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Posted by: Cornelia Stefoglu

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04 July 2022 / 14:48

The Ukrainian flag was hoisted again on Snake Island

The Ukrainian flag has been hoisted again on the Black Sea Snake Island, a Ukrainian army spokesman said on Monday, after Russian troops withdrew from the strategic outpost last week.

"The territory [Snake Island] returns to the jurisdiction of Ukraine," Natalia Humeniuk, a spokeswoman for Ukraine's southern military command, told a news conference.

Last week, the Russian garrison left the island of the Black Sea Snakes, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced. Igor Konascenkov, the institution's spokesman, said in a briefing that it was a "gesture of goodwill" to facilitate the transport of grain.

At the same time, the Ukrainian armed forces announced a military operation to expel Russian soldiers from the island.

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