Day 128 of #Russia's war on #Ukraine.
The illegal, insane, inhumane war which was Putin's choice.
More murder and war crimes today as the little man in the Kremlin orders revenge for the loss if Snake Island
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The revenge from #Russia for the anger at losing #SnakeIsland is an horrendous missile attack on residents in #Odesa/#Odessa region.
17 dead and 31 injured as rescuers work at the site.
Yet another war crime
#RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine
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#Putin loves symbolism and to leave calling cards.
It's no coincidence that he ordered the murderous strikes on an apartment block and two leisure complexes in #Odesa region with exactly the same delivery as #Kremenchuk - three X-22 missiles fired from Tu-22 strategic bombers.
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Now an 18th person has died in the cowardly attack by #Russia on the #Odesa region. Three children are among the dead, another is in a coma.
The main hits were in Belgorod-Dniester region of #Odessa. One missile destroyed a 9-storey residential building.
#SaveUkraine
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One more video from #Odesa region, south #Ukraine.
The resort village of #Serhiivka.
#Odessa #RussiaIsATerroristState
#StandWithUkraine
The British today confirming #Ukraine forced #Russia to leave #SnakeIsland.
The information about the oil refinery in #Lysychansk does seem to be a little outdated.
One more small boat was added to #Russia's list of war losses.
A small craft was lost during the last #Ukraine attack on Snake Island and the ensuing evacuation by the Kremlin's forces, along with a Ka-52 helicopter which I wrote about last night.
There were also rocket attacks in #Mykolaiv region overnight.
#Ukraine's authorities there claim #Russia used outlawed cluster munitions again yesterday, while fresh grads already arrived this morning.
This is a video of the scene of one strike on a business in #Nikolaev
Today, the #EU flag has symbolically been installed in #Ukraine's Parliament.
The President of the European Commission @vonderleyen spoke via video link to The Rada. President @ZelenskyyUa pledged to fulfill all requirements to allow🇺🇦 to move from candidate to full 🇪🇺 member
Haunting
This poster recalls being sent to summer kids' camps at #Serhiivka, in #Odesa region, where many died today.
"Instead of children's laughter and fun, just death and ruin... #Russia will take everything if you don't stop them."
#SaveUkraine
Another mass grave reportedly found in #Mariupol'
There is no hope now of ever knowing the real extent of the campaign of murder by #Russia's army in the southern port city. Crimes, like bodies, are hidden, burned.
#Donetsk Oblast. On the frontline at #Yasynuvata.
This is just east of #Avdiivka and only 10km or so north of Donetsk city itself.
#SaveUkraine #StopRussia
More on the last tweet. It seems certain to be a #Ukraine attack on occupied territory
A new video of the scene at #Yasynuvata nr #Donetsk. Rockets have hit railway infrastructure and warehouses, maybe ammo dump
In addition reports of a hit on an oil depot in #Rovenky, #Luhansk
#Turkey/#Turkiye has reportedly blocked access to two liberal western journalism sites.
It's claimed @dwnews and @VOANews are accused of broadcasting on the internet without a licence.
#Russia's Defence Ministry claims its troops are fighting in the centre of #Lysychansk now.
I already reported it looks like #Ukraine has had to give up the oil refinery; now Russians say they control the Matrosskaya mine and a gelatin plant.
#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
Ukrainian Borshch has been included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list!
photo credit ⬇️
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#Bulgaria's carried out a controlled explosion of a Soviet-era naval mine near its Black Sea coast.
There have been a few reports of mines floating in the Black Sea since the war began.
#Russia and #Ukraine accuse each other of planting them.
The death toll in #Odesa has risen to 20 after today's attack by #Russia.
Peskov says they don't attack civilian targets, just like he said the west was lying about Russian about to invade in February.
Before and after "Russian World" intervened today at this civilian retreat
WTF?
Not only does Putin not even hide it any more, the little man audaciously brags about his real intent (which I warned about all along)
If this is genuine, no country should admit any Russian passenger across its borders until all these are destroyed
#Russia's Foreign Ministry has just said "NATO starts an arms race"
It's unbelievable - having bragged about its new "Sarmat" nuclear capable missile which was tested in April, plus the Zircon from Submarine and the previous triumphant broadcasts of its new hypersonic weapons.
Often trolls write to me about Russia just supporting Donetsk's right to be free
Obviously it's baloney, Russia fomented trouble, while Putin brutally put down Chechnya's Independence bid.
Now no support for Karakalpakstan, huge demos, as it hopes to cede from 🇷🇺ally #Uzbekistan
US Ice Hockey team @NHLFlyers has lost its goal-tender.
Ivan Fedotov was trying to leave #Russia to start his new NHL contract in #Philadelphia when he was detained. Fedotov is suspected of evading the army and has been taken to the military registration and enlistment office.
* WARNING * Graphic video *
I cannot verify this, but it's said to show young victims of the #Odesa bombing.
In the early hours this morning #Russia attacked a resort in #Odessa, killing 20 and injuring many others.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
As I've been reporting for a while, #Russia has now confirmed appeals for have been submitted by at least one of the British POWs sentenced to death.
Lawyers for Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Brahim Saadoun have lodged appeals.
TASS reports Aiden Aslin has not yet appealed.
Time for #RussiaOnFire again...
A fire in the mayor's building at #Krasnoyarsk
All employees evacuated the building. Authorities say the blaze broke out in a technical room on the 6th floor.
Although this looks interesting, it doesn't look like obvious sabotage.
#SaveUkraine
And another one.. #RussiaOnFire
This was a large fire at a store in #Voronezh
There are few details
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
It seems #Russia are now attacking #SnakeIsland even though it's empty.
The question now is what secret information did they leave behind?
Boris Johnson has been made an honorary citizen of #Odesa
The British PM gets the Order of Hryhoriy Marazli for help during the war.
Hennadiy Trukhanov said if the entire world took the same position as the British, we would already have defeated Russia
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More much needed equipment will soon be heading to #Ukraine.
USA certainly stepping up to the plate after a slow start.
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Good stuff from @richardbranson after his recent trip to #Ukraine.
#SaveUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
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