The Russian occupants have probably left Zmiinyi. After another successful operation by Ukrainian troops, the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the garrison, and now there are fires and explosions.

This is stated in the official statement of the UC "South".

"During the night, as a result of a successfully carried out another phase of the military operation with fire strikes by our missile and artillery units on the Zmiinyi Island, the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the garrison by two speedboats and, presumably, left the island. Now Zmiinyi Island is covered with fire, explosions are heard," the report said.

The command added that the final results of the operation are being finalized.