Ukraine, what the fall of the Snake Island means for NATO
The 13 Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island did not surrender to the Russian Navy. Giacomo Cavanna's article for Ares Difesa
The island of the Snakes, the main island of an archipelago of five islands in the Black Sea, located just 45 km from the coast of Romania, is mainly inhabited during the year by border guards, lighthouse maintenance workers and some scientists.
Its strategic position, however, made it a target to be conquered for the Russian Armed Forces.
To conquer the 0.17 square kilometer island, the Russian Navy used the missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea fleet.
According to the intercepted and published audio communications, the Border Guards placed in defense of the island would have refused to surrender to the Russian Navy:
Moskva cruiser: "Russian military ship here, surrender or we'll open fire"
Ukrainian border guards on the island: "Russian military ship, go f ******"
All thirteen Ukrainian soldiers on the island did not survive.
The Ukrainian President announced that these soldiers will receive the posthumous decoration of "Heroes of Ukraine".
The island of the Snakes (in red with the arrow) compared to Romania (NATO) and Ukraine (Photo: Bogdan Giuşcă)
Following the conquest of the island of the Serpents, the Russian Forces border directly with a member of the Atlantic Alliance.
The video of the moment when the Russian Navy attack takes shape:
Ukrainian soldier deployed on Snake Island live streamed the moment a Russian warship opened fire on the Island.
All 13 soldiers lost their lives. #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineInvasion #Putin #Kyiv pic.twitter.com/3UqnshxKIX
– Cathal (@PokiRae_) February 25, 2022
Article published on aresdifesa.it
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/ucraina-cosa-significa-la-caduta-isola-dei-serpenti-per-la-nato/ on Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:41:48 +0000.