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Russian forces evacuated Zmeyny Island via Raptor cutters at night, later announced by Moscow as a 'good will' gesture and confirmed by Ukrainian regional officials.

June 30, 2022 Snake Island, Odesa

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post Ukrinform

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Russian Federation (organization) Kremlin (organization) Serhiy Bratchuk (person) Odesa regional defense administration (organization) Raptor cutters (weapon_system) Ukraine (organization) Zmiinyi Island (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces evacuated Zmeyny Island via Raptor cutters at night, later announced by Moscow as a 'good will' gesture and confirmed by Ukrainian regional officials.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces liberated Zmiinyi Island.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces liberated Snake Island from Russian invaders on June 30, 2022

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.168Z

Source story: day-127a-2023-02-11