Thread by @TWMCLtd

Day 299 of #Russia's illegal war.
A slightly later start than usual - I had my first lie-in for weeks!

The day in #Ukraine started with more attacks.
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All the details of the attacks on #Kyiv and elsewhere coming up as #Ukraine's air defences were tested to the full once again

But first the regular link (esp important with some followers unable to see my tweets easily) to the previous day's news thread:

Many in #Kyiv were woken by loud explosions this morning, especially two blasts in the central area of #Ukraine's capital.

Mayor @Vitaliy_Klychko reports 15 of #Iran's Shaheed killer drones were shot down. But one did hit more critical infrastructure. Two injuries reported.

Today's strikes by #Putin are even more heartless as it's St Nicholas' Day. In view of New Year celebrations being largely a Soviet/Moscow doctrine, more and more families in #Ukraine focus on 19 December as the day for children to receive most presents. Instead they got this:

While #Russia's attack this morning was largely centred on central #Kyiv, there were other drones too.

All told, 30 out of 35 of the #Iran-made murder-missiles fired at #Ukraine were shot down.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine

One brave or foolhardy person was filming on their mobile when the first kamikaze drone struck central #Kyiv.

The #Shevchenkivskyi and #Solomianskyi districts of the #Ukraine capital were hit today.

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

Now to the daily losses for #Russia and again more than 500 lives sacrificed for the Fuhrer of Moskva.

Probably Thursday when we reach 100k.

Only 8 drones (UAVs) in today's data - the ones shot down today will be shown tomorrow.

#SlavaUkraini

The daily British intelligence update underlines just how brutal and unscrupulous #Russia is. Quite simply lives do not matter - people can be replaced with more mobilisation. Replacing armed vehicles and tanks is much more difficult. Yet still the brainwashed fight for Putin.

The photos show yet another ruined Russian helicopter.

For the second time in 3 days a Mi-8 was destroyed in a crash landing in #Russia. It happened today in the Siberian region of #Magadan, 8 time zones east of Moscow.

Just one of the three on board was injured.
#StopRussia

Police in #Kyiv have released more photos following the drone attack on the capital this morning.

Andrii Nebytov, police chief for the capital region, says 9 houses were damaged as well as critical infrastructure. 3 people were injured.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #SaveUkraine

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Not quite #RussiaOnFire but another minor catastrophe near #Moscow

12 people needed treatment when scaffolding collapsed in #rasnoznamensk. No reason was given for the accident, but several workers are said to be seriously injured....

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Worse was to follow for the injured after the scaffold collapse near #Moscow.

#Russia's ambulances couldn't get to the seriously ill victims because of the snow (no sniggering please!)

#StopRussia

Animals and idiots.

Any decent people in #Russia need to stand up and be counted against the attempted genocide.

I think it's the 5th time today, but the air alarm is sounding again in #Kyiv and indeed most of #Ukraine right now.

#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState #SaveUkraine

#Putin is currently flying to #Belarus. This is the likely reason for the raising of #Russia's aircraft, with both fighters and bombers currently active.

These craft are the reason for the air raid warnings over most of #Ukraine.

Some #Ukraine media reporting that the election campaign is underway.

It's seen that #Lviv businessman Heorhiy Kozlovsky has started an advertising campaign on Facebook seemingly designed to unseat Zelenskyy.

His motto "We're moving towards victory"

No comment needed

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

In #Russia they still happily feed their sons and partners to the meat grinder the war in #Ukraine has become.

This is in #Saratov an ordinary city in #Putin's Terrorist State. The monument on the "Alley of Heroes" is already full of victims' names, with others still "missing"

For the third time, #Russia has hit the local government building in #Kherson.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine

In #Belgorod the local government releases photos of the shelling last night of the village of Krasnaya Yaruga.

Of course they blame #Ukraine. Today Ukraine's military admitted they have conducted operations inside #Russia, but always on pure-military targets.

#Kherson has been hit again.

There's a big fire in the city now after the latest attack by #Russia.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

A couple of days ago I showed the Christmas Tree (Yalynka) being erected and lights tested in the centre of #Kyiv.

This afternoon was the big switch on. Yellow and Blue the new colours of Christmas!

I'll continue the Christmas decorations theme for a couple more tweets...

First to #Kharkiv where the city's traditional yalynka is this year going underground! Quite a display in the metro station 'University'

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

Most surprising of all is to see the colours chosen by the #Kerch authorities on occupied #Crimea.

Very patriotic display - but I'm pretty sure #Moscow will be furious!

#CrimeaIsUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Big blast has hit central #Donetsk this evening.

The occupied city is covered in smoke.

#RussiansGoHome

Here's an incredible photo from occupied #Donetsk a couple of minutes after the blast in the centre.

#StandWithUkraine

CCTV of strikes in the Kalininskyi district of #Donetsk, one channel reports the same hospital has been hit as yesterday

Don't let the fog of war sway you to #Russia's words. Remember they occupy this city illegally, #Ukraine has never been proven to fire on non-military targets

#Russia's occupiers seem to have realised their repeated stories about grads hitting #Donetsk have been rumbled (#Ukraine's army is not close enough)

Tonight propaganda outfit RIA says 15 MLRS rockets hit the hospital and surrounding district.

#DonetskIsUkraine #SaveUkraine

#Ukraine Resistance or Army may have struck another blow right on the border with #Crimea.

This is near the checkpoint in #Chonhar.
The person taking the video says a car was blown up. He doesn't want to go to Crimea anymore!

#StopRussia

Direct hit reported on another of #Russia's bases in #Melitopol'

Reports still coming in, but seems this happened in the microdistrict, just north of the centre.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia #ZaporizhzhiaOblast

Real problems for people in #Kyiv since the morning drone strikes.

Just one in five people has power and to make matters worse many have lost internet too even with fully charged devices and power banks they're still cut off.

I recently wrote about a controversial new planning law proposed by #Zelenskyy's "Servant of the People" party.

Today one MP, Halyna Yanchenko has resigned from the party after parliamentary leader Olena Shulyak visited a war hero in hospital when he criticised her bill.