Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hails a victory over Russian forces occupying Snake Island, a strategic Black Sea island off the southern coast near the city of Odesa.
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He said Zmiinyi Island - or Snake Island - was 'free' after Russian forces withdrew from the strategic post. Snake Island was made famous when Russia first captured it in February. A Ukrainian soldier posted on the island told an attacking Russian warship to “go fuck yourself”, which has become one of the most popular Ukrainian slogans of resistance since the invasion

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