Footage released by the Ukrainian military shows troops installing a huge national flag on Snake Island after regaining control.
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Russian military withdrew from the island on 30 June. The island is strategically important because of its proximity to sea lanes close to Ukraine’s port of Odesa. Since withdrawing, Russia’s defence ministry has said its forces fired missiles at the island on Thursday, killing Ukrainian soldiers

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