Russian military on Zmiinyi due to Bayraktar drone strikes. Therefore, the Russian Federation is preparing to evacuate.
This is reported by Defense Express.
According to the publication, the Russian side is preparing to evacuate the wounded and bodies of the dead by sea.
It is assumed that the evacuation will take place under the cover of Su-30SM aircraft from the 43rd aviation regiment of the naval aviation of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Earlier, the Russian Federation strengthened air control over Zmiinyi, which involved a pair of fighter planes for round-the-clock duty.
After the occupants seized the island, soldiers of units of the 1229 reconnaissance center (c/h 53189, Sevastopol) and 744 communications center (c/h 40136, Sevastopol) of the Black Sea Fleet were stationed there.
