The Armed Forces of Ukraine have hit the Russian garrison at the Snake Island in the Black Sea in an ongoing military operation, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said in a Facebook post on June 21.
“Various forces and delivery methods were used to launch a concentrated strike at the Snake Island, inflicting heavy losses on what Russia proudly calls a garrison,” the Ukrainian military’s message reads.
Earlier media reports said that dozens of explosions were heard on the island, followed by a major fire. Eyewitness accounts spoke of multiple missiles being seen flying towards the island.