Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine’s folklore, now more than ever.
Its defiant defense – when a Russian warship was famously told to “go f*** yourself” – and then reconquest rallied a nation in the early months of the conflict with Russia, puncturing the myth of the invaders’ superiority. Now, whipped by winter winds, it remains firmly in Ukrainian hands – a speck of rock that has both symbolic and strategic significance.
One of the small detachment on the island told CNN it was a pivotal moment, encouraging people to fight and volunteer. The man who led the operation to expel the Russians from the island, after they occupied it for several months, cannot reveal his real name. As an officer in military intelligence he goes by the call-sign Shakespeare. “There are just four or five officers like me in Ukraine,” he told CNN. “if I give any details, everybody will recognize me.
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