Heavy losses to Ukraine after attempting to regain “Snake Island”
1. Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday said it had repelled Ukrainian efforts to reclaim Snake Island in the Black Sea and had inflicted heavy losses in terms of men, vessels and aircraft
Ukrainian forces lost 14 aircraft and helicopters, 30 drones and 50 people during an attempted capture of Zmiinyi Island in the past few days, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday.
"This venture ended in disaster for Ukraine.
The thoughtless PR action of the Kiev regime to seize Zmiinyi Island on the eve of the Victory Day led to the senseless death of more than five dozen Ukrainian fighters and members of elite AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine) units, the loss of four jets, 10 helicopters, three boats and 30 unmanned aerial vehicles," Konashenkov said.
According to the general, in the failed capture attempt, Ukrainian forces lost three SU-24 bombers, one SU-27 fighter jet, three armored assault boats of Centaur type and 10 helicopters, including three Mi-8 helicopters with paratroopers on board and one Mi-24 support helicopter shot down in the air.
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2. Operation devised by London for the symbolic date
Konashenkov said on Monday that the attempts were made from May 7, following direct orders from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, and that the operation was planned "with the direct participation of American and British advisers."
A Russian military source quoted by RIA Novosti confirmed on Tuesday that the order to recapture the island was personally issued by Zelensky, who demanded results by May 9, despite the fact that the Ukrainian General Staff was against it.
The end of the London-engineered operation, the source maintained, should have been a "joint victorious declaration" by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Ukrainian president.
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US and the UK had plotted a major provocation on seizing Snake Island - Mod Ru:
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