Tendra Spit
Native name: Тендрівська коса | |
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Tendra Spit is a
.The island serves as a separation of the Gulf of Tendra from the Black Sea and is located at the southern and western part of the bay. In the west the island has a spit Bili Kuchuhury which, stretching east through the Gulf of Tendra as a shoal, reaches the Yahorlyk Kut peninsula. Bili Kuchuhury has the Bili Kuchuhury Lighthouse.
Tendra Lighthouse is also on the island.
History
The Battle of Tendra took place on 8 and 9 September 1790.
The mutiny of men on board the Russian battleship Potemkin took place off Tendra Spit in June 1905.
During
attempted to make a landing on the sandbar. They were ambushed by the Russian troops and sustained heavy casualties. According to Russian MOD out of 5 boats 4 were destroyed or sunk and up to 25 Ukrainian soldiers were killed. One Ukrainian soldier was captured.[1][2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Что известно о гибели бойцов элитного украинского спецназа на Тендровской косе". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Суворов, Андрей (2024-02-29). ""Черный день" украинских ССО. Что известно о разгроме элитного спецназа в Херсонской области". Главные новости в России и мире - RTVI (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Группа украинских диверсантов уничтожена при попытке высадиться в районе Тендровской косы". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "ВСУ сообщили о гибели военных 73-го морского центра спецопераций. В Минобороны РФ заявили, что в Херсонской области были убиты 25 "украинских диверсантов"". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
External links
- Tendra Spit at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Photos of Tendra Spit at May 2016
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