Snake Island
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About Snake Island
Snake Island is a lake island located in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. After the War of 1812, these islands, along with Fox Island and Georgina Island were purchased by Chief Joseph Snake from the British. It is unclear if the islands were named after him.
Ukraine claims to retake Black Sea drilling rigs from Russian control
... At one point, the boats pass close to Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, which was captured by Russia on the first day of its full-scale invasion last year and recaptured four months later...
President Zelensky visits Snake Island as war enters 500th day
... At the start of the war, Ukrainian soldiers defending Snake Island famously defied an order from a Russian warship to surrender...
Ukraine space plant hit and US wants more Saudi oil - round-up
... The RAF pilots flying close to Snake IslandFlt Lt Lewis Travers job is to deter Russian aggression, he says...
Ukraine round-up: Putin dares West as Zelensky pays tribute to Johnson
... The country s flag was raised once more on Snake Island, which was taken by the Russians at the start of the war...
Ukraine war: What is Putin's plan now Luhansk has fallen?
... Indeed, it is worth noting that while Ukraine is on the back foot in the Donbas, they have had recent successes, most notably retaking Snake Island, where today the blue and yellow flag was once again raised...
Ukraine round-up: Russia leaves Snake Island and Putin's topless G7 comments
...Ukraine is celebrating a significant victory after Russian troops withdrew from Snake Island, which they seized on the first day of the invasion...
Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to strategic Black Sea outcrop
... After more than four months of repeated Ukrainian bombardment, Russian forces have abandoned Snake Island, or Island as it is known in Ukraine...
Newspaper headlines: 'Fresh danger' for PM over Partygate photographs
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Ukraine space plant hit and US wants more Saudi oil - round-up
Three people were killed in a Russian long-range missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday Evening .
Local officials said the missiles hit a factory which makes space rockets and satellites, as well as a nearby street.
Russia's defence ministry said The Factory made parts for Ukrainian missiles.
Dnipro has taken in large numbers of Ukrainians fleeing the fighting further east, where Russia has concentrated its forces.
One resident, Klavdia, said a rocket landed just in front of her window.
" It's difficult to understand where to seek shelter during attacks like this. In The Basement , behind Walls - Everything collapses anyway, " she told Reuters news agency.
While Russia's ground offensive in the Donbas region of east Ukraine has slowed down, there has been an increase in The Number of attacks from the Air - often hitting city centres.
On Thursday, 23 People were killed in a Russian missile attack on The City of Vinnytsia, which lies west of Kyiv - a long way from The Front lines in The East and south.
Why Biden needs Saudi ArabiaDuring Joe Biden 's first few weeks as US president he refused even to speak to Saudi Arabia 's De Facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
US intelligence believes the Crown Prince approved the gruesome killing of the Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi , causing a huge international outcry.
But in another sign of the far-reaching consequences of The War in Ukraine , This Week The President travelled to Saudi Arabia as part of his Middle East tour. The two leaders were even photographed performing a friendly fist-bump in the grounds of Jeddah's Royal Palace .
So why the U-turn? Oil prices have a lot to do with it.
As energy costs Soar - due partly to The War in Ukraine - Washington wants Saudi Arabia to produce more oil to bring prices down.
Our Middle East correspondent Anna Foster has.
The RAF pilots flying close to Snake IslandFlt Lt Lewis Travers' job is to deter Russian aggression, he says.
Currently based in Romania, he is one of 200 Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel taking part in a Nato mission to police skies across Eastern Europe .
British Air crews have been carrying out deployments there since 2017, but Vladimir Putin 's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February changed Everything .
" The area we routinely operate in is not at all far from Snake Island . Being able to see the fighting going on between Russia and Ukraine has certainly been eye-opening for us, " Flt Lt Travers told The Bbc .
Snake Island - a small, strategic piece of land located off Ukraine 's south-west Coast - was captured by Russia in The First days of The War , but recently retaken by Ukraine .
to find out what life is like on deployment So Close to The War .
War in Ukraine : More coverageSource of news: bbc.com
