SNAKE ISLAND ... of grain ships snaking along the coast from Ukraine’s main port of Odesa was visible from a small craft ...

Moldova's breakaway territory under Russian control that lies next-door to Ukraine and not far from Odesa. However, Snake Island is a mere 45km (28 miles) away from the coast of Romania ...

Russia already controls a large stretch of Ukraine's Black Sea coast, plus the Crimean Peninsula and the entire Sea of Azov. Holding Snake Island completed an effective blockade of Odesa ...

Months after seizing Snake Island, Russian forces abandoned the strategic territory in the Black Sea, following repeated Ukrainian attacks. Satellite images show how the tiny island became a key ...

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The service said it had lost contact with Ukrainian border guards and servicemen, stationed on the island, which is part of Ukraine’s Odessa administrative region. Snake Island, also known as ...

Ukrainian troops have reportedly downed a Russian bomber intent on striking targets in Ukraine’s Southwestern Odesa ... vicinity of Zmiinyi Island - better known as Snake Island.

Russian forces attacked Odesa Oblast with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles on Monday, one of which was destroyed by Ukraine’s air defence. Source: Air Force on social media Quote: "During the day on ...

Two employees of the substation operated by Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned power transmission system ... Dmytro Kaminnyi and Maksym Sharhorodskyi worked at an Ukrenergo substation in Odesa Oblast ...