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14 May 2022


Russian troops trying to turn Snake Island into one of their bridgeheads

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Command is trying to deploy the Pantsir and Tor-M2 air defense systems on Snake Island in order to establish control over the sea trade routes in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and to transfer amphibious groups from there to Transnistria. Therefore, local firefights for this piece of Ukrainian land are turning into a fierce battle.

13 May 2022

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