Zmiinyi Island Officially Returned to Ukrainian Side

Ukrainian soldiers have raised the flag of Ukraine on Zmiinyi Island. This was announced on July 4 by Natalia Humeniuk, the head of the press center of the Southern Operational Command of the Armed Forces.

“The flag of Ukraine has been installed on Zmiinyi Island. The military operation is complete. The territory of the island has been returned to the jurisdiction of Ukraine,” Humeniuk stated.

She added that military operations for the liberation of southern regions continue. “In the remaining territories (of southern Ukraine), our troops are advancing in a specific manner – slowly but surely... What we free, we first secure and then announce about it,” Humeniuk explained.

According to her, the enemy has had no success on land, which is why it continues to use a tactic of missile bombardments and air strikes.