Ukrainian forces are set to raise the country’s flag on Snake Island, a strategic and symbolic outpost in the Black Sea that Russian troops retreated from last week after months of heavy bombardment.
Natalia Humeniuk, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s southern military command, said that
the military operation has been concluded, and the territory, Snake Island, has been returned to the jurisdiction of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s military earlier stated that the national flag had been returned to the island shortly before 11pm on Monday.
