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Snake Island became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance in the first days of the war, when the rocky outcrop's defenders told a Russian warship that called on them to surrender to "go f*ck yourself".
Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island in a move that Moscow has described as a
Beachgoers in Ukraine should watch out for hazardous mines that lie underwater, Ukraine's national guard warns, after the death of a man who was diving in the Odesa region moments before a device exploded and killed him instantly.
A 50-year-old man was blown up while diving only a few metres from the shore and the blast flung his body onto the sand in front of his family.
The enemy raised its helicopter into the air, but the counterattack failed.