Serpents' Island is in the hands of Russian forces.
On this small pebble off Odessa and not far from the Romanian coast, they have installed ground-to-air defense capabilities.
Fast boats sailing around discourage any approach.
"The Russian army is in a position to impose a denial of access to the Gulf of Odessa"
, summarizes a French military source, describing the blockade of the main Ukrainian port.
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Since the start of the war, Vladimir Putin's navy has taken control of the northern Black Sea, with at least 50 ships at sea. The symbolic loss of the
Moskva
, his aging flagship, has not changed that.
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No doubt four Kilo-class submarines are sailing under the surface of the water.
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