Zelenskyy marks 500th day of war with defiant message from Snake Island

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has delivered a defiant message (Petr David Josek/PA)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has marked the 500th day of war by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became a symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the Russian invasion.

Speaking from Snake Island, Mr Zelenskyy honoured the Ukrainian soldiers who fought there and all other defenders of the country, saying that reclaiming control of the island “is a great proof that Ukraine will regain every bit of its territory”.