Ukraine’s Armed Forces fully cleansed Zmiinyi Island of Russian occupiers - Zaluzhny

The Armed Forces of Ukraine "helped" the occupiers to fully evacuate the remnants of their garrison from Ukraine’s Zmiinyi (Snake) Island

The Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhny, said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.

"With yesterday's airstrikes, the Russians tried to destroy their equipment, weapons and property on Zmiinyi Island. However, traditionally they did not cope with the task. We ‘helped’ the invaders to fully evacuate the remnants of their garrison from our island. There is no more ‘Russia's spirit’ there,” the Commander-in-Chief assured.

As reported, since the beginning of the full-scale war, about 35,870 Russian service members, 1,582 tanks, 217 aircraft, 186 helicopters, and other enemy equipment have been eliminated in Ukraine.

Moreover, 1,582 Russian tanks, 3,737 armored personnel vehicles, 800 artillery systems, 246 MLRS, 105 anti-aircraft systems, 217 aircraft, 186 helicopters, 144 cruise missiles, 15 ships and boats, 653 UAVs of operational-tactical level, 2,614 vehicles and fuel tanks, 61 units of special equipment have been eliminated since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

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