Quote from: be.open on Today at 10:02:47 AM

Quote from: Branko on Today at 09:31:12 AM

I didn't follow closely, who kept Snake Island before special operation started, and who is
keeping it now?

This is the same island whose Ukrainian defenders sent the Russian ship to hell and then died heroically. Then it turned out that they were captured and were exchanged. Then the island was controlled by Russia, but a few days ago Ukraine launched an operation to liberate it. It seems that Ukraine has already lost several missile boats, planes, helicopters and bayraktars there, Russia also has losses, at least one helicopter. Now the island is gray on the maps, its status is uncertain. Why Ukraine had to spend so much effort to capture this island is beyond me. Theoretically, the island can be fired upon by the new M777 howitzers with some types of long-range ammunition, it is located 40 km from the nearest coast and about 56 km from Odessa.

Perhaps Ukraine is tritely trying to divert attention from the painful defeat in the Donbass, after losing control over Popasna.

Snake island is a territory of Ukraine that right now is being used a a place to deploy Russian soldiers that need to die for nothing. If you insist that Ukraine is not heroic at this point, you should go there a see for yourself chairborne soldier.

There is no particular reason to "hide" advances. Both sides are actually making minor advances in different fronts but overall there is nothing decisive.