Ukraine's Snake Island Defenders Released in Prisoner ExchangeAndriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration, said on Saturday that Ukrainian soldiers who defended Snake Island amid the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia have been released in a prisoner exchange.The soldiers who defended, in particular, Mariupol, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the Snake Island are going home," Yermak said on Twitter, according to a translation of his tweet, without revealing further details about the exchange including which Russian prisoners were released as part of the swap.The island is located close to vital shipping lanes and other parts of the Black Sea, making it key to help with Ukraine's import and export capacities.A viral audio clip in late February showed Ukrainian soldiers telling a Russian warship that was approaching the island to "go f*** yourself" after they were told to surrender.Sources familiar with the matter told the news organization that the efforts, which were mediated by the UAE and didn't include the United Nations, were connected to resuming Russian ammonia exports, which are delivered to Asia and Africa through a Ukrainian pipeline."