The Ukrainian military spotted one of Ukraine's small armored artillery boats near Snake Island.
This was reported by the operational command "South".
"One of the small armored artillery boats of the Ukrainian Navy was captured near Zmiiny Island. It was captured by the Rashists in Berdyansk at the beginning of the invasion. Very likely the enemy will use this ship under Ukrainian flag for provocations – shooting at foreign civilian vessels, and maybe the coastal areas of Ukraine and other countries of the Black Sea region, "- said in a statement.
The operational command notes that the russian naval group in the Black Sea continues to block shipping and the operation of Ukrainian ports. In addition, there are still threats of missile strikes and enemy landings.
Maxar shows satellite images of Snake and sunken landing craft "Serna"
It will be recalled that Snake Island in the Black Sea has been under temporary russian occupation for more than two months, since the russian attack in the first days of the full-scale war.
On May 21, russian troops threatened to shell a civilian ship. The British-flagged Britta K ship was transiting Ukrainian territorial waters off Snake Island. At this time, he received a signal from the russians demanding to leave the "russian" territorial waters.