International Observation 丨 A few times to defeat the Ukrainian army offensive, why did the Russian army suddenly abandon the "throat" snake island?

Author:Cover news Time:2022.07.01

On June 30, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the withdrawal from the Black Sea Island Snake Island. The Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that this was a good intention of Russia and showed it to the international community that Russia did not obstruct the United Nations for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to the generals. The efforts of agricultural products out of Ukraine.

Snake Island is about 140 kilometers away from Odessa, the city of Heilan, Ukrainian, with an area of only 0.17 square kilometers. The island was controlled by the Russian army in the first stage of Russia and Ukraine. In the past few months, Ukraine has been trying to recapture the island's control.

What is Russia's suddenly withdrawn?

After the outbreak of the Russian -Ukraine conflict, the main port of important food export countries in Ukraine was blocked. How to transport food from Ukraine into a big problem.

According to data disclosed by the Ministry of Food and Food Minister, Ukraine has exported only 4 million tons of grain since February 24. Prior to this, Ukang exported an average of 5 million tons to 6 million tons of grain per month.

The Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out that after the Russian army withdrew from snake island, Ukraine would not be allowed to speculate on the food crisis on the grounds of unable to export food.

After the Russian army announced his withdrawal, Ukraine Foreign Minister Culba immediately posted on social media, saying that "they (Russia) always faded their failure like this." Reuters' report on the 30th also referred to this matter "the victory of Ukraine."

Regarding this interpretation, President President Pesov did not comment, and he said, "this is a military issue."

Some Russian media believe that the decision to withdraw from snake island has a lot of meaning: in addition to the official and goodwill on grain issues, this move also means that the situation in the region and the tactics of the Russian army are changing. Snake Island is flat and lacking, and it is easy to attack and defend. If the difficulty of guarding this place exceeds the benefits of controlling the northwestern part of the Black Sea, the garrison on the Snake Island will lose its meaning.

Russia and Ukraine have been fighting for Snake Island for a long time

Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the two sides have been fighting for Snake Island for a long time.

On February 24 this year, after the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine conflict, Snake Island was quickly occupied by the Russian army. The next day, the 82 -standing Ukraine's Ukraine surrendered and evacuated.

However, when the 82 Ukrainian army evacuated, 16 Ukrainian Navy's 16 ships adopted "bee colony tactics" to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet ships of these Ukrainian soldiers. Since then, the competition for Snake Island has begun. From February to June, the conflict around Snake Island occurred.

This small island is very important for both Russia and Ukraine. It is to control the throat of the Dieber River's estuary. To the east, you can contact Crimea and directly control Odessa and Hermone.

Earlier, after Russia's garrison in Snake Island, it became a line with Crimea to form a key to control the Black Sea. Ukraine also knows the importance of its strategic location and tries to re -master the island, but it has not been fruitful.

Among them, the biggest conflict between the snake island occurred on May 9, local time, and the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that since May 7, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has made in the United States and the United Kingdom in accordance with Zeelianzki's direct order, With the participation of the consultant, a major provocation of seizing Snake Island plans to seize Snake Island. In two days, the Ukraine tried to land on the snake island several times from the air and the sea, and was frustrated by the Russian defenders.

What does the Russian army retreat from Snake Island?

Snake Island, Snake Island, Ukraine is the island of Zamene, in the Danube Delta near the Black Sea. The land area is 0.17 square kilometers.

It is worth mentioning that Snake Island is very close to Romania, a member of NATO. Russian media have reported that one of the main ways to transport weapons to the west is through Romania's land and sea transportation. For the Russian army, controlling Snake Island can cut off this channel.

In terms of strategic position, Snake Island is the air defense outpost in the Crimean region. Budhov, director of the Intelligence Bureau of the Ukraine Ministry of Defense, once said that whoever controls Snake Island can control the water surface in southern Ukraine and control the air situation in southern Ukraine to a certain extent.

The economic status of Snake Island is also very important. Controlling this island will cause Ukraine to be unable to export food from Odessa from large ports in the south. Moreover, the Black Sea area where Snake Island is located is rich in oil and natural gas resources.

These key elements have led to a fierce competition for the two sides of Snake Island, with smoke.