Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine’s folklore, now more than ever. Its defiant defense ... The Black Sea can be unforgiving, and so can its hazardous coastline.

Controlling the sea. Snake Island has for centuries been disputed among the Black Sea powers because of its favorable location. After Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 ...

Russian troops have left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Thursday, after they carried out what they said was a “successful” operation. CNN values your feedback 1.

Snake Island may be in a highly strategic part of the Black Sea and in an ideal spot for installing sophisticated missile systems, but ultimately it is still a very small rock.

Fighting continues over Ukraine’s Zmiinyi Island, also known as Snake Island, as Russia looks to reinforce its troops on the small body of land located just off the southwest Ukrainian coastline ...

The Ukrainian Navy has confirmed the Ukrainian heroes of Snake Island, feared dead after they told a Russian warship 'go f*** yourself', are alive. The 13 troops on the tiny Black Sea island, 186 ...

Ukraine has published new footage appearing to show a Ukrainian vessel firing on a Russian military aircraft in the Black Sea as Kyiv ramps up the pressure on Russian forces in the region.

Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine’s folklore, now more than ever. Its defiant defense ... The Black Sea can be unforgiving, and so can its hazardous coastline.

On Snake Island, the rocky Black Sea outcrop that became a Ukraine war legend. Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine's folklore, now more than ever.

The Black Sea can be unforgiving, and so can its hazardous coastline. On the way back our dirigible boat got stuck on a sandbar, and it took six hours before we were transferred, one-by-one, to ...