Ukraine Raises Flag on Kinburn Spit, a Key Black Sea Strategic Point After Russian Withdrawal

June 26 ------ Ukrainian forces have raised the national flag on the Kinburn Spit after Russian troops withdrew from their positions. According to Ukraine’s Southern Territorial Defense Forces Command, Ukrainian strikes forced Russian troops to retreat, prompting surviving personnel to evacuate and abandon defensive positions. “The blue-and-yellow flag is on the Kinburn Spit,” the command said in a statement.

The Kinburn Spit, located between the Dnipro-Buh estuary and the Black Sea, has remained a strategically important area throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It allows Russia to control access to the ports of Mykolaiv and Kherson and has been used to launch attacks on southern Ukraine.

Military analysts have long argued that regaining control of the Kinburn Spit would strengthen Ukraine’s position in the Black Sea and could support future operations toward occupied Crimea. “We are not stopping,” the Ukrainian military said. “One day our tanks will reach Dzhankoi,” it added, referring to the city in northern Crimea.

Source: kyivpost.com