War Megathread for #Russia-#Ukraine LIVE Coverage πΊπ¦-π·πΊ [1]
πΊπ¦ Heavy fighting in Mariupol earlier today, as Russian forces pressure the city from all sides. #Russia#Ukraine#RussianUkrainianWar [2]
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Russian forces as they entered Balakliya earlier today, citizens left in shock as another city falls to the coming invaders. #Russia#Ukraine#RussianUkrainianWar [3]
π·πΊπΊπ¦ More videos from Balakliya, notably showing dismounted troops cooperating with armour. A pretty big tactical shift from Russia. #Russia#Ukraine#RussianUkrainianWar [4]
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Another video from Balakliya, again showing the dismount escort with armour tactic at play here. Part of the notable shift in tactics in the past 48 or so hours. #Russia#Ukraine#RussianUkrainianWar [5]
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Concerning video of Russian troops using grenades and gunfire to disperse a crowd of Ukrainians in Energodar who were attempting to impede a Russian convoy. Thankfully it seems no one was seriously harmed. #Russia#Ukraine#RussianUkrainianWar [6]
πΊπ¦ The remains of an apartment complex after Russian strikes. The complex is located in Irpen in the areas in and around Kyiv. #Russia#Ukraine#RussianUkrainianWar [8]
π·πΊ Putin while giving comments on the war with Ukraine states he still believes Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [9]
π·πΊ Putin: "The course of hostilities in Ukraine shows that Russia is fighting against neo-Nazis." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [10]
π·πΊ Putin: "Nationalists and foreign mercenaries in Ukraine are hiding behind civilians as a human shield." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [11]
π·πΊ Russia to give 7 million rubles will be paid to family members of servicemen who died in the operation in Ukraine. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [12]
π·πΊ Putin: "The special operation in Ukraine is going according to plan, in strict accordance with the schedule." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [13]
π·πΊ Putin: "The Russian Armed Forces have provided corridors for civilians in all places of clashes in Ukraine, but nationalists do not allow them to leave." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [14]
π·πΊ Putin: "Putin said that the soldiers wounded in Ukraine will receive an additional payment of 3 million rubles." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [15]
πΊπ¦ Damages to Mary Kay cosmetics factor in Zhytomyr area 20km north of Kyiv. The factory employed hundreds. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [16]
πΊπ¦ Vadim Denisenko: "... their military columns with red marks are maneuvering on the border with Belarus, and there are also maneuvers in Transnistria..." he proceeds to explain these are to distract against Russian operations in Odessa. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [17]
πΊπ¦ Access to Ukrainian television channels has reportedly been lost in Kherson which has recently been mostly if not completely taken over by Russian forces. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [18]
π¨β‘οΈBIG ONE FOR OSINT ACCOUNTS: Roskomnadzor requires Telegram to remove bots that offer to obtain information about the military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [19]
πΊπ¦ Zelensky states he is open to discussing multiple issues with Putin including the status of the LNR/DPR. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [20]
πΊπ¦ Video view of the destroyed warehouses in Zhytomyr ablaze, wiping out hundreds of jobs and millions in products for Ukraine. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [21]
πΊπ¦ Artillery fire on the city of Energodar, home to a major Ukrainian nuclear power plant. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [22]
πΊπ¦πͺπΊ Zelensky has stated that while it is not a priority to enter the EU, it shows a clear change in stance from those in the West of support for the country. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [24]
πΊπ¦ The aftermath of shelling of the village of Borodyanka, Kyiv from above, courtesy of Reuters. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [27]
πΊπ¦π·πΊπ§πΎ Ukraine and Russia to negotiate for a third round in the future as soon as possible per TASS. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [28]
πΊπ¦π·πΊ Ukrainian troops coalesce after defeating a group of Russian paratroopers in Irpin. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [29]
πΊπ¦π·πΊπ§πΎ Second round of negotiations make progress! Ukraine and the Russian Federation have reached an understanding on the joint provision of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of citizens, the delivery of food and medicines. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [30]
πΊπ¦π·πΊπ§πΎ The Ukrainian delegation did not get the results they expected, and will continue the dialogue in the third round of negotiations, only achieving some humanitarian guarantees. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [31]
πΊπ¦ Zelensky said that the issues of independence of Ukraine, NATO, nuclear weapons should not be decided only by the Russian Federation, but the rest of the world, according to him, turned out to be indecisive and was late with this. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [33]
πΊπ¦π·πΊπ§πΎ The agreements reached by the Russian Federation and Ukraine will be consolidated in the coming days. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [34]
πΊπ¦ Zelensky gives comment to general confusion over Russian invasion, "We are not attacking Russia, we are not going to attack it. Are we in NATO? No. Do we have nuclear weapons? No. What should I say, to whom should I give something?" #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [35]
πΊπ¦π·πΊπͺπΊπΊπΈπΊπ³ Office of UN Secretary General: It is up to the UN Security Council to decide on whether peacekeepers go to Ukraine or not.
πΊπ¦ In Sumy, a thermal power plant and an electrical substation were damaged by two explosions. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [37]
πΊπ¦π·πΊπ§πΎ The third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will again be held in Belarus at the beginning of next week. - Podolyak #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [38]
πΊπ¦ Ukrainian flagship "Hetman Sahaidachny" a Krivak-Class ship was reportedly scuttled earlier today per sources that claim this was done to prevent Russian seizure. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [39]
πΊπΈπ·πΊπΊπ³ Per Press Secretary Psaki, Russia is unlikely to be expelled from the UNSC per US thoughts. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [40]
πΊπΈπ·πΊ Press Secretary Psaki: "The US is not going to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine, it threatens a war with the Russian Federation, Washington wants to avoid this." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [41]
πΊπΈπ·πΊ Press Secretary Psaki: "The United States cannot say whether contact between Putin and Biden is possible while the Russian troops are in Ukraine, there are no plans for interaction now." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [42]
πΊπΈπΊπ¦π·πΊ Press Secretary Psaki: "The United States is transmitting real-time intelligence information about the Russian troops to Ukraine." #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [44]
πΊπ¦ GRAPHIC: The site of massive damage to civilian infrastructure in Chernhiv by Russia, many dead... #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [45]
πΊπΈπ·πΊ White House: US imposes visa restrictions on 19 Russian businessmen, 47 members of their families and loved ones. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [46]
π·πΊ International sanctions have cut Russia's available foreign exchange reserves by half per S&P. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussianWar [47]
πΊπ¦ Intense fighting in Severodonetsk these past few hours. #Russia#Ukraine [48]
β‘οΈAs the fires around the nuclear plant in Ukraine continue expect updates on the situation and potentially an early start to the discussion space. [51]
πΊπ¦π·πΊ The good news is the fire seems to be controlled and contrary to any reports you may be seeing, radiation levels are well within the norm at this time. #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar [52]
πΊπ¦π·πΊ Administrative building at #Zaporozhye was damaged in fighting but fortunately has not caught fire. What is on fire:
πΊπΈπ·πΊ Google suspended sale of contextual advertising on it's platforms in Russia which includes Youtube. #Russia#Ukraine [54]
πΊπΈπΊπ¦ Biden and Zelensky held a call today discussing a multitude of issues pertaining to the Russia-Ukraine War. #Russia#Ukraine [55]
πΊπ¦ Zelensky: "Russian tanks are shooting at atomic blocks. They are equipped with thermal imagers", even if from him I would take this with a grain of salt but it noteworthy nonetheless. #Russia#Ukraine [56]
πΊπ¦ IAEA confirms not change in the radiation levels thus far, all website resources in the Ukraine-Europe region show that there is no visible change to the radiation levels at #Zaporizhzhia. #Russia#Ukraine [57]
πΊπ¦ On a more personal note as a reactor enthusiast, VVER type reactors are infinitely safer than Chernobyl's RMBK type reactors. Nothing short of shredding the reactor open and throwing the rods into the air will actually cause a serious issue. #Russia#Ukraine#Zaporizhzhia [58]
πΊπ¦ What to know about #Zaporizhzhia VVER type reactors?
- Designed to sustain bomb blasts, missile blasts, literal planes crashing into the reactor structure.
- Have many more failsafe's than RBMKs
They were built with hardiness in mind. #Russia#Ukraine [59]
πΊπ¦ By no means does this rule out damage that leaks radiation but it significantly reduces the chances of something of this caliber being possible in the first place. This is an easy event to sensationalize, we should approach it rationally. #Russia#Ukraine [60]
πΊπΈπΊπ¦ U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has called for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin. #Russia#Ukraine [61]
πΊπ¦ Unit 1 and Unit 2 were damaged at #Zaporizhzhia, however, per officials, there does not seem to be an immediate radioactive threat or severe damage. #Russia#Ukraine [62]
An expert thread that highlights someone who clearly doesnβt know what theyβre talking about, talk about it anyways to snag those epic political brownie pointsβ¦ #Russia#Ukraine#UkraineUnderAttack
Keep in mind I have no idea who this political official was until just a few minutes ago. I have nothing against her, Iβm sure sheβs a great person.
Iβm just highlighting this issue in American politics that isnβt exclusive to either left or right that is based on ignorance.
If you donβt know about something please ask more than one person or read more than one source. Donβt just choose whatβs easiest and then Copy + Paste into your Twitter Thread or wherever. Educate yourself, and add to your knowledge on situations.