Ukraine battles Russia in Black Sea over strategic Snake Island


FILE PHOTO: Satellite view shows smoke rising over Snake Island, Ukraine amid Russia's attack on the country, May 8, 2022 in this handout image. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - A remote island off Ukraine occupied by Russia on the first day of its invasion has, as Kyiv steps up efforts to retake it, become the focal point of what some defence officials believe may become a battle for control of the western Black Sea coast.

Both countries have reported renewed fighting around Snake Island, which achieved worldwide fame in the conflict's first hours when Ukrainian border guards stationed there rejected a Russian warship's demand for their surrender.

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