The Ukrainian military released drone footage on May 8 showing what it said were attacks on Russian ammunition depots at the Russian-occupied Zmiinyi island, otherwise known as Snake Island. , in the western Black Sea.
Aerial footage shows buildings exploding in a huge cloud of smoke after being targeted by two Ukrainian warplanes.
Footage was shot using a Bayraktar TB2 drone made in Turkey.
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A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone captured two Su-27s (some experts say Su-24Ms) flying from the south to the island before dropping multiple bombs and flares in response, TheDrive. com reported.
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian Air Force is still alive – seen here two Ukrainian Su-27s attacking Russian installations on the famous Snake Island in the Black Sea, in a remarkable shot captured by a camera TB-2 drone.
As we can observe, there is serious damage. pic.twitter.com/ogN3gOU8uJ
– Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 7, 2022
According to Forbes, the strike marks a significant escalation of Ukraine’s air campaign against a Russian garrison on the island in the western Black Sea, 80 miles south of the strategic Ukrainian port of Odesa. .
The island also became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after a radio exchange went viral early in the war in which Ukrainian soldiers shrewdly refused the request. surrender of the Russian battleship Moskva.
The Moscow sinks in the Black Sea in mid-April after the warship was hit by two Neptun missiles.
