Ukraine says Russia dropped phosphorus bombs on Snake Island
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine says Russia dropped phosphorus bombs on Snake Island

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s army has accused Russia of carrying out attacks using incendiary phosphorus munitions on Snake Island, just a day after Moscow withdrew its forces from the rocky outcrop in the Black Sea. Two sorties of Russian Su-30 fighter jets dropping phosphorus bombs were flown over the island from the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valerii Zaluzhny, said on Telegram on Friday. “Today at around 18:00 … Russian air force Su-30 planes twice conducted strikes with phosphorus bombs on Zmiinyi island,” the Ukrainian army said in a statement, using another name for Snake Island. Ukraine has accused Russia of using phosphorus bombs several times since it invaded in late February, including on civilian areas, allegations Moscow has denied.

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Ukraine repeatedly dropped white phosphorus from drones, alleges Russia’s foreign ministry; Kyiv refuses claim
4 weeks ago

Ukraine repeatedly dropped white phosphorus from drones, alleges Russia’s foreign ministry; Kyiv refuses claim

Live Mint  

Russia on Wednesday, December 18, alleged that Ukraine has repeatedly dropped white phosphorus ammunition from drones in the month of September, yet Kyiv refused the charges, reported the news agency Reuters. Law enforcement agencies have evidence of the use of Ukraine using such ammunition, according to Russian Foreign spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “The law enforcement agencies of our country, together with …

Watch: Ukraine accuses Russia of dropping phosphorus bombs on Bakhmut
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Ukraine accuses Russia of dropping phosphorus bombs on Bakhmut

Firstpost  

The besieged city of Bakhmut was attacked by phosphorus bombs by Russian forces overnight, according to reports from Ukraine. The city was reportedly videotaped by a drone following Russian shelling, “most likely with phosphorus incendiary munitions,” according to Ukrainian news outlet Euromaidan Press. Bakhmut under fire: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces filmed the city from a drone after Russian shelling, most …

Ukrainian troops land on Snake Island to raise national flag
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukrainian troops land on Snake Island to raise national flag

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian officials post footage of soldiers raising flag on strategic island; Russia later says it fired missiles and ‘destroyed’ military personnel. Ukrainian troops have landed on Snake Island where they raised Ukraine’s flag, according to officials, one week after Russian forces withdrew from the strategic islet in the Black Sea. An aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces immediately launched a …

Phosphorus bombs: What you should know about Russia’s alleged use
2 years, 6 months ago

Phosphorus bombs: What you should know about Russia’s alleged use

Al Jazeera  

According to Ukrainian officials, Moscow’s troops have used the weapons several times throughout the war. Restricted but not illegal under international law, the alleged use of white phosphorus bombs marks a disturbing dimension to Russia’s war on its neighbour. “Phosphorus bombs is a largely a popular term applied to the use of white phosphorus as either intentional part of an …

Sting in the tail! The moment Ukrainian forces attack Snake island to destroy Russian equipment
2 years, 6 months ago

Sting in the tail! The moment Ukrainian forces attack Snake island to destroy Russian equipment

Daily Mail  

A dramatic new video shows the Ukrainians attacking Snake island to destroy Russian equipment left on the strategic outpost. Russian troops hastily abandoned Snake Island on Thursday, just days after Ukraine's armed forces launched a crippling rocket attack on the outpost, in what they claimed was a 'good will gesture'. A Russian supply truck sitting abandoned on a jetty on …

Ukraine War: At least 21 killed as Russian missiles strike residential areas near Odesa
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine War: At least 21 killed as Russian missiles strike residential areas near Odesa

Firstpost  

Ukrainian authorities interpreted the attack as payback for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Snake Island a day earlier, though Moscow portrayed their departure as a ‘goodwill gesture’ to help unblock exports of grain Pokrovsk, Ukraine: A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after …

Russia abandons Snake Island in strategic victory for Kyiv, followed by missile killing 10 in Odesa residential building
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia abandons Snake Island in strategic victory for Kyiv, followed by missile killing 10 in Odesa residential building

ABC  

Russian forces have abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island, in a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen a Russian grain export blockade threatening to worsen global hunger. Key points: Russia says its withdrawal from Snake Island was a "gesture of goodwill" that showed it wasn't obstructing UN efforts to open humanitarian corridors to allow Ukrainian grain …

Russian Forces Leave Snake Island, Keep Up Eastern Assault
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian Forces Leave Snake Island, Keep Up Eastern Assault

Huff Post  

In this image taken from video and provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on June 28, 2022 which claims to show the moment just after a missile struck the shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they …

Russian Forces Withdraw From Black Sea's Strategic Snake Island, Says Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian Forces Withdraw From Black Sea's Strategic Snake Island, Says Ukraine

News 18  

Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine’s Snake Island, a strategic outpost in the Black Sea, Russia’s defence ministry and Ukraine’s president’s office said on Thursday. Russia’s defence ministry confirmed Russian troops had withdrawn from Snake Island, calling it a “goodwill gesture” and saying the troops had fulfilled the tasks assigned to them. Snake Island, which Russia occupied on the first …

Ukraine wins back control over Snake Island
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine wins back control over Snake Island

NPR  

Ukraine wins back control over Snake Island Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Sean Gallup/Getty Images KYIV, Ukraine — Russia says it has evacuated its soldiers stationed on Snake Island, the Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea that had been invaded by Russia in late February. Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, is a strategic outpost off …

Russia-Ukraine war: The struggle for Snake Island
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: The struggle for Snake Island

Al Jazeera  

Russian forces abandon the strategic Black Sea islet – a major victory for Ukraine that could also enable grain exports. The occupation of Snake Island is of vital strategic importance as it enables the control of approach waters to Ukraine’s last three remaining commercial ports – including its main Black Sea port of Odesa, where a Russian blockade has prevented …

Russian forces leave Snake Island but press their offensive in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian forces leave Snake Island but press their offensive in eastern Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian ordnance sits on the ground at a concert hall damaged by strikes in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region. Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but kept up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine’s resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. Russia’s Defense …

Russia withdraws from Ukraine’s Snake Island in Black Sea
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia withdraws from Ukraine’s Snake Island in Black Sea

Al Jazeera  

Strategic island had been under Russian control since the opening stages of the war. Russia’s defence ministry says its forces have withdrawn from Ukraine’s Snake Island – an announcement hailed by the Ukrainian army as a victory. Snake Island is a tiny but strategically located Ukrainian islet in the Black Sea that was taken by Russia in the opening stages …

Ukraine retakes Snake Island from Russia forces: 5 things to know
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine retakes Snake Island from Russia forces: 5 things to know

Al Jazeera  

Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea in a move Ukraine hailed as a victory and Russia said showed Moscow was not seeking to hinder the United Nations’ efforts to organise a corridor for the export of Ukrainian food products. Snake Island is a rocky outcrop that overlooks sea lanes to Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea …

Snake Island: Last words of 13 Ukraine soldiers before being killed by Russia warship: ‘Go f**k yourself’
2 years, 10 months ago

Snake Island: Last words of 13 Ukraine soldiers before being killed by Russia warship: ‘Go f**k yourself’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 13 guards stationed on …

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