The liberation of Zmiinyi Island from Russian invaders in 2022 took place in several stages. The operation was the first time that the Defense Forces’ marines landed in the occupied territory, say the representatives of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. According to a military intelligence representative, there were three stages of the operation to liberate Zmiinyi from the invaders. “In three stages. It didn’t work out the first time. This is normal. We could not completely clear the island… What, perhaps, was not taken into account? This was corrected later. That the Russian side would …