Russian troops proceed to strengthen the bridgehead on Snake Island by sending three Russian Black Sea Fleet boats there.
Serhii Bratchuk, spokesman for the Odesa Regional Navy Administration, mentioned this on Telegram, Ukrinform experiences.
“There was no shelling in Odesa and the Odesa area on the night time of Might 31. [Ukrainian] protection forces are performing fight missions. Within the Black Sea, the enemy has lowered the variety of ships, with one cruise missile provider at present on obligation there. In the meantime, Ukraine is being armed with missiles that may assist drive the ruscists out of the north-western a part of the Black Sea, in addition to from the quickly occupied Crimea and the south-eastern areas,” Bratchuk mentioned.
In response to him, the enemy is trying to strengthen its bridgehead on Snake Island, the place it’s sending extra items of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and to switch two divisions of S-300 anti-aircraft missile methods to the Crimean peninsula.
“These are makes an attempt to strengthen management over the north-western a part of the Black Sea. This as soon as once more refutes Russia’s claims about so-called ‘humanitarian grain corridors’ to unblock the port of Odesa. You may’t imagine a single phrase from Russia: they lied, they’re mendacity and they are going to be mendacity,” he mentioned.
Earlier experiences mentioned that Russian invaders had deployed about 15 items of navy gear on Snake Island, with two Russian ships staying close to the island.