Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video message that his forces now had some of the weapons they needed
Ukrainian forces raised their national flag on a recaptured Black Sea island on Thursday in a symbol of defiance against Moscow, but Russian forces consolidated gains in eastern Ukraine and probed the defenses of potential new targets.
“The flag of Ukraine is on Snake Island. Ahead of us are many more such videos from Ukrainian cities that are currently under temporary occupation,” he wrote on Telegram. “An aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces immediately launched a strike with high-precision missiles on Snake Island, as a result of which part of the Ukrainian military personnel was destroyed,” ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
Reuters could not independently verify his assertion and Russia’s defense ministry says it does not target civilians and uses high precision weapons to eliminate military threats. The U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War said Russia did not appear to have taken any new territory since its capture of Lysychank on Sunday.
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