Thread by @MaxvanderWerff

Sonja van den Ende is in Ukraine, embedded Russian troops, reports:
"Today I visited the town of Melitopol, , city, southeastern Ukraine, on the Molochna River, this town saw atrocities by the AZOV regiment and other neonazi groups, who were forced out by the Russians." 1/

According to the Mayor of this town, of which we had a press conference with, the people were intimidated since 2014, the Maidan coup from the EU and US. They were forced to speak Ukrainian only, Russian was forbidden. 2/

Now the Russian forces entered, without doing any harm or damage to civilian buildings or institutions. The Ukrainian army dropped a "heavy" bomb on civilian houses on the 28th of February, when the operation started and destroyed houses, cars, injured some civilians. 3/

I will update more pictures later. The town is a mixture of etnic Ukrainians, Tatars and Russians, who lived before the maidan coup of 2014 in harmony. 20% of the civilians fled the city, but now returning...will be updated. 4/ vk.com/feed?w=wall385…

The entrance of Melitopol, a town under control of the Russian army, is situated in Oblast Zaporizhzhya, where Western Press is saying that the Russian damaged the Nuclear reactor on purpose. 5/

Which is far beneath the truth, when moved back with the army, some villager told, they had family in the town, the people there are forced to hide in their houses or cellars, or otherwise they have to fight with either the Ukrainian army or the Neonazi's battalions, .... 6/

who are fighting alongside the regular Ukrainian army. The nuclear power plant is not damaged, according to villagers who have family there. 7/ vk.com/wall385287235_…

Here's earlier posts from @SonjaEnde
"Goodnight, tomorrow another day at 5 o'clock am with the Russian army, to another city in Ukraine. The first photo is the bridge connecting Crimea and Ukraine, which the Ukrainians wanted to blow up but failed." 8/
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Today I spoke to a lot of villagers in Genischeck.. I was there with the Russian army. They told me all nothing happened to their town, the Russians left everything intact. No damage, no dead, no wounded, people are happy the Russians are there. 9/ vk.com/wall385287235_…

Thank you Twitter. /10end

👉Russian army is well equipped. Supplies, military hardware and soldiers on their way.
👉In every village humanitarian aid is giving to the Ukrainian people.
👉One liter of petrol is about 0.48 Ruble, around 40 Euro cent.
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