Russia says its forces destroyed US-made military vessel near Snake Island August 22, 2023 at 12:35AM

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday its forces had destroyed a US-made military speedboat near Snake Island in the Black Sea. Tiny Snake Island became synonymous with Ukrainian resistance in the first hours of what Russia calls its "special military operation" on February 24, 2022, when Russian officers on the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva radioed Ukrainian guards stationed there and ordered them to surrender or die.