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UNCOVERED: Snake island - The Untold Story

Brazil's Snake Island is home to just two snake species, including one of the world's most venomous pit vipers

Ilha da Queimada Grande, known as Snake Island, hosts a unique evolutionary marvel. This isolated Brazilian island is home to the critically endangered golden lancehead viper. Rising sea levels trapped snake ancestors, leading to remarkable adaptations over millennia. The island's extreme snake population results from isolation and a specialized bird…

The Times of India

How Ukraine is beating Russia in the Black Sea – and pushed Putin towards a ceasefire

SPECIAL DISPATCH: The early defiance of Ukrainian forces in Snake Island set the scene for their dominance over the Black Sea, leaving little doubt why Putin was so keen for a ceasefire there, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes from Odesa

The Independent UK

‘Defenders of Mariupol and Snake Island’ among 189 Ukrainians freed in prisoner swap with Russia

They were reunited with their families in emotional scenes at a hospital in northern Ukraine

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Ukraine And Russia Conduct Historic Prisoner Swap Mediated By UAE

Ukraine and Russia conduct a significant prisoner swap, releasing defenders of Snake Island and soldiers' bodies, fostering hope for future negotiations.

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Snake Island: The isle writhing with vipers where only Brazilian military and scientists are allowed

Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a rock in the Atlantic.

LiveScience

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Biden says history will judge US as funds for Kyiv to fight Putin’s forces collapse

US President Joe Biden says ‘history will judge us’ if further aid is not given to Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian Su-24 bomber aircraft 'shot down' in Black Sea near Ukraine's Snake Island

The plane was heading on an attack mission to the Odesa province of south east Ukraine, say military chiefs

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Ukraine war: capture of key Black Sea outposts and strike on Crimea show Kyiv's increasing confidence

The recapture, by Ukrainian forces, of the oil and gas platforms off the coast of Crimea known as the “Boyko towers” has both strategic and symbolic significance. Their position, between the westerly-most point of Crimea and Snake Island, in waters close to Ukraine’s border with Romania, puts them in a…

The Conversation

Zelenskyy hails Ukraine's soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

Speaking from Snake Island, Zelenskyy honored the Ukrainian soldiers who fought for the island and all other defenders of the country.

WEKU

Zelensky visits island where soldiers told Russian warship to go 'f*** itself'

Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Snake Island to mark the 500th day since the Russian invasion began - with the site becoming iconic after defenders told warship operators to: "Go f*** yourself"

Daily Mirror

Volodymyr Zelensky marks 500th day of the war with message from Snake Island

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has marked the 500th day of war by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became a symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the Russian invasion.

Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Snake Island on 500th day of Russian invasion

President thanks forces and hails ‘this place of victory’ that became symbol of defiance in early days of war

The Guardian - UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Utility workers rush to repair national grid despite fears of ‘double-tap’ attacks; what happened to the Ukrainians defending Snake Island

The Guardian - AU

‘Russian warship, go fuck yourself’: what happened next to the Ukrainians defending Snake Island?

When Putin’s forces approached a tiny Black Sea outpost, demanding its Ukrainian defenders surrender or die, their expletive-laden response became a symbol of resistance. How did the men on the island live to tell the tale?

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Reuters

Ukraine war: 'Mission complete. One additional team member: a kitten called Snake'

Meet Snake, a kitten with a heck of a war story. And the Ukrainian special forces soldier who saved him.

Zenger

Troops Demine Recaptured Snake Island And Rescue Lone Cat

Ukrainian troops demined areas of the recaptured Snake Island and changed the Russian flag for the yellow and blue of the defending nation – and also rescued a lone cat!

The Conversation

U311 Cherkasy, the little minesweeper of a Ukrainian film that gave the finger to the Russian Navy

When 13 Ukrainian soldiers were defending Snake Island in March, Russian forces told them to lay down their weapons. In response, the Ukrainians said “Russian warship, go fuck yourself!”.

Evening Standard

Putin’s air force failing in tactical battle against Ukraine, says UK

Russian forces withdrew from Snake Island on June 30

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Ukraine Claims Russia Lost Nearly Billion Dollars Of Equipment And Troops On Snake Island

Ukraine has said that Russia lost nearly $1 billion worth of equipment and troops while unsuccessfully trying to hold on to Snake Island.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Putin declared victory in Luhansk, Ukrainian troops reclaimed Snake Island, and Zelenskiy lays out a $750bn recovery plan

Zenger

Ukrainian Flag Flies Over Snake Island Once More After Shelling Forces Russia To Abandon It

New, graphic video images show the Ukrainian flag flying once more over Snake Island in the Black Sea after Russian troops were forced to abandon it.

Reuters

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

At least 15 people were killed and two dozen more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, local officials said as rescuers picked their way through rubble.

The Guardian - AU

Kremlin warns it is using only ‘small portion’ of potential; fears of Sievierodonetsk humanitarian disaster – as it happened

Vladimir Putin dares west to beat Russia on battlefield; Serhai Haidai says Sievierodonetsk ‘is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster’

Reuters

Ukraine pleads for more weapons, chief negotiator sees turning point in war

Ukraine urged its allies on Friday to send more weapons as its forces dug in to slow Russia's military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while its chief negotiator said a turning part was approaching in the conflict.

ABC News

Moscow responds to Ukraine's defiant Snake Island flag-raising ceremony with air strikes

Ukrainian forces raise their flag on recaptured Snake Island in a defiant act against Moscow, but Russian forces launch new strikes on the island shortly after the ceremony.

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