So I don't have a link as it being reported in live newsfeeds, but looks like Russia have abandoned Snake Island in the face of repeated Ukrainian strikes on the strategic location.
Symbolic victory for Ukraine as the island was one of the first places to fall to the Russian invasion, and the infamous incident with the (now sunken) Moskva being told told go f*** itself. Strategically, I'm not sure how this plays out with the Russian blockade and the practicalities given the islands' vulnerability to Russia's Black Sea Fleet. But still, a notable development in Ukraine's favour.
Note- Russia is saying it is a 'goodwill gesture' to facilitate grain exports and asks that Ukraine demine its costal waters. Errr....what? Everyone with ahlf a brain knows what Russia would immediately do if Ukraine did that. Russia may claim they won't attack Odessa but they've proven repeatedly that you can't take them at their word.
