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The head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, Andriy Yermak, said on Thursday that Russian forces had withdrawn from Snake Island, a strategic Black Sea outpost.
"KABOOM! No Russian troops on the Snake Island anymore. Our Armed Forces did a great job," Yermak wrote on Twitter.
Reuters was not immediately able to verify Yermak's statement.
(Reporting by Max Hunder; Writing by Alexander Winning; Editing by Toby Chopra)