(ANSA) - ROME, JULY 07 - A large flag of Ukraine has been hoisted on the Island of the Snakes, recaptured in recent days, with a message written on it: "Remember, Russian war ship, the island of Snakes is Ukrainian".
This was announced suisocial by the spokesman of the head of the Odessa regional military administration Sergiy Bratchuk posting the photos.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have killed some Ukrainian soldiers who were trying to raise the flag of Ukraine on the island of the Snakes.
On the night of July 7 - the ministry said - Kiev attempted to symbolically deliver the flag to the island.
Around 5 o'clock in the morning, several Ukrainian soldiers disembarked and took pictures with the flag.
The Russian Aerospace Forces plane immediately launched a high-precision missile attack on the island and some soldiers were killed.
The Ukrainian operational command confirmed the attack on the island, speaking of damage to the dock, but without any reference to casualties among its soldiers.
(HANDLE).