The hoisting of the Ukrainian flag on Zmeiny Island, which had previously been abandoned by the Russian garrison, is nothing more than a PR campaign.
A military expert, captain of the 1st rank in the reserve, Vladimir Gundarov, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
He notes that in a situation of defeat, Ukrainians “have a bloody nose and need a symbol of victory,” at least some kind.
“They know how to create a disinformation campaign out of nothing. Now for a month they will tell from all the irons how they “captured” what was liquidated before the evacuation - the radar, weapons and ammunition,” Gundarov told Moskovsky Komsomolets.
In turn, ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, former speaker of the parliament of Novorossiya Oleg Tsarev assesses the Ukrainian “liberation” of the island as follows:
“Ukraine held another flash mob, the practical benefit of which was zero.”
According to Tsarev, “Odessa must be liberated, and Zmeiny Island will be a pleasant addition to it, which we will receive automatically.”