President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked all the military personnel who took part in the struggle for the Zmiyinyi (Snake) island.

"I want to express gratitude for the final stage of the struggle for Zmiinyi - our national flag was hoisted there. This operation lasted two months," he said in a traditional video message on Thursday evening.

"Intelligence, Special Operations Forces, Alpha unit of the Security Service, border guards, gunners, Navy, Air Force. And now let every Russian captain - whether of a ship or an aircraft - see the Ukrainian flag on Zmiyinyi and know that our state cannot be broken, " he added.