snake island from the russians? yes, that's right. — snake island from the russians?. as _ snake island from the russians? yes, that's right, as ever, _ snake island from the russians? yes, that's right, as ever, the _ snake island from the russians? yes, that's right, as ever, the official russian — that's right, as ever, the official russian version of events is very different — russian version of events is very different. basically moscow wants the world to think that it was no russian — the world to think that it was no russian retreat from snake island. a russian _ russian retreat from snake island. a russian defence ministry statement claims _ russian defence ministry statement claims that the russian troops there simply— claims that the russian troops there simply completed their assignments and had _ simply completed their assignments and had left. and the statement also describes— and had left. and the statement also describes the departure as a goodwill gesture to show that russia isn't trying _ goodwill gesture to show that russia isn't trying to hamper foo

so here is this inscription about the fact that the snake island was periodically captured by some unknownhe managed to expel the pirates and liberate the island, and therefore the grateful inhabitants of olga dedicated to him such a grateful inscription that existed on this island, as if russian pirates were identified from there, a similar grateful inscription is already there, in particular, it is engraved on very popular postage stamps, and later, when archaeologists will work there, that is, you can see the sharp symbolism. all the events in the black sea, yes, it is up to turkey to decide whether russian military ships will be able to enter, yes, whether they will allow the passage of the fleet or there in the ships of britain of the states to support ukraine that is, today everything is decided by turkey, and in fact, in relation to the black sea, and here i have a uh-uh question until it is uh-huh well, to what extent how many uh-huh years has this control by turkey now in the past of the ottoman empire of what is happening in the black sea, who controlled it before well, how the o

they just lost the battle for snake island because yes, without snake island control, we couldn't provide secure shipments of green. it's impossible. so that was absolutely needed to make the shipments today we did it un believes that the plan to try and get the grain out of ukraine could be a major 1st step in trying to solve the global food crisis. if they do a deal, i'm told it will be signed in a stumble with nicole and has been strategically important for ukraine and russia. the rocky outpost in the black sea has significant hydrocarbon resources. it fits on a busy shipping lane to ukraine's largest seaport, desa and other black sea port, which allowed russia to control the access. the island is just 45 kilometers, remain yet a nato member. and if russia had deployed its long range, s $400.00 missile system, it would have been in a position to control the asset base of the entire western black sea region. semi puri was a sci fi monitor in east ukraine, and is now a senior fellow at the international institute for strategic studies. he says the russian retreat from snake island is an

on snake island, making sure the attempts failed, the kiev regime seized the islands. went on a new adventure in relation to the objects of the russian gas production infrastructure in the northwestern part of the black sea after 8:00 in the morning , the bk -1 gas production platform and crimea were hit by anti-ship missiles and an unmanned aerial vehicle bk-1 and crimea alone in response to the sabotage of the kiev regime with cruise missiles onyx for the military. in addition to the school one, in the odessa region , hangars with ukrainian unmanned throwers, baraktar-tb2 vehicles, were destroyed during the operation by russian reconnaissance equipment. the ukrainian military fired dozens of shells over the past few hours on donetsk as a result of a fierce attack in the kuibyshev region, a civilian was damaged two apartment buildings and a school in the kirovsky district of the city fired shells from large-caliber artillery, which is used by nato countries under fire and petrovsky district - this is the western outskirts. donetsk, which remains one of the most shelle

russia, abandoning a strategic island that it took from ukraine at the start of the war ending back snake island. did the black sea. after months of heavy fighting. and the son of a dictator takes office in the philippines. ferdinand marco's junior, is sworn in as president, after winning a landslide election victory at his inauguration today. he preached his disgraced father for getting things done. ah, i'm bring. gov is good to have you with us. we begin tonight with changes at nato and the changing security threat. today. nato ended summit with a tougher line on russia and with a promise to increase true presence here in europe. the meeting in spain also ended with 2 countries, finland and sweden officially invited to become nato members. pomp and pageantry in madrid. the does of the 30 nato member states have tightened ranks against russia. and the attack on one is attack at all, and we will defend every edge of nato territory. every edge of nato territory, for our part, united states is doing exactly what i said we do it prudent, invaded it. hence, our forest posture of your nature agreed o

it took from ukraine at the start of the war, pending back snake island in the black sea. after months of heavy fighting and the mystery of portugal vanishing sea horses, these waters were once home to the large, the world's largest population of sea horses will look at why the fish have now all but disappeared. ah, i'm only a niece of welcome to the program. the u. s. supreme court has ruled that america's environmental protection agency does not have the authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants. the ruling by the courts. conservative majority marks a setback in the biden ministrations, fight against climate change, means the white house will now have to work through a deeply divided congress in its battle to curb emissions another week. another u. s. supreme court ruling with far reaching consequences. this one concerns coal fired power plants and the extent to which the us environmental protection agency can force them to quote, emissions. the court ruled that the environmental protection agency is not authorized to make decisions which s

also coming up on the show, russia concedes some occupied territory to crate it. hands back to snake island in the black sea. after months of heavy fighting. ah hello, i'm claire richardson. thank you so much for joining us. nato leaders have wrapped up their annual summit by taking a tougher line on russia. the alliance presented a new strategic plan and more unity than in recent years. nato is pledging further humanitarian and military support for ukraine. the meeting in spain also ends with 2 countries, finland and sweden officially invited to become members pump and pageantry in madrid. leaders of the 30 nato member states have tightened ranks against russia as an attack on one is attack at all, and we will defend every edge of nato territory. every edge of nato territory for our part, united states is doing exactly what i said. who do it prudent invaded and hats are forced posture, your ne, to agreed on a new strategy, ending any pretence of partnership with russia. then that's like the history. in fact, nato is a defense of alliance. it does not attack other countries and has no inten

they just lost the battle for snake island because yes, without snake island control, we couldn't provide secure shipments of green. it's impossible, so that was absolutely needed to make the shipments today we did it. the un believes that the plan to try and get the grain out of ukraine could be a major 1st step in trying to solve the global food crisis. if they do a deal, i'm told it will be signed in a stumble. a political ally of putin says, some captured members of ukraine's, as a regiment may face trial. russia handed over $43.00 injured as fighters as part of a larger prisoner exchange on wednesday. but moscow, which considers the far right neo nazis as indicated that some members so held in russia could be put on trial for involvement in the war. as regiment was founded in 2014 as a volunteer militia to fight pro russia separatists in ukraine's eastern dom boss region. as fighters were fated as national heroes for defying russian forces who laid siege to the city of mario po ah, ensued on at least 8 protests as have been killed during anti military demonstrations, calling for a tr

galitsinivskyi communities, ukrainian soldiers were released, they knocked out the russians from the snake island, confirmed the information of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, valery zaluzhnyi, and the ministry of defense of the russian federation did not keep silent about this escape . called a gesture of goodwill, according to the veteran, the enemy could not withstand the artillery rocket and air strikes throughout the night, our military did of the russian nazis, the invaders hastily evacuated the remnants of the garrison with two speed boats, at the moment serpentine is engulfed in fire, there are explosions, there is another settlement free from the russians, the ukrainian defenders took control of the village, then it will be thrown in the kherson region, soldiers of sixty separate infantry brigades conducted a successful offensive, as a result, they repelled several counterattacks the enemy destroyed the invading bmp and that questionnaire also hunted down one tiger, hundreds of tanks and art systems, a new aid package for ukraine on 800 million dollars was announced by the pr

the next russian good will gesture would be putin shooting himself in his bunker. >> reporter: snake island is important not just symbolically, but militarily and economically, because the ukrainians tell you whoever controls that island controls the flow of civilian ship traffic along that stretch of southern ukrainian coast. now, the ukrainians say although it appears the russians have vacated the island, they want to make sure that they haven't left behind any booby traps or mines before they reestablish their own military base on the island, jake. >> scott, thank you so much. joining us live to discuss is retired general wesley clark. general, i would like your reaction to the russians abandoning snake island. do you think this indicates that putin is scaling back his ambitions for ukraine? >> no, i think they were driven off by the artillery. they didn't have the equipment to dig in properly to withstand an artillery assault and pulled out. but the ukrainians, maybe they need to put a couple of harpoon missile launchers on the island and use it to protect the sea lains. it is going to

of a confrontation with russia, it is not there before the war, i will remind you that on the island of snake there was a border unit, the flag of ukraine was raised, which demonstrated the island and the water area around it belong to the ukrainian state of ukraine, and it was rather a symbolic symbolic post on the now friendly state of romania on the border with our friendly state of romania, which supports us now in everything, if possible, in the fight against the aggressor , which advocates peace and good neighborliness in the black sea region, and i think that since the russians used it, it is unlikely that we will need to use zmiinyi island, and when there in russian publications they write that now the chains are in the tiles. let them move to zmiiniy and we will show them also, what exactly did they do to our russian invaders? well, i don’t know what’s wrong with the snake, it’s the island in the queue, we conquered the peninsula, the queue is in the queue, the contours are very similar, thank you, sir, sure, it was an analysis from pavlo lakiychuk. in a minute, the head of the secur

no matter what rushes hers, it's pulling out of snake island as a good will gesture. what do you make of that? well terry, i think fairly interesting to see the framing of what happens from the russian perspective. they said they had, they wanted to show the goodwill that rush, i wanted to show that they had no interest in blocking. for example, un humanitarian corridors. in the black, the black d r. that's what you paid, and i don't rush on, pardon me, perspective on the ukraine and side of course, if you go in volley, we take up the snake, ireland. you said, you said earlier, this had been one of the 1st victories for russia on the head of the war. this island, where 13 gwyn in border guard, had told russia, well, where to go next to russian shape watch. it's harder to the island, including the moscow, the not far washy. if we had been, you know, since i've been in there at the bottom of the black sea, with no news from the russian sold it for one by so very significant though. so her huge morale for ukraine in tooth and for your finance here. sounds like you're rea

lots of western weapons, anti air, and to ship missiles that were preventing russians resupply snake island. and those rocket launchers high mass from the u. s that were enabling the cranes to hit the island from its own coasts. as for the grain exports on foot, and he does a lot because the main problem are still the mines, which there are lots in the northwestern part of black sea. and basically, as it is no private ship owners gonna sent their ships anywhere near ukrainian ports, even if the ukrainians began taking those mines away. and they don't really do that because they just don't trust russia to not take advantage that situation and send in lots of ships trying take those cities on ukraine's go. so it basically means russia has fewer chances of trying to take even more of ukraine surgery on the black sea. but as for people struggling with high grain price around the world, they're gonna have to wait unforeseen. and nick, what about the latest in terms of the battle for the don burst? we know that russian missile strikes, kid 10, you do we know what the situation is in the city of t

ah, ah, good will gesture russia say it has pulled his troops on from ukraine snake island to facilitate the un biotech sort of grain cutting off campus speculation on the global food cries with. that's how ukranian soldiers hiding behind the backs of elderly women were firing with these weapons as the conflict re, giovanni don bass residents cut with the riffing memories of abuse by key of troops in homeland, something russian president vladimir putin, brenda genocide, a crime against humanity that is the only definition for the actions of chaos regime. not know where to know if a freedom fighters, that's how ukraine's ambassadors of germany has attempted to vindicate world war to nazi collaborate. and step on back there are, it was were vague among ukrainian fall rights group. yeah, but that's good. opposite i did visit his grade because not only to me, but to many ukrainians. steppin band era embody someone who fights for freedom and ukrainian independence. ah, very welcome you watching on the international with the late as well news headlines . thank you for joining us. and we saw wi

we see that they are strengthening the snake island. the coast well , behind the island of zmiina, ity the coast of the odesa region, there is bessarabi and er, this section is er, er, this is where the dnipro flows into the black sea and the dnipro-busky element, the dnipro element, then the bukvsky lyman, er, means kinburnska scythe i.e the territory of the kherson region is occupied , there are quite significant means of impression placed there, the artillery is located opposite. one of our small naval bases is ochakov, and behind it there is a passage to southern bug in the direction of mykolaiv, that is, these are possible areas for a-a attack of ukraine from the sea regarding what the president said and experts say, well, provision must be understood as provision to us against ship missiles or harpoons or other er means missiles of other countries of production there british or some other it solves the problem only with the protection of our territorial waters - by and large why because , well, 150 km, yes, 150 km - it is from odessa to snake island, and the distance from odessa

and meanwhile, russia says it has withdrawn its forces from ukraine's snake island in the black sea. moscow called it a good will gesture that shows it's not walking ukrainian grain exports. st island became a symbol of resistance at the start of the war when ukrainian soldiers there rejected a russian warships to man to surrender. and i asked of these nick connolly and keith, what the russian withdrawl from snake island means for ukraine's grain exports. unfortunately, i think it means pretty little right now. you still have the major issue of the mines, russian and ukrainian c mines in those waters near odessa. i think it's very unlikely that any foreign trading ships, any grain transporting ships that are privately owned, agree, willing to go to those ports if situation stays, as it is still lots of russian military ships in that part of the black sea. lots of the fighting going on. so i think for now it doesn't really make much difference what it does make a difference to is russia's ambitions to capture more of ukraine's black, the coastline, a desa region, the mac alive region f

the industrial zone the ukrainian armed forces report about attack on the russian garrison on snake islandessment of the situation on the fronts russia threatens lithuania due to the ban on transit to kolingrad the russian foreign ministry has summoned the eu ambassador netrebko is speaking tentatively behind the scenes missiles are being prepared to attack ukraine in the armed forces of ukraine confirmed the strikes on the russian garrison on snake island and the russians suffered significant losses were announced in the operational command of the south, but which ones were not specified, the military operation is ongoing and needs an information flow before its completion, the military explained, and confirmed the strikes in odesa the regional military administration of the ministry of defense of russia stated that the russian troops repelled the ukrainian attack, which i quote none of the fire weapons of the ukrainian army hit the target or not, why are the statements of the russians so different, let's talk about this with the bbc's military correspondent albishundra connection with uk

ah, with a good will gesture. russia says it has pulled its troops from ukraine snake islands to facilitate the un bank exploit of grain cutting off here speculation on the global food prices plus because that's how ukranian soldiers hiding behind the backs of elderly women were firing with these weapons, the conflict wages on dawn bus residents cope with the horrific memories of abuse ikea troops in the homeland something russian president vladimir putin, brandon genocide, a crime against humanity. that is the only definition for the actions of keeps regime. i'm from over hello for freedom fighter. last, how ukraine's ambassador to germany has attempted to vindicate. well for, to not to collaborate a step on the back dera, it was revered among ukrainian far right job. but this could up a bizarre. i did visit his grade because not only to me, but to many ukrainians, steppin band era embody someone who fights for freedom and ukrainian independence with very well welcome. based on the international with the latest world news update is good to have you with us. now, russian president vladimir

also coming up on the shaft, russia conceived some occupied territory to you crank it hands bags snake island in the black sea. after months of heavy fighting. now also on the show public gatherings, band and internet access blocks, the latest efforts to quell unrest, india muslims, most of killing a hindu man and sectarian tensions are on the rise. ah hello, i am claire richardson, thanks much for joining us. nato leaders have ended a 3 day summit with a pledge to continue supporting ukraine. the last day of the madrid meeting also focused on the global food crisis. nato leaders blamed russia for rising food and energy prices, and reiterated their mutual defense commitments. lawyers look at the mall, german chancellor, olaf schultz says nieto is more important than ever for global security. he stressed to the alliance is defensive and dismissed. the russian president vladimir putin. past comments. does this elisha visit see me literally? this is honestly pretty ridiculous. differences, in fact, nato is a defensive alliance and then it does not attack other countries and has no intention of d

, because the russians dragged two boyka rigs to the snake island, trying to raise the flooded and flooded, let's start the conversation, now this is extremely important news from the other side, we understand that this week, we hope, the story about ukraine receiving the status of a candidate member will be finalized of the european union, i would like to thank ms. ivana plempochtenzadze, who also did a lot in her time to ensure that we finally had a chance to receive this not just an honorary but a strategically important title, but on the other hand, there are still a number of requirements that ukraine must fulfill, and here they can be so to speak, rather unpleasant little things ani ivano how do you see the situation good afternoon thank you for a good decision european commission those conditions do not concern the granting of candidate status but the actual opening of negotiations with the european union regarding the next stage of the next stage for the start of negotiations regarding membership, and you really know that part of those conditions simply needs political will and cou

-- russia abandons strategic island it took from ukraine at the start of the war, handing back snake island, the black sea after months of heavy fighting. the son of a dictator takes office in e philippines, ferdinand is sworn in as the new president after winning a landslide election victory at his inauguration today. his disgraced father, for getting things done. ♪ our viewers watching in pit be -- pbs in the united states. we begin with the changes at nato and changing global security landscapes. nato ended its summit with a tougher stance on russia and they promised to -- and a promise to increase the troop presence. the meeting in spain ended with two countries, finland and sweden being officially invited to become nato members. >> pump it punditry -- pageantry in dread. leaders of the nato member states of titan against russia. >> an attack on one as an attack on all and we will defend every inch of nato territory. for our part, united states is doing exactly what i said we would do if putin invaded. enhance are forced posture in europe. >> nato agreed on a new strategy ending any pre

we take up the snake island. you said, you stated earlier, these had been one of the 1st victories for russia on the, on the war. these islands were 13 ukrainian border guards had told russia, well, where to go next to russian. she'd watch. it's harder to the island, including to moscow than martha washing, which has seen her. it's been, you know, since i've been there at the bottom of the black sea, with no news from the russian sold it for one by so very significant. also her huge morale, food for ukraine in tooth and ukraine. nancy. sounds like you really under a taylor's there with the rain falling. emma hope you can hear me. what can you tell us about the prisoner's swap between ukraine and russia that happened yesterday? well again, have very significant moments in that war. there have been those changes in the past, but usually it was about 121520 sold years from both sides. this time we talking about a $144.00 soldiers on both sides, and it includes on the ukraine inside the return of $95.00 soldiers who f

russian forces withdrew from snake island and the black sea today, how significant is that? his is a small island. it is big when it comes to the symbolic and strategic importance. it is that the heart of concerns over the food crisis, a grain crisis in this part of the world. russia is accused of burning, robbing, also blocking the export of ukrainian grain. today moscow says they have left the islands that they have no intention of doing that. something that ukraine ridiculed as simply not true. my question is if this has an impact on the grain crisis, the food crisis, experts seem. to think it will not. . the black sea is still dominated by russian warships, another question is if this has any sort of military significance. again the assessment is not really, fighting is focused on the east of the country in the donbas region. russia continues to make gains despite weapons being sent to ukraine. theyannot seem to be arriving quick enough or in great enough numbers. the importance, the impact tonight of the recapture of the snake island is that it is a more i'll boost to th

snake island is a little wa off, that news. snake island is a little way off. further _ that news. then most of the areas being contested on the shoreline around crimea are up towards mariupol in the east. so it was always a more difficult place for russia to hold and increasingly ukraine have been conducting a series of very technically innovative and impressive attacks with a combination of uavs, fastjet and missile systems and have been consistently destroying russian air defences and other system they are put on this island so the russians are having to ship new bonds which were being attacked on the way in. this is recognition by the russians are now ukraine has significant numbers of this long—range rocket artillery coming, they lose have the range to hit the island from the show so it is not a goodwill gesture. they are literally trying to starve them to death but they recognise that with these new systems in place and how small snake island is, it isjust an systems in place and how small snake island is, it is just an untenable military position for them to try and hold so

thank you. russia says that it has withdrawn its forces from ukraine's snake island in the black sea. while scale calls it a good will gesture that shows that it is not blocking ukrainian grain exports. no snake island became a symbol of resistance at the start of the war when ukrainian soldiers rejected a russian warships demand that the surrender w's nick connelly. he is in cave and i asked him what the russian withdraw from snake island means for ukraine's grain exports. or 1st of all, i think, hearing you correctly, no one really believes that russian claim that they were this was a good will gesture. it simply was feeling the heat from lots of western weapons, anti air, and to ship missiles that were preventing russians for re supplies. they carland and those rocket launchers high miles from the u. s that were enabling the cranes to hit the island from its own coasts. as for the grain exports on foot, and he does a lot because the main problem are still the mines, which there are lots in the northwestern part of black sea. and basically, as it is no private ship own is going to s

multiple launch rocket systems, none of the ukrainian firing means did not reach the target on the island of snakesailed fire defeat forced the enemy to abandon. still, the landing on serpent island, everything that happened from a safe distance was observed by american military spaces, and in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bsnake island, a strategic reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle of the us air force globall hog was recorded at high altitudes by russian means, snake island is very small in area, only 0 ,2 m², but large in its strategic importance, it is located in the northwestern part of the black sea is 35 km from the coast because of this geographical location , whoever controls the island controls all sea routes. in this part of the black sea, the ukrainian military surrendered on serpent island. on the very first day, february 24, but president zelensky announced that they all died in battle and would be presented to the title of heroes of ukraine as prisoners. as a result, they exchanged and returned to their families. which is certainly much more pleased than the prospect of a posthumous g

snake island and hayish donetsk people's republic of novoselovka of the luhansk people's republic andhe kharkiv region in total at first, special operations destroyed 211 aircraft, 132 helicopters 138 unmanned publishers of vehicles 349 anti-aircraft guns missile systems 3.733 tanks and other armored combat vehicles 594 combat vehicles jet systems in one gulp. fire 2081 field artillery pieces, mortars, and 181 special military vehicles my name is alexis and i am colombian. i was born in colombia, my call sign is spartak. i grew up from italy. in new york, this would not have happened if this policy of war had been promoted. i am from the uk for most of my service. i was in the marine corps of ukraine, i chose to surrender. hiv i am from the republic of serbia our children fought and defeated nazism had to do it again . fascism nazism you must exist nowhere in the world. russia's most anticipated tv series federation the most long-awaited premiere only on platformers commission for foreign currency accounts is an idea that raises questions both from the central bank and from clients of

, the russian army and the russian navy sought anything to create a permanent military base on snake island , although it is really a very small island with an area of ​​less than 200 m², but its strategic importance is very large for several good reasons, first of all, this island is the gateway to control over the northwestern territories, part of the black sea water area, and actually the russian army fleet, it was needed in order to place powerful long-range anti-aircraft complexes there, and they are needed in turn to cover the amphibious operation, that is, the amphibious landing operation, and there was nothing to fear on the ukrainian coast, the ukrainian side was afraid that the russians might dare to carry out an operation to seize odessa from the sea, and then precisely the value of snake island is very great for such an operation, in addition, snake island is located very close to the southern flank of nato, exactly to romania, only 45 km. this is a small distance, the distance of the reach of almost all types of weapons from artillery and beyond, and so in essence the ukrainian

island. all right, let me ask you about snake time. so that is a barely populated island in the black sea, but strategically important taken by russia. in the early days of the war, you save liberated the russians, say they've given it up as a gesture of goodwill. i have a position to rush and let's make one more just show goodwill retreat from cranium . that would be a very good gesture, goodwill from them. they say it's a great chance for goodwill, suggesting that this un broken deal to try and get the grain out of ukraine, get it to the world. markets might be coming closer. we know turkey's involved in that deal as well. do you think that is imminent? because ukraine has to agree to that as well. ukraine agreed to feed the world 400000000 people throughout the whole planet, dependent from ukraine and crops. and we want to send this grain to them like countries like egypt, like the north and african middle east country. we very much want to do this, russian stop in it. and when we say in russia and just show goodwill, it's something

tonight, you're going to look at new satellite images of snake island. ia abandoned the strategic outpost in ukraine. now, russia seized this island on the first day of the invasion and memorably, a ukrainian soldier coined a national battlecry from there, as a russian warship demanded ukrainian guards on the island surrender, recall one responded by telling the warship to, go eff itself. scott mclain is "outfront." >> reporter: in the battle for ukraine's eastern donbas region, the ukrainians are losing ground slowly. the russians continue bombard the the city of lysychansk, making escape for those who remain extremely difficult or impossible. farther west, the search for bodies at that bombed shopping mall seems equally hopeless, as people lay flowers for those found dead and those who may never be found at all. but ukraine can claim one victory on snake island. the rocky outcrop in the black sea near odessa, now back in ukrainian control thanks to an overnight artillery assault that forced the russian occupiers to flee. >> translator: the russians trul

snake island provides surveillance, first of all, on snake island. in this way, in a serpentine way,trol base on the routes of traffic of ships that we have left free between the danube ports and the black sea, thank you very much for your comment, pavlo lakiychuk, head of security programs at the strategy 21 center for global studies, was in touch with us. over the past day, donetsk region has been subjected to massive shelling, as a result of which more than 40 structures, houses, medical schools, non-residential premises, have been completely or partially destroyed. russia continues to concentrate its forces to attack the slavic radio liberty correspondent serhiy horbatenko serhiy is currently in yanska. my greetings. what is your current situation? well, the russians are really concentrating their efforts on the following hot spots in this city the village of bogorodichne and the village of dolyna continue to remain, they are located approximately 20 km from slovyansk, it is very difficult to get information from there because there is no electricity, and there is no communicatio

i think snake island has become the _ defend? i think snake island has become the symbolic— defend?tern artillery in action. this is ukrainian using western ammunition to push— ukrainian using western ammunition to push the _ ukrainian using western ammunition to push the russians back. if the russians— to push the russians back. if the russians were able to hold it without — russians were able to hold it without too many losses they would have kept— without too many losses they would have kept it. so the fact they are withdrawing although they are trying to say— withdrawing although they are trying to say it's _ withdrawing although they are trying to say it's a victory and saying they— to say it's a victory and saying they have _ to say it's a victory and saying they have completed their mission and now— they have completed their mission and now they are going to give it over— and now they are going to give it over to _ and now they are going to give it over to the — and now they are going to give it over to the ukrainians to show they can restart— over to the ukrainians to show t

they just lost the battle for snake island because yes, without snake island control, we couldn't provide secure shipments of green. it's impossible. so that was absolutely needed to make the shipments to do with did it to you and believes that the plan to try and get the grain out of ukraine could be a major 1st step in trying to solve the global food crisis. if they do a deal, i'm told it will be signed in this stumble. some it was a sci fi bonus or an eastern ukraine, and is now a senior fellow at the international institute for strategic studies. he thinks the retreat from snake island is an embarrassment for moscow. ultimately, indefensible position for the russians to hold may be at the start of the invasion . the russians thought they might have reached as far as a desa by now in land in ukraine. but of course, and they were near there as far as cas on. so the snake island territory is not something that they can defend. it's really embarrassing for russia it's, i have to give this up and i think the russian defense ministry statement is really dressing up, got embarrassment, but j

this was the same island, snake island, where ukrainian forces told the russians at the very beginningeff yourself as they approached. the russians say they left the island as a gesture of good will. let's go straight to cnn's kaitlan collins live in madrid for us this orange with what we are expecting to hear from the president this morning. >> reporter: well, john and brianna, they are wrapping up these two days of the nato summit that's been happening in madrid and it's been this fundamental shift in how nate know operates. remember, this was an alliance that for four years when trump was in office was constantly under attack by the u.s. president, it led the french leader to say that nato is basically brain dead as an alliance and now you have seen a total reinvigoration of this alliance ever since russia invaded ukraine four months ago which was not really a given, not something that the white house was fully expect to go see, although obviously something that they have rallied around and they have used this summit to do the same. i think the question here as these nato leaders ar

so the snake island territory is not something that they can defend. it's really embarrassing for russia it's, i have to give this up and i think the russian defense ministry statement is really dressing out that embarrassment. but just one other point on the romania proximity that you mentioned really, really important. i mean, this is so close to a night say member state. the one can imagine if there is actually wind behind the sales of ukrainian counter offensive that snake con and b, b would be re taken very quickly. so maybe the russians have a thought to head on this yet, perhaps it is a breakthrough for ukraine to get it straightened out. and perhaps to your understanding is it's just full merchant vessels at the moment. and what happens if ukrainian naval vessels military vessels start using the waterways up them a threat in some shape or form to russia? will they respond? yeah, i think if the ukranian navy, which isn't a particularly large navy to pick them with the start to amounts operations controls, then it's possible the russians could at

on snake island, making sure that the attempt to capture the kiev regime near the island failed.new adventure in relation to the objects of the russian gas production infrastructure in the northwestern part of the black sea after 8:00 in the morning , the bk -1 gas production platform and crimea alone were hit by anti-ship missiles - an unmanned aerial vehicle braktar tb2. in response to the sabotage of the kyiv regime oniks cruise missiles at a military airfield near odessa destroyed hangars with ukrainian unmanned araktar-tb2 missiles revealed during the operation by russian reconnaissance equipment. our iskanders are also hitting the positions of the opponents. their blow is so strong that even the largest military installations will not resist. this is the only operational-tactical complex in the world on which both ballistic and cruise missiles are used, it is almost impossible to intercept them, the ministry of defense showed new footage of how combat crews work, as well as other details of the special operation, in particular. we have destroyed american howitzers, which ar

a joining russia says that it has withdrawn its forces from ukraine's snake island in the black sea. moscow, calling it a good will gesture that shows that it is not blocking ukrainian green exports to make island became a symbol of resistance at the start of the war when ukrainian soldiers rejected a russian warships, demands that the surrender. here's our correspondent connelly and keep on what the russian withdraw from snake island will mean for ukraine's grain exports. or 1st of all, i think hearing you great least no one really believes that russian claim that they were this was a good will gesture. it simply was feeling the heat from lots of western weapons, anti air, and to ship missiles that were preventing russians for re supplying snake island. and those rocket launchers high miles from the u. s that were enabling the cranes to hit the island from its own coasts. as for the grain exports on foot, and he does a lot because the main problem are still the mines, which there are lots in the northwestern part of black sea. and basically, as it is no private ship owners gonna sen

well, yesterday we talked about the fact that there was no more information about the snake island, butt that something allegedly flew there, too, to such a guest to our enemies and today i understand that there is already more information about the fact that, after all, yesterday our army managed to strike what blows on snake island, please, yes, yes, yesterday there was no information. the main attention was focused directly on the so-called boyka's ears, but today the command operative to the south said that information had been spread that a concentrated attack had been launched against the enemy using various forces and methods of impression and the garrison had suffered significant losses to varying degrees, and there was no more information, but it should be said what exactly was on the snake. literally , in the last few weeks, the enemy pulled up several air defense complexes, in particular, the armored tor complexes, which provide protection from air attacks up to 20 km, pulled hail into the system and thus tried to ensure the maximum inventory of this island, which threatens t

ah, i with good will gesture. russia says it has pulled his troops off from ukraine snake islands to facilitate the un backed export of grain cutting off campus speculation on the global food crisis. why look directly? that's how ukranian soldiers hiding behind the backs of elderly women were firing with these weapons as the conflict wages on dawn vasquez's ins cope would be her writhing memories of abuse by keith's troops in their home land. something russian president vladimir pierson brown, the genocide, a crime against humanity. that is the only definition for the actions of keeps regime and no worth and or for freedom fighters. that's how you train them back to germany has attempted to vindicate wellborn to nazi collaborate, and step on sunday are here with revere among ukrainian fall right, great job. but this could help a bizarre, i did visit his grave because not only to me, but to many ukrainian stepan band era, embody someone who fights for freedom and ukrainian independence with a very well welcome to you. this is asi international with the late world news update. it's goo

ah, i good, we'll just, jo, russia says it has pull its troops out from ukraine, snake island to facilitate the u. n. bond tech, supportive grain, cutting off key and speculation on the global food crisis. who i love to work with. that's how ukranian soldiers hiding behind the backs of elderly women were firing with these weapons. as the conflict, rage is on don bass residents cope with the horrific memories of abuse by cats, troops in their homeland. something russian president vladimir putin grounded genocide, a crime against humanity. that is the only definition for the actions of camps regime. no written, nor for freedom fighters. that's how ukraine's ambassador to germany has attempted to vindicate to world war 2 not to collaborate and step in van dera. he was revered among ukrainian far right groups. the job of this crop absorbed by i did visit his grade because not only to me, but to many ukrainians. steppin band era embody someone who fights for freedom and ukrainian independence. ah one welcome to you. this is auntie international with the latest world news headlines. thank you for

for whatever reasons, snake island will this help re up? i shipping it. thank you. nato allies as well. i think it's important i need to meet on and coordinate and discuss an exchange of use and compare notes on the different efforts that nate was, are involved in to try to get more grain out of ukraine as we get food out of grain . second use, those are foreigners to convey the message that contrary to all person truth in an actual sign off an hour tele, the roll through this information campaign that this good cause is not close. why natal sanctions is caused by president booth is war? and the best way to end the food process is to end the war and president pick up and the war to morrow by rejoining his forces. and then the from dallas are involved in different weights. ringback are tricky here basically. busy and trying to facilitate some con agreements earn also grease announced that they are ready to make available ships to get a grain out of ukraine. and all that ours are involved in different diplomatic efforts to get some kind of agreement to allo

they noted that russian troops allegedly completed all tasks on snake island, however, the ministry of defense of the russian federation did not specify which tasks they supposedly managed to complete, the russian side also stated that this decision, i quote, will not allow kyiv to speculate on the impossibility of grain export, i would like to remind you that snake island in the black sea was under temporary russian control occupation, starting with the attack of the russian federation in the first days of the full-scale war of time, the ukrainian side reported on the impression of russian forces on the island or nearby, in particular, yesterday, the operational command the south reported 10 hits on the island, as a result of which the panzer s1 anti-aircraft gun missile complex was hit. were the russian military actually forced to leave the snake island due to shelling by the ukrainian armed forces ? reuters journalists asked people on the streets of kyiv what they thought about it, russians they say they are slandering and this is their er rhetoric is constant and that's why i think

snake island is the strategic outpost in the black sea, occupied by russia since february 24th. defenders of the island at the time became national heroes for responding to russian calls to surrender with an expletive. well, today, ukraine bombed them off the island. satellite imagery confirming putin's forces have retreated. these images provided by the ukrainian ministry of defense shows artillery striking the island june 21st. it may be that the threat of new long range missile systems like the u.s. that are arriving in this country may have been part of russia's calculations to leave snake island. whit? >> james, thank you. >>> new developments in the worst migrant smuggling case in u.s. history. 53 people dying in a tractor trailer in texas. four people now facing charges. u.s. officials say that when the man drove through a border patrol checkpoint, 64 people were onboard. no one inspected that truck. the truck was found abandoned just three hours later in san antonio. only 11 of those inside survived. the driver appearing in federal court today. >>> and new details in a di