{"id":13585,"date":"2022-12-20T15:48:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/2022\/12\/20\/cnn-journalists-show-how-russian-volunteer-corps-fighters-defend-zmeinyi-island-from-putin-s-troops-video\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T08:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:16:58","slug":"cnn-journalists-show-how-russian-volunteer-corps-fighters-defend-zmeinyi-island-from-putin-s-troops-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infolight.ua\/en\/2022\/12\/20\/cnn-journalists-show-how-russian-volunteer-corps-fighters-defend-zmeinyi-island-from-putin-s-troops-video\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN journalists show how Russian Volunteer Corps fighters defend Zmeinyi Island from Putin&#8217;s troops (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, more than ever, Zmiinyi Island holds a special place in Ukrainian military folklore. His daring defense &#8211; when the Russian warship was told to &#8220;go to hell!&#8221; &#8211; and then recapture, rallied the nation in the first months of the conflict with Russia, shattering the myth of the invaders&#8217; superiority. This is about <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/20\/europe\/snake-island-russia-ukraine-return-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports <\/a>\n<\/strong>CNN, the first foreign journalists to visit the liberated island.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_54767\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/467yO9NxU6Q?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Now the island is being defended by the Russian Volunteer Corps.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novyny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-20_16-15-02-874x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103381\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This is the first report of its kind in this war: the scale of destruction and the fierceness of the fighting for this pile of stones in the Black Sea is clearly visible: exploding shells, tripwires, twisted and burned equipment &#8211; this is the current reality on the island in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soldiers of the Russian Volunteer Corps have once again been given a great honor and trust to keep watch in this sacred place!<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/russvolcorps\/312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">write<\/a><strong> they write on their telegram channel<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, more than ever, Zmiinyi Island holds a special place in Ukrainian military folklore. 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