Thread by @TWMCLtd

Sunday 20 November is the day the world cup starts in Qatar. It's also day 270 of #Russia's full invasion of #Ukraine.

Welcome to the daily thread with all the news, updated throughout the day.

Here's the link for yesterday's thread:

I mention the World Cup as #Russia has a history of using big events to hide some of the worst atrocities.

In 2014 the Terrorist State was actually covertly invading #Crimea while hosting the Winter Olympics.

And don't forget FIFA let Russia host the last WC despite waging war.

Again fairly quiet overnight in #Ukraine and for the last 24 hours little movement on the frontline.

#Russia's daily losses reflect that with the trend towards lower numbers continuing for the time being.

#StopRyssua

The daily update from the UK acknowledges #Russia's improved line of command and how it transfers to the war.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine️

#France's Armed Forces Minister, Sebastien Lecornu has confirmed today that the country has given #Ukraine two Crotale air-defence systems plus two more MLRS.

M. Lecornu revealed Pres. Zelenskyy has also requested radar systems, which is "under review"

#StandWithUkraine

Nature's revenge?

The Shiveluch volcano in #Russia has woken up.
A full eruption is predicted soon after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale.

This is happening in #Kamchatka, which is even further east than Japan.

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#Russia published this video from the nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar in Occupied #Ukraine

The Kremlin claims Ukraine launched 12 artillery shells at the plant trying "to create the threat of a man-made disaster"

#Ukraine blames the Russian occupiers.

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The @IAEA has issued a strong response, but clearly is so for unable, or unwilling, to apportion blame for the attack on the #Zaoprizhzhia nuclear power plant in Occupied #Ukraine.

Former President of #Russia, "Sleepy" Dmitry Medvedev has called #Kyiv "just a Russian city" 🤡🤡

#RussiaisATerroistState #StandWithUkraine

After #Russia stole all the ambulances from #Kherson, the city finally has emergency vehicles again.

#Ukraine's Ministry of Health delivered the first new ambulances this morning.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine

Another thing #Russia's war criminals are accused of is looting everything they could from the Regional History Museum in #Kherson.

These are some photos from inside the museum now:

#RussiaisATerroistState

#Russia reports shelling in #Belgorod this morning caused shrapnel wounds to two people.

It happened in the border village of Nizhny Olshanets.
10 houses were damaged according to the local governor.

#StopRussia

Interestingly, there are reports of more explosions in #Shebekino, inside #Russia's borders.

With great timing, The Kremlin announced "the defeat of #Ukraine's battalion which was shelling residential areas in #Belgorod"

They claim 4 x US-made M777 systems were destroyed

Occupied #Donetsk has come under heavy fire today.

This was the scene in the Kuibyshevsky district of the city an hour ago.

#StopRussia #DonetskIsUkraine

A new view from devastated #Lyman in #Donetsk oblast.

It's still being shelled despite liberation last month.

#RussiaisATerroistState

"Calendar Man" is becoming a well known figure of fun in Occupied #Ukraine.

Today he turns up in #Ilovaisk to show the damage after recent shelling in the #Donetsk town.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine

#RussiaOnFire

A big fire has broken out in centre of #Moscow.

This is the situation on Komsomolskaya Square, a couple of miles from Red Square.
#Russia's emergency services are tackling the blaze.

... And here's another video from the scene of the big blaze in the capital of #Russia.

The square in #Moscow is known as the place of the three railway stations, Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky.

#Belarus alleges that an armed #Ukraine soldier crossed the border illegally.

They say this video, taken at 4pm local time yesterday, shows the man at the railway checkpoint Slovechno/Vystupovichi before taking photos + videos and "searching or installing something in the snow"

Update on the fire in #Moscow centre.

#Russia's Emergency services says 7 people have been rescued from a warehouse which is burning in the "3 stations" area, around 3 km east of Red Square.

#RussiaOnFire

Look at this theatrical powerplay in #Russia.

It's said two newly mobilised recruits refused to fight and were hauled out of line and arrested. The whole thing looks like a set up to me, especially the way the two guys run down to make the first "arrest"

Lovely tale here

Volodymyr Yanitsky is almost blind. He's from a front line village in #Donetsk. His disability doesn't stop him painting and his art work he sells with all profits going to #Ukraine's armed forces.

#SlavaUkraini

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#Ukraine's forces coming under increasingly heavy fire in #Donetsk.

It seems the retreating Russian troops and equipment from Kherson have already been redeployed further east.

Today Ukraine-held #Avdiivka was badly hit.
#DonetskIsUkraine

#RussiaOnFire - this time in #Kirov region, almost 1,000km east of Moscow.

A rolled metal factory caught fire in #Slobodskoy. No injuries. Rolled metal could potentially be used in the production of weapons, but no indication of foul play.

Nuclear watchdog investigators will inspect #Europe's largest such power plant tomorrow.

It follow #Russia's allegation of 12 shells having been fired at the #Zaporizhzhia plant

Reports of a hit on Russians in the #Melitopol' area.

Three explosions heard in the village of Vesely.
Some say a checkpoint of the Occupiers was the target.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome

#Ukraine's Emergency Services are trying to clear rubble in #Kharkiv region. They fear people may be trapped after shells struck private houses in the village of Shevchenkove, 30km west of #Kupiansk.

#RussiaIsATerroristState