Thread by @TWMCLtd

Day 208 of the war.
#Russia's grotesque war on #Ukraine. This is the daily thread.

A new week, but a national holiday in the #UK - the funeral of Elizabeth II and a new photo - her last ever portrait.

Goodbye our Queen, and thank you.

Fewer stories on Sunday than for a long time, which is a relief as that usually means fewer civilian deaths in #Ukraine.

But there was still plenty to write about - if you missed anything, scroll through yesterday's thread with this link:

I'm just back in the UK from #Poland
Plans now in place for purchase & distribution of however much equipment we can buy to help #Ukraine's brave soldiers for winter

We're up to £1,560 but we need more.
Please dig deep, share on Facebook, Insta, anywhere

crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-ukraine…

Right on cue to prove they need our help, one region of #Ukraine has come under a massive attack tonight.

Eight missiles have landed in #Zaporizhzhia, information is still scarce, but we think two important infrastructure sites have been hit.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

One guy was filming from afar when the missiles hit #Zaporizhzhia oblast, but the sound wave was still deafening

We now think infrastructure in the #Tokmak area's been hit by #Russia

Again they fired with S-300 air defence missiles, quite possibly those moved from St Petersburg

Some reports saying 10 rockets landed in the #Zaporizhzhia region (so far).

There were a lot of power outages immediately after the strikes, but electricity has been restored in some areas.

This the moment one missile hit #Ukraine ground.

#Zaporozhe #StopRussia

Earlier tonight there were reports that #Ukraine's second largest nuclear power plant had been hit.

It's in #Yuzhnoukrainsk near #Kostyantynivka in #Mykolaiv oblast.
But radiation levels are stable and it looks like only communications have been hit.

#StopRussia

In the last few minutes there's been another explosion in #Mykolaiv (RU: #Nikolaev) region.
Hopefully air defence working for #Ukraine.

The sirens are still sounding.
#SaveUkraine #RussiansGoHome

Interesting photos published by TG channel UAonlii which shows how little light there is in #Ukraine compared to 7 months ago.

These are pictures from space of 24 February and now. A subtle but stark contrast - look how many small towns/villages just 'disappeared'

#StopRussia

Only just realised I didn't post the new photo of Queen Elizabeth II which I promised at the start of today's thread, so here it is now.

Another #Wagner base destroyed by #Ukraine.

That's the claim as pinpoint strikes hit this building in Occupied #Kadiivka (RU #Stakhanov) in #Luhansk oblast.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia

One would think sooner or later #Russia's cannon fodder would work it out for themselves: not only does #Ukraine have these incredible #HIMARS but they're clearly getting very good intel from locals, these hits won't just be from drone info.

#RussiansGoHome alive while you can!

Speaking of Intel. Here's the British daily update.
This time #Russia's pilots are criticised and likely being put in overly dangerous positions. I didn't think the beloved Air Force 'heroes' would also be cannon fodder 😅

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

For the first time we see close-up the state of the local government building in occupied #Kherson.

This place was hit with #HIMARS on Friday.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome

I could write for hours about this. If ever something summed up the vile double standards, sick mentality, pettiness & numerous other things it's here

5 months ago Mr Petrakov said he wanted to fight Putin's invaders, now #Russia hopes he's banned for it

theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…

During the night I reported on the attacks on #Zaporizhzhia

We now know one pensioner was injured when #Russia's missile hit houses in a village and she was trapped under rubble.

Two shells hit a transformer substation near a residential area in the city itself.
#SaveUkraine

"PUT-IN ASAP"
Yesterday protesters in #Oslo brought a blood-spattered effigy of #Russia's warmonger in a coffin to #Norway's parliament.

#Ukraine's President says "#Russia endangers the whole world"

A new webcam video is published of missiles hitting the country's second biggest nuclear power plant shortly after midnight.

As I wrote in this thread earlier, thankfully only communications equipment was damaged.

After recent stories about those who break curfews in #Ukraine being "encouraged" to sign up for the military, few people take any chances.

Look at the number of requests this taxi driver gets in the final few minutes before it's illegal to be on the streets of #Kyiv

A big tragedy unfolding in #Donetsk
At least 13 people are dead with bodies and body parts strewn all over streets in the #Kuibyshevskyi district.

#Ukraine's Intelligence had warned of a false flag event in the Occupied areas yesterday or today.
Both sides will blame each other

There are numerous videos from the scene of the massacre in #Donetsk knocking around, but all are too grizzly to show on Twitter. I've taken some screenshots and had to block out bodies ripped in two by today's blast.
#SaveUkraine

Some more photographs from the police in #Zaporizhzhia showing the destruction from some of the rocket attacks in the villages of the region.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

I've added a couple of updates to the Crowdfunder.
Some pictures now on this page showing what your money will be buying and I'm attaching them here too.

We're at 17% of the target. Please help - can you buy a hero a poncho?

crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-ukraine…

Smoke is seen rising from near the HydroElectric plant in #Kakhovka region of occupied #Kherson.

#StopRussia #RussiansGoHome

Exhumations of the victims of #Russia's aggression continues in #Izium (Izyum)

Meanwhile the town itself - well we knew what to expect. Every single village, town or city - just one aim for the evil invaders, to destroy everything.

#Kharkiv #Kharkov #StopRussia

Yesterday I brought news of students freed from Russian captivity in #Ukraine.

The Sri Lankans have given interviews today, describing
* Beatings on the feet
* made to work as slaves for Russians
* 1 toilet break of 1 min + 1 of 2 min per day
* 1 shower every 5 days

We've had reports today of explosions in both occupied #Melitopol and #Ukraine-held #KryvyiRih. But no further details or even confirmation of either.

The smoke rising in Melitopol was again seen at the airport, which has been repeatedly hit in recent days.

#Ukraine's PM and First Lady attended today's State funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.

The Prime Minister published this tweet and on Telegram says he's invited King Charles III to visit #Ukraine.

#StandWithUkraine 🇬🇧💙💛🇺🇦

The prevailing thought in #Ukraine tonight is that #Russia is panicking and desperate to announce Luhansk and Donetsk as part of #Russia as soon as possible.

Then any 🇺🇦attack can be judged an attack on 🇷🇺, enabling a declaration of war and full mobilisation, potentially nukes.

#Ukraine's new Prosecutor General confirms 5 children have been sexually assaulted by Russian invaders during the war. The youngest just 4 years of age.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

The full text (in Ukr) in this link, translation in the photo
lb.ua/news/2022/09/1…

#Russia's telling its tourists heading to #Turkiye to take cash. It comes after two more Turkish banks announced they won't accept Russian payment cards.

Sure the Turkish criminals are looking forward to welcoming a whole nation of tourists with pockets and cases of cash!

There was one more chapter of #RussiaOnFire today and an interesting one too.

The Kremlin would like you to believe this was just a "paint and varnish plant" in #Izhevsk.

But the city is one of the main centres of manufacturing for the military. Sabotage possibility moderate

#Russia has released CCTV footage it says is of the moment someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the country's embassy in #Canada.

Moscow has summoned the Canadian ambassador to the Kremlin.

cbc.ca/player/play/20…

Incredible. In #Yakutia employees of #Gazprom were ordered to "give" 1,000 rubles ($17) each to the military for medicines (cough, cough)

That's over 40% of the average weekly wage in this freezing part of #Russia, which is just 2,370 rubles.

theins.ru/news/255206