Snake Island campaign

The Snake Island campaign was a period of Russian occupation and military conflict for Snake Island, a small, strategically located Ukrainian island in the Black Sea. On 24 February 2022, the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Navy attacked Snake Island and captured it along with its entire garrison, beginning a military occupation of the island. The attack was widely publicized when an audio clip of the Russian cruiser Moskva hailing the island's garrison over the radio demanding their surrender and being told "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" in response went viral, along with initial inaccurate reports of the garrison's deaths. Later on, it emerged that a civilian search and rescue ship trying to evacuate the soldiers was also captured along with the garrison. The ship, its crew, and at least one soldier were subsequently freed in prisoner exchanges.

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2022  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle of Snake Island
battle, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, 

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Location: 45.255, 30.2042, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2022 Snake Island campaign

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1788 Battle of Fidonisi

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Overview of memorial of heroes of Viper Island at Embassy of Ukraine at Charlese de Gaulla street, Prague

Overview of flag with crosses dedicated to heroes of Viper Island at Embassy of Ukraine at Charlese de Gaulla street, Prague

Overview of rose and flag with crosses dedicated to heroes of Viper Island at Embassy of Ukraine at Charlese de Gaulla street, Prague

Ihor Taburets Roman Hrybov Award 2022

Postage stamp "Russian warship, go…! Glory to Ukraine!". 2022

Stamp of Ukraine s1985 (W)

Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (02)

Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (04)

Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (03)

Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (01)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1788	Battle of Fidonisi	Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2022	Snake Island campaign	Russia, Ukraine, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shch-212	attack submarine, Shchuka-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		Overview of memorial of heroes of Viper Island at Embassy of Ukraine at Charlese de Gaulla street, Prague		Commons
commons	image		Overview of flag with crosses dedicated to heroes of Viper Island at Embassy of Ukraine at Charlese de Gaulla street, Prague		Commons
commons	image		Overview of rose and flag with crosses dedicated to heroes of Viper Island at Embassy of Ukraine at Charlese de Gaulla street, Prague		Commons
commons	image		Ihor Taburets Roman Hrybov Award 2022		Commons
commons	image		Postage stamp "Russian warship, go…! Glory to Ukraine!". 2022		Commons
commons	image		Stamp of Ukraine s1985 (W)		Commons
commons	image		Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (02)		Commons
commons	image		Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (04)		Commons
commons	image		Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (03)		Commons
commons	image		Snake Island, 2022-07-07 (01)		Commons