The liberation of Serpentine is accompanied by the elimination of Russian air defense and missile systems from the territory of the island, so military pressure on the Ukrainian coast will significantly decrease. However, one should not expect a simultaneous end to the naval blockade, noted in the latest report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) following the results of the past day..

In particular, hostile land-based anti-ship systems in Crimea and the western part of Kherson may still pose a threat to Ukrainian cargo at sea.. Also, the Russians will have the opportunity to attack with missiles from the ships of the Black Sea Fleet.

Ukrainian experts have repeatedly noted that the above-mentioned victory is an achievement of a strategic nature.. Here is what the publicist and military historian Roman Ponomarenko says about this:.

“Having the latest Western weapons, we turned the occupied island into a living hell for the occupiers, regularly destroying people and enemy equipment there. The black navy of the Russian Federation once again admitted its own impotence.

The enemy could not turn Serpentine into a springboard for the assault on our Black Sea coast. They can't keep him in these conditions. In fact, this is a strategic victory."

Recall that NYT publicists are also convinced that the failure at Zmeinoye can take away control of shipping lanes from Russia..

Yesterday we also talked in more detail about the Bogdan self-propelled guns, the weapon with which our soldiers managed to de-occupy the island.