Day 165 of #Russia's illegal war on #Ukraine - welcome to my daily thread on events surrounding the conflict.
Of all the war crimes committed, the biggest was when #Putin decided to invade. Without this stupid, needless aggression, there would not have been one other war crime.
In case you missed anything last night, you can scroll back through the previous day's thread. I've been asked to include a link, so here it is.
Y'day evening we saw proof of Russia bombing #Donetsk, which it controls and the confirmed death of a traitor
It seems to have been a little quieter overnight than in previous days, but of course the regular hotspots on, or near, the front line have been hit including #Kharkiv and #Mykolaiv, more on that shortly in the thread.
The daily British update concentrates on #Russia's problems with its highest command.
London reports "at least" 10 Generals have died on the battlefield in #Ukraine and six Commanders have been sacked.
#StopRussiaNow #StandWithUkraine
Not everyone in #Russia has it wrong though! This was seen recently in St.Petersburg outside the Naval college:
"Sailor! The enemy is in the Kremlin, not in #Ukraine"
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@AgnesCallamard is refusing to resign despite bringing @amnesty into disrepute. The level of criticism is unmatched for its breadth and strength.
Britain's most respected newspapers wade in.
The Times describes Amnesty as "Putin's Propagandists"
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While The Telegraph says "@amnesty is now utterly morally bankrupt"
Until, and unless @AgnesCallamard resigns, please urge everyone to stop donating - they may get enough from Russian friends anyway!
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#Kosovo police arrested a Russian "journalist" at the border overnight at a time of heightened security. Dariya Aslamova was suspected of being a spy.
A Kosovan Minister said "many countries have proven she was engaged in espionage for #Russia."
However she's now been released.
I'm not a naval expert, but I can't understand what's happening with that first ship to legally leave #Odesa with #Ukraine corn.
The #Razoni is at anchor near where I reported y'day, just south of #Turkey, in Intnl waters. It's around 250km from Tripoli
Any idea @YorukIsik?
"Military priests" arrived in #Kharkiv, the propagandists of #Russia say.
Absolutely sick that these guys can live with themselves if they profess to be religious. Oh, I forgot, the Russian church is an extension of the FSB - now it makes sense again!
#StopRussiaNow
More from @amnesty this time @amnestyfinland where we get this gem of a tweet which could've been written by Putin himself.
"In the years 2014-22 there was a civil war in eastern Ukraine."
🤦A civil war where one country invaded, annexing a territory?
On #Russia media over the past 24 hours we've had
An MP calling a German journalist a Nazi + threatening to kill
An economist saying it's too expensive to feed prisoners, make families pay or let them starve
And the usual crap about Nazis in #Ukraine, the west.
Whos' fascist?
The dangers facing #Ukraine's farmers are manifold.
Recently we saw tractors battling to harvest before flames engulfed the crops.
Now a reminder of another danger. In #Kherson region a combine harvester was destroyed by a landmine.
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#Kharkiv was hit by at least 4 rockets this morning, possibly six.
Authorities admit #Russia his "civilian critical infrastructure" in the Nemyshlyansky and Industrial areas.
No photos from there yet suggests perhaps a military target was hit.
#StopRussiaNOW
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The other shell(s) to hit #Kharkiv landed in the Novobavarsky district. But this smashed into the ground near a park without damage (photos below)
it's believed all the missiles were S-300s fired from #Belgorod in #Russia, yet USA forbids #Ukraine from attacking there?
#Mykolaiv has also not yet released details of the overnight attacks on the city.
Governor Vitaliy Kim says #russia "shelled industrial enterprises in the vicinity of the city" around 4am.
Earlier 3 houses were destroyed in a separate rocket attack.
#StandWithUkraine #Nikolaev
A local resident took a video from frontline #Avdiivka.
The #Ukraine held town is incessantly battered by heavy artillery.
#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
In Occupied #Donetsk - Petrovskyi district, they say one person died and three others were hurt when cars burned following a rocket landing.
Another entry for "Prat of the Year 2022"
Seen on a bus in occupied #Donetsk:
#Russia's latest firing on the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant at #Enerhodar hit directly next to the station's dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility according to Energoatom.
Three radiation monitoring sensors around the site were damaged due to enemy rocket attacks.
At last! @amensty apologises!
"Amnesty International deeply regrets the stress and anger caused by our press release about #Ukraine's military tactics" it said in an email to Reuters, but no statement on its website and no apology from @AgnesCallamard for saying we're trolls!
Bizarrely, #Russia's censors have today blocked the website "Grammarly"
Could backfire this one - it won't help the trolls write even half decent posts now!
A first close up look at what are said to be radar reflectors hanging on the sides of the Antonivskyi Bridge in #Kherson.
Many believe they won't work as #HIMARS operate through GPS and even scramblers may struggle to stop the US rocket systems.
#Ukraine's emergency services released video of the shelling in #Mykolaiv earlier.
One of he rockets hit the roof of a building in he Inhul district.
#Nikolaev #SaveUkraine #StopRussiaNOW
In #Donetsk smoke spotted after rockets landed in the Tekstilshchik area of the occupied city.
#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
More smoke, more rockets landing in occupied #Donesk.
This is the Kyivsky district right now.
#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
I know this can be an echo chamber, though I try to report fairly.
But the response to the @amnesty apology has been 100% in agreement and condemnation from followers.
Not one person accepts it and most describe it as a "non apology" and still call for @AgnesCallamard to resign
Seems I was correct in my concern over #Razoni
The Sierra Leone-flagged vessel carrying Ukrainian grain has changed its route.
It's apparently waiting for instructions on a new destination after its original destination from Tripoli in #Lebanon.
I'm now suspicious.
#HIMARS find another warehouse in #Donetsk.
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW
As if by magic, despite the radar reflectors, despite the Russian security, a fire has appeared on the Antonivskyi Bridge in #Kherson.
#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia
Here's a better still shot of the fire burning on the Antonivskyi Bridge in occupied #Kherson.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Still with #Ukraine's attack on the main road bridge in #Kherson.
A longer video now, which clearly shows a second hit on the #Antonivskyi bridge. One fire was already alight when the second explosion happens a few metres away and later you hear the sound wave.
#StopRussiaNow
The bad news for #Ukraine this evening comes in the central-western city of #Vinnytsia.
It's been confirmed there are casualties after missiles hit military bases. The local Governor says they're investigating why air defences did not work.
#StandWithUkraine
In #Kharkiv reports of a new barrage.
Within the last hour this was posted online showing one of the explosions in the city - there are reported to be at around 10 according to locals.
#RussiaIsATerroristState #SaveUkraine
What a shame for #Russia that they forgot to tell #Ukraine...
Just this afternoon the occupiers proudly announced they'd destroyed the #HIMARS which had been firing on bridges in #Kherson region!
As Homer would say, Doh!
Unverified:
There is also a fire and explosion reportedly in #Chaplynka in #Kherson region.
This is occupied territory too, east of the city of #Kherson. Waiting for details, but could be a small warehouse on fire.
Also unconfirmed reports earlier in #Kherson that rockets may have hit the hydro electric power station. Personally I'm not so sure, nothing further written on this on news or chat sites for a while.
#Ukraine says 4 civilians were killed and six were injured by Russian shelling in #Donetsk today.
The Prosecutor General says #Bakhmut, #Opytny, #Soledar and #Selidovo were all fired on.
In #Donetsk region this is #Bakhmut (RU: #Artemovsk) right now, according to pro-Russian sites.
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussianAggression
UPDATE:
I deleted the last tweet as it is now believed this is a genuine and new video but not from Chaplynka itself.
It's thought to be a few km away from the town, but still in the same area of south-east #Kherson oblast.
Explosions also reported in occupied #Melitopol tonight.
Locals say the airfield may have been hit along with a former factory, of refrigeration company REFMA
The Partisans are getting very excited.
#SlavaUkraini
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