get to the island of the snake in the Black Sea and establish the state flag of Ukraine there.
The Russian BBC service notes that on Thursday, July 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine published footage with a flag on the island, which was first captured and then forced to leave the Russian troops. Moscow said that some of the Ukrainian military who returned to the snake was killed, but the Ukrainian authorities claim that no Ukrainian fighter died during the operation.
The command of the MTR (forces of special operations) of Ukraine reported that on the night of July 7, swimmers from the 73rd Marine Center named after Koshevoy chieftain Anton Golovaty. They examined the shore and made sure that there were no anti -ship and counterattack mines, and then gave a signal to continue the operation.
According to the MTR, engineers landed on the island who cleared the passage from minefields and traps. After that, the remaining members of the group who examined the territory, collected information about the Russian equipment and weapons left and established Ukrainian flags in different parts of the island.
Ukrainian special forces reports that at the moment when there were SCO soldiers on the island, Russian warships began to maneuver in the direction of the snake. “Having completed the task, the combined group left the island. After that, the Russians struck the snake, having got into the pier. A group of Ukrainian troops in full force returned to the base without injuring,” the Ukrainian MSC said.
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At the same time, in the Russian version, which was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov, it is argued that “the Air Force of the Russian Air Force was immediately struck by high -precision missiles on the island of Zmein, as a result of which some Ukrainian troops were destroyed. The surviving surviving. We escaped in the direction of the village of Primorskoye Odessa Region “.
Russian troops were withdrawn from the snake on June 30. In the official message of the Russian military department, this was called the “step of goodwill”, but the Ukrainian military repeatedly struck the island, destroying the equipment and viligency located there.