Russia’s Defeat At Snake Island Is A Big Setback In The Ukraine War

Russia’s Defeat At Snake Island Is A Big Setback In The Ukraine War

The naval war in the Black Sea is heating up, and it looks as if the Ukrainians may have won a significant victory. Russia announced this morning that it would withdraw its forces from strategic Snake Island, a position that it seized at the beginning of the war and that has come to symbolize the course of the conflict. There seems little doubt that Ukrainian forces will soon reoccupy the island.

Strategic Value.

Snake Island commands the approaches to three ports,
Snake Island also sits near the delta of the Danube River, giving it strategic relevance in any conflict between Russia and NATO.