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Snake Island reappeared in the public eye on February 25, 2022, the day after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War. On a Friday, a Russian warship ordered the Ukrainian guard of the island to surrender, and after a brief bombardment, the island was captured. This aggression brought back into question the history of the only island in the Black Sea, its ecosystem and its anthropogenic habitation.Located 20 nautical miles or 44 kilometers from where the Danube flows into the Black Sea, Snake Island is a limestone rock, with no water or trees, with poor vegetation, reeds and thistle. Its name comes from the small, non-venomous water snakes that once lived here. It covers 17 hectares, from north to south it is 440 meters long and from east to west 662 meter. Due to the harsh living conditions there, the island has no permanent residents besides the border guards.The island has been used as a fishing base since ancient times. It was also called the White Island, Leuke or Achilleis, where Mi

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