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France 24 · France · Ukraine raises flag on Kinburn Spit, ending 1,200-day Russian occupation
France24's June 10 background analysis, written before the flag-raising, noted the spit was already untenable for Russia and asked whether Moscow had de facto ceded it; today's flag-raising confirms that trajectory.
“Russia's westernmost foothold in Ukraine, a strip of sand controlling the Dnipro's mouth, was already being quietly abandoned before Ukrainian forces formalised the gain.”