Belarusian forces were brought to combat readiness and deployed in areas of concentration "as close as possible" to the border of #Ukraine - Ukraine's Defense Ministry m.facebook.com/story.php?storβ¦
A Russian landing force has landed in #Kharkiv last night. "A battle between invaders and Ukrainian defenders began"- Security Service of #Ukraine
Biden confirms that #US will close American air space to all Russian flights
Russian troops have seized the river port and railway station in Kherson - Mayor of #Kherson
Correction: This is the Economics Department of Kharkiv National University. SBU intelligence agency on the other side. Russians likely hit the wrong building.
The mayor of Energodar says Russian troops approaching the city. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe (according to Wikipedia) is placed in this city.
Russian troops spotted in Balakleya, south-east of #Kharkiv
Russian MoD says Russian Army is in control of #Kherson and destroyed television broadcasting equipment in #Kyiv. Airforce carried out 67 strikes on military infrastructure of #Ukraine.
Up to 60 people in a school in Bilohorivka, #Luhansk Oblast, were killed in a Russian strike. 90 people were hiding in the basement, 30 could be rescued, the rest is still under the rubble.
Aftermath of Russian shelling of #Kramatorsk yesterday
Belarusian army deployed from garrison to the field for exercises. Although this is in line with seasonal exercises this time of the year, #Russia likely seeks to keep up the threat posed to #Ukraine by these exercises in order to fix Ukrainian forces in the north - @DefenceHQ
Ukrainian Operational Command South says Ukrainian military hit two Russian military positions on the Russian occupied Snake Island with a Bayraktar-2 drone
Aftermath of yesterdays Russian strike on a bus stop near the coke and chemical plant in #Avdiivka which killed at least 10 workers
Two Russian Raptor patrol boats were hit by Ukrainian TB-2 drones in the Black Sea yesterday morning, Ukrainian MoD says
Deleted tweet on #US delivery of >additional< 5000 Javelin anti-tank missiles to #Ukraine. The statement was incorrect. The Pentagon said that #Ukraine has >so far< received 5000 Javelin anti-tank missiles from the US.
#US and other western officials believe Putin may officially declare war on #Ukraine on May 9 and start general mobilization - CNN
#Russiaβs military is now significantly weaker, both materially & conceptually, as a result of its invasion of #Ukraine. Recovery from this will be exacerbated by sanctions. This will have a lasting impact on Russiaβs ability to deploy conventional military force - via @DefenceHQ