#Russia #NewsfromMordor Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor is preparing sanctions against Google, Telegram, Meta, Discord, Pinterest and Twitch. The Ministry of Education is ready to discuss Medinsky's proposal to introduce a prayer for the glory of Russia in schools.
#Russia #NewsfromMordor Medvedev: "No restrictions on the return of the death penalty in Russia, everything will depend on the situation. The moratorium may remain, if everything is calm, or be revised if necessary."
#Russia An Interior Ministry official arrested for spreading "fakes" about war, was charged for speaking on the phone, allegedly spreading "knowingly false information." He called his acquaintances in the Crimea and the Moscow region. No permission to tap his phone, says lawyer
#Russia #NewsfromMordor The Russian Ministry of Defense has rolled out a diagram showing how the United States controls bio laboratories in Ukraine. There are Hunter Biden and George Soros. @WendySiegelman 😂) 
#Russian #Chornobyl "Good people say #RussianSoldiers dug trenches in the most strategic place of the Chornobyl zone,"Red Forest"*. I want to wish them from the bottom of my heart - DIG DEEPER, SIT LONGER!"- Oleksandr Sirota [unverified] *most radioactive place in the zone.
#Kyiv #RussianArmy was pushed back, 40 occupiers were destroyed, others fled into the woods, but #Ukrainian soldiers are looking for them, said the head of Kyiv's defense Peter Kuzik. He noted that there is also captured Russian equipment.
#RussianMilitaryShip According to the updated information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a large landing ship "Saratov" (from the same series as "Orsk") was destroyed during the attack on the port of Berdyansk. Two large landing ships" damaged
[I have tons more uncovered; Information Warfare, Economy but will have to do the former tomorrow; the latter is covered everywhere, basically, no one is going to pay in rubles for Russian oil/gas, thank be the Lord. For NATO, tons of info out there. #СлаваУкраїні]
[March 25. Daily update, day 30. Hello to everyone joining and thank you. It's been a month of covering Russian war crimes around the clock. I use local sources, info directly from friends, plus local Telegram chats/Ukrainian outlets. Focus on the information warfare, psyop]
[I verify my information thoroughly, comparing reports, looking for confirmation via at least 3 sources, Google-image placement. Fakes galore; so it takes longer; errors possible. If you see a mistake pls bring it up to my attention; grateful. I try my best to read comments.]
EXCLUSIVE. On-site sources report that at night, several trucks marked with letter V move what seems to be the dead bodies of the #Russian soldiers from Ukraine to Belarus and then to Russia. Photos not allowed; locals are banned from the adjacent area.
EXCLUSIVE. #Slavutich. Critical situation. The city is isolated and surrounded by the Russian military. The city council bans residents to move around the city due to the work of snipers. Several deaths reported, details later.
#Kyiv. Multiple channels and sources report a strange occurrence in #vyshgorod Reportedly, a ring appeared after an explosion. [NEEDS verification and clarification but appears a lot.]
#Kyiv Region #Slavutych completely isolated. #Russians 1.5 km from the city. #Belotserkovsky, #Boryspol, #Obukhov districts. Calm. No night shelling.
#Bucha district. 4 communities under fire, some suffer significant damage. Villages on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.
#Bucha district. 4 communities under fire, some suffer significant damage. Villages on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.
#Kyiv region. In #Borodyanka, #Dmitrovskaya #Bucha, #Gostomel communities - the movement of #russiantroops. Bucha and Nemishayev communities - #Russian troops in defense position. #Zhytomyr highway, #Irpen, #Gostomel - battles. Brovary district: irregular shooting.
#Kyiv region. In Baryshevskaya, Kalityanskaya, Velikodymerskaya and Kalinovskaya communities - enemy vehicles. The humanitarian catastrophe in villages by Chornobyl. Missile strike in Kalinovka - the oil depot caught fire.
#Marioupol The UN is receiving "more and more information" confirming the existence of mass graves in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. "According to our estimates, there are about 200 people in one of these mass graves," no information on civilian vis military buried.
#Mariupol, #RussianArmy destroyed the recently reconstructed Children's Rehabilitation Center in the spring of 2021, the city council said.
#Mariupol: a lot more photos now that many people managed to evacuate to #Zapirizhzhia Will do a separate selection later today. Stories by eyewitnesses and notes from those still there. Some people refuse to leave...
#Kherson. NYT, citing a senior Pentagon official, reports that Russia lost control of part of Kherson. It clarified: Ukrainians in Kherson questioned the Pentagon's assessment, saying the city appears to remain in Russian hands, w/ Ukrainian forces fighting in the Kherson region.
#Kherson Pololyak: In the seized and occupied territories, the Russian troops fail to get the support of the population, form fake authorities and record propaganda videos. Only repression, the use of weapons, threats. Mass protests. #Kherson is amazing!
https://twitter.com/WashingtonPoint/status/1507336374067810306
#Kherson Residents of Novotroitsky in the #Kherson region went to a rally with #Ukrainian flags. They are holding posters "Novotroitskoye is Ukraine, not the People's Republic of China", "Occupiers are out of Ukraine!"
#Melitopol region. Russian troops entered the resort Kirillovka. Local authorities say they refused to cooperate with the occupiers. "I ask everyone to remain calm, I ask you all not to be nervous. We lived as we lived, as we worked, and we work," the village head Ivan Maleev
#Melitopol the self-proclaimed leader of the occupation administration, Galina Danilchenko, banned the distribution of humanitarian aid, Mayor Ivan Fyodorov said."Invaders with weapons do not allow to distribute humanitarian aid. A part might be sold, part goes to the Russians."
#Trostyanets #Sumy region. Fire, smoke. The city is fully occupied by #Russians. "The city is holding on!!! With the last of its strength. Strong battles are going on outside the city and we are all doing everything so that our armed forces quickly liberate it."The mayor.
#Trostyanets has been under occupation for almost a month. All shops have been looted, searches are constantly carried out in the city and snipers are at work.
# Vinnytsia Russian troops fired six cruise missiles.
According to the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, some missiles shot down by air defense. The rest ended up in several structures. No casualties or injuries reported yet. Infrastructure badly damaged.
According to the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, some missiles shot down by air defense. The rest ended up in several structures. No casualties or injuries reported yet. Infrastructure badly damaged.
#Luhansk region. State Emergency Service: Over the past day, more than 30 fires in residential high-rise buildings, private houses, eliminated. 18 rescued. Debris removal & extinguishing fires caused by shelling by the occupiers continue in region. Fierce battles in the region.
#Luhansk region. Russian invaders on the outskirts of these cities reported occasionally, but "the orcs have been pushed back along one of the flanks and I hope they will be completely driven out of Rubizhne in the near future."the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai
#Luhansk The region is also subjected to rocket attacks, the invaders use aviation for several days in a row.- Gaidai
#Donetsk #Volnovakha no longer exists. The Armed Forces of Ukraine withdrew from it about 2 weeks ago. The head of the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration denied the occupation of the cities of the Donetsk region: "Key cities are under Ukrainian rule."
#Donetsk region Volunteers rescued 10 horses. The head of the organization, Oksana Tereshchenko, reported on Facebook. Volunteers simply mounted their horses and rode to Mangush under fire.
#Kharkiv Yesterday a rocket hit a crowd of people. 6 people died, 15 were hospitalized.
t.me/uniannet/41326
t.me/uniannet/41326
#Kharkiv region Ukrainian Army destroyed a complex that jammed communications, as well as a reconnaissance group and a helicopter - head of the Kharkiv regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov
[this is it for the cities as of now and will be back with the Information Warfare, Military and more very soon. Thank you for caring and helping the heroic people of Ukraine!]
[in 40 min, at 3.30 PM PST, 7.30 PN EST, 10.30 PM London, a Twitter Space talk with @DrAlakbarov on the #NuclearPowerPlant in #Ukraine (#Chornobyl and more) #InformationWarfare and ways to help #Ukrainians to fight #Putin's #Russia. Tested and it works. Join us.]
#Mariupol. heartbreaking.
https://twitter.com/lapatina_/status/1507444675220750337
[Update and a story. For the last ten days, I'm working on covering the situation w/the nuclear power plants. The Ukrainian people & regulatory agencies are calling for attention to #Chornobyl, #Zaporizhzhia, other stations & nuclear energy facilities. We need to hear them.]
#Slavutych, #Chornobyl_NPP satellite town is now surrounded. The mayor Yuri Fomichev,"The 3rd day of fighting. They didn't enter. The fights are in the outskirts. We don't surrender but the forces are not equal."
Here is the story of a #Slavutych mother of two. She had to make a choice: stay in town about to be captured or flee by a road being fired at by the Russians. She spoke to me on the day they escaped & asked me to share her story. No newspaper would run it.
zarinazabrisky.medium.com/escape-from-ch…
zarinazabrisky.medium.com/escape-from-ch…
#Slavutych fighters are defending the city bravely and selflessly," - said the mayor Yuri Fomichev. He denied the information that he had allegedly left the city. He is working with the team to ensure the functioning of the city.
#Chornobyl_NPP #Chernobyl On March 24, at a meeting of the European High-Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management, Ukraine informed about the significant deterioration of nuclear & radiation safety of nuclear facilities and facilities of Ukraine's nuclear energy--
#Chornobyl_NPP #Nuclear --during the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, presented the results of the SNRCU analysis of compliance / non-compliance to IAEA safety guidelines.
#Nuclear #Ukraine stated it is no longer possible to fully ensure compliance with the requirements of nuclear and radiation safety by operating organizations and other licensees, and that the level of regulatory control is reduced.
Acting Chairman of the SNRCU, Oleh Korikov: ENSREG & the entire European community need to take urgent & decisive action to ensure the safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities in the current circumstances & to establish support mechanisms by the IAEA & other partners. @DrabovaDana
#Belarus is excluded from the ENSREG observers, there is the uncertainty of the prospects for further cooperation with this country. Instead, it is proposed to consider including #Ukraine in the membership of ENSREG.
#NuclearEnergy #Alert. Ukraine's SNRCU statement presented to the European High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management of the European Group of Nuclear Safety Regulators (ENSREG) @DrabovaDana
#InformationWarfare #NuclearEnergy Creating narratives is a tactic from the #Kremlin's disinformation, "combat propaganda" playbook. Russians at #Chornobyl_NPP are working on a video that will create a picture of peaceful collaboration and order for international audiences.
#InformationWarfare #NuclearEnergy Earlier, Russians staged delivering humanitarian aid, wearing the uniform of the contractor that doesn't work at #Chornobyl anymore. Today, they spread disinformation that the mayor of #Slavutych fled to demoralize the population.
#InformationWarfare These are tactcics I was forced to learn in combat propaganda class. I recognize them on a daily basis; the textbook didn't change. The international community must react to the dangerous situation at the site of the biggest man-made catastrophe, #Chernobyl.
#InformationWarfare. Why would #Russia want a nuclear power accident? The environment is weaponized in hybrid war. The panic/fear of radiation in Ukraine will demoralize the army and population of Russia's adversary, the number one goal of the combat propaganda.
#InformationWarfare But an accident at Chornobyl will affect the Russian population; why would Putin want it? Putin doesn't care about the wellbeing and/or lives of people. Currently, thousands are being killed. The people in Russia suffer the consequences of sanctions. etc
#InformationWarfare Putin has already mentioned Chornobyl and said that Ukrainians in cooperation with the Western partners are working on a nuclear bomb. In case of the accident, Russia will blame it on Ukraine. It is gaslighting, a tactic that makes the opponent doubt reality.
#InformationWarfare Russia now only has state-run channels. They use gaslighting, showing footage of destroyed Mariupol alleging that "the Ukrainian 'nationalists' blew up the buildings." They also claimed that shells flew from Ukraine to 2 Russian villages. (A few examples)
#InformationWarfare In #Mariupol, a Russian car wi/a loudspeaker spread disinformation that 1) Russians allegedly seized Odesa. 2) Zaporizhzhia allegedly no longer accepts refugees from Mariupol, so they should go to Russia. This is to turn Mariupol residents against Ukraine.
#InformationWarfare #Russian propaganda workers disseminated a fake alleging that in Odesa, schools, and hospitals had to equip anti-tank and fire positions. The purpose of this fake is to sow panic and fear, and, you guessed it, demoralize the army & population of the adversary.
#InformationWarfare Propaganda is more dangerous than most people think. As Putin's aid Surkov wrote 2 yrs ago, the Kremlin "meddles in your brain." The easiest way to conquer is to change the ideas. The actions will follow. For that, they use disinformation tactics & strategies.
#InformationWarfare Today, disinformation spread in Ukraine about the need for urgent dismantling of satellite dishes on the facades of apartment buildings to help the Ukrainian Army. Earlier, multiple TV towers were bombed. Russians broadcast their own TV on the occupied areas.
#InformationWarfare. In their own country, the combat propaganda worked well. #Kremlin doesn't stop at the achieved level of brainwashing. Today, Novaya Gazeta informed "teaching of social sciences and world culture is being abolished in all pedagogical universities in Russia"
#InformationWarfare. In occupied Ukrainian cities, the propaganda doesn't stop at pamphlets and TV. Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian literature and history textbooks not following the postulates of Kremlin propaganda in Luhansk, Donetsk, Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
#InformationWarfare Russian units of the "military police" are involved. They perform so-called "ideological functions" and are interested in books on the history of Ukrainian Maidans, rogue states, and the history of Ukrainian liberation struggles.
#InformationWarfare. In Russia, there is a profession called "political technologist." Here's how it works, word-by-word. medium.com/everyvote/poli…
#InformationWarfare. All tyrannies rely on brainwashing from a young age and on thought censorship. Chinese citizen Wang Jixiang lives in Odesa. All his accounts are blocked by Chinese censors on Chinese social networks& he received threats. He supported Ukraine.
#InformationWarfare Don't they do the same in the West and the US? No. #Kremlin propaganda is centralized, militarized, funded by the millions directly from the Kremlin & reports directly to Putin. I did research on it for a Western company; it opted out of publishing due to fear
[break. will update you on the military and ways to help Ukraine later tonight. This is a hybrid war. Information Warfare is the major component. The way we perceive facts forms the outcome of the events.]
[Update, March 25. I stepped away for 3 hours and there is so much to cover. I'll try my best. Everything has to be thoroughly verified; there are skillful fakes and honest mistakes. It takes longer to process and errors possible. Thank you for understanding.]
#InformationWarfare. Center for Combating Disinformation, Ukraine: #Russians spread materials about "separatist plans of the Ukrainian allies" to split the state into parts. Peacekeepers will come to"divide Ukraine" - the rollback of the territories to the state of 1939.
#InformationWarfare Kremlin propagandists pose as anti-Putin opposition and claim that Hungary, Romania, Poland want to split Ukraine into parts. They also failed to hold pro-Russian rallies in Serbia, Bulgaria, Armenia, and Syria. Divide and conquer is the ruling principle.
#InformationWarfare [last one for today!] but this one you have to see. Chechnya. Children. Note letter Z and Kadyrov's and Putin's portraits at the very end. Cringe.
Speaking of "Z": Lower Saxony and Bavaria police informed that the public use of this symbol in support of Russia's aggression against Ukraine could be a criminal offense. Seriously considering changing my name. But Zelensky?! Zelenskly, Volodymyr Oleksandrovich. What do do?!
#Zhytomyr The Russian military fired missiles at a military unit, Mayor Sukhomlin.
#Kherson #Zaporizhzhia #Russian invaders intend to introduce rubles instead of the hryvnia in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. They suppress the resistance in Kherson, Henichesk, Melitopol with Rosguard units.
#Kherson. Russian military kidnapped 5 residents in the region. Total: The Russians took hostage the mayors of 14 cities of Ukraine. Russia agrees to exchange prisoners only on equal terms."Who will we replace the heads of cities, held hostage by Russia?" Deputy PM Vereshchuk
#Melitopol. Russian invaders plan a paid rally in occupied Melitopol. The Zaporizhzhya Military Administration said that the staged rally is set to take place early on March 26 in Melitopol’s main square. Residents have reportedly been promised 1,200 rubles for participation.
#Kharkiv A musical concert will take place in Kharkiv on March 26, the symbolic opening of KharkivMusicFest-2022 - "Concert between explosions." A string quintet will perform Bach, Schubert, Dvorak, Skoryk, & Ukrainian folk songs.
#Kharkiv the hot water supply was partially restored. It was cut off about 2 weeks ago. Hot water supply resumed in 641 houses, thanks to the courage and extraordinary professionalism of the staff of the Kharkiv Thermal Networks. The work will continue [under shelling!]
#Izum The former mayor of Izyum, Kharkiv region, was convicted of treason. According to preliminary data, he cooperated with Russian troops. Two deputies of the Izyum City Council, as well as a former police officer, are also on trial.
#Chernihiv The mayor assured that the situation in the city is under the control of the Ukrainian authorities. "Do not to for fakes. There is no military administration of the enemy in Semenivka. The Ukrainian government, mayor work here. The Ukrainian flag is flying."
#Chernihiv A woman who survived the Russian airstrike comes to her ruined apartment to feed kittens. Her home was destroyed by a Russian bomb on March 3. She stood in line to a pharmacy; 47 civilians were killed. She survived, suffered a head injury.
#Zelensky According to Ukrainian intelligence, on March 20, another group of militants linked to Prigozhin, a Russian propagandist close to Putin and owner of the PMC "League" (Wagner). The main task is to eliminate the top military and political leadership of Ukraine.
#Military It is still dangerous to return to the liberated cities, warns the Center for Counteracting Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council. The Russian troops mine even corpses.
#Military Since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poltava police seized 11 tanks from residents. Law enforcement officers urge Ukrainians to report such findings to the police.
#Military The Russian Defense Ministry said that the main goal of the Russian army in Ukraine is the liberation of Donbas. Allegedly, the storming of large cities was never part of the occupiers' plans. [Come again?!]
#Military Alexander Gruzevich, Chief of Staff of the APU Land Forces, denied rumors of a reduction in the intensity of the shelling. The Russians have changed tactics. They began tracking down the artillery, aircraft, and air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Military Ukrainian intelligence, together with foresters and hunters, is preparing a "powerful guerrilla struggle" in the rear of Russian troops.-- the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov
#Military “Our soldiers, our special forces, even our hunters will start hunting the enemy in the woods with rifles. Spring will come soon. The forests will turn green. A real hell awaits the aggressor,” the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense
#Military Just in. General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
#Zhytomyr Just in. This used to be a house. A few hours ago.
A mural by artist Mikita Kravtsov in support of Ukraine appeared in the heart of Paris near the Center Pompidou. The mural is called "Vive la résistance Ukrainienne!" "Long live the Ukrainian resistance!"
[On this note, I will end my reportage today. I have some sad news but here is a reminder: early disclosure helps Russians. Please share information about explosions, shelling, movement of equipment and aid after it is announced by official channels. #СлаваУкраїні]
BREAKING. #Slavutich NOW. Russian troops entered the city. Tanks on the main square. The whole city stepped out. First, it was a peaceful rally in the square, then the people moved. #Russians started firing into the air. People got scared first, then kept waking. A shooting again
"Russian occupants!" "Slavutich is Ukraine!" "Go f*** yourself!" #Russina occupiers keep shooting and retreat. facebook.com/permalink.php?…
#Slavutych "Killers" "Go home!" This is my friend's hometown. She's not there. To watch enemy's tanks moving to the House of Children's Art, on the central square. To watch your friends holding your flag and to hear the machine guns.
#Slavutych The Russian military kidnapped Mayor Yuri Fomichev and seized the city hospital, tried to disperse a rally organized by locals, firing into the air &throwing light and noise grenades."The residents do not diverge, on the contrary, they are moving towards the hospital "
#Slavutych 26 March, 2022.
#Slavutych Dispersing crowds with grenades. facebook.com/10000320803204…
Meanwhile, #Russian troops fired and damaged the memorial in a shape of Menorah in #Kharkiv at Drobitsky Yar, where the German Nazi murdered 16,000--20,000 Jews. De-nazification #Putin style.
IMPORTANT. The Ukrainian media are complying with the Ministry of Defense request to NOT reveal the exact locations of bombing; moving of troops, equipment.The world media continues to report right away. Please do NOT share locations/details right away. It leads to deaths. Don't!
#Slavutych The Mayor of Slavutich was released and addressed the people: Slavutich remains under the Ukrainian flag & law. If there are no [Ukrainian?] army in the city, the Russians will allow residents to live in peace but will deliver humanitarian aid.
#Slavutych Mayor: Residents will be able to leave.
Negotiations on the possibility of further rotation of Chernobyl personnel will continue. Residents must hand over automatic weapons, but not rifles. Russians will then leave but will install one checkpoint outside of the city.
Negotiations on the possibility of further rotation of Chernobyl personnel will continue. Residents must hand over automatic weapons, but not rifles. Russians will then leave but will install one checkpoint outside of the city.
#Lviv As a result of a missile strike on Lviv, a fuel depot is on fire. Housing infrastructure was not damaged. Another missile strike was carried. Three explosions are being reported on social networks- the mayor of Lviv. [note no addresses, no identifying details, etc]
#Kyiv region. The family eco-park located in the area of hostilities severely damaged by the shelling. Many animals died. Bird cages burned. 17 monkeys and 23 land turtles were evacuated. The owners of the park: almost all the zoo turned to ashes, but many animals survived.
#Kyiv region. Kyiv is well fortified, and the elite of the Armed Forces of our country is engaged in its defense.
"The enemy is trying to regroup and attack the city, defenders are working hard to push the enemy away from the borders of the capital."- head of the Kyiv OVA
"The enemy is trying to regroup and attack the city, defenders are working hard to push the enemy away from the borders of the capital."- head of the Kyiv OVA
#Kyiv region #Russians fired heavy artillery at settlements: houses destroyed, civilians injured, including a child. "They shell in residential areas, civilian infrastructure, high-rise buildings. Cynically exterminate citizens and their homes" - head of the National Police, Kyiv
#Izyum #Kharkiv region. Parks, hospitals, buildings destroyed. People bury deads in parks. t.me/uniannet/41666
#Chernihiv The mayor of Chernihiv Vladislav Atroshenko addressed the German media: inform your authorities, who continue to buy gas/oil from Russia:"Our city is being wiped off the face of the earth. Only the Nazis did this." 40+ seriously injured people can't leave to get help.
#Chernihiv Mayor:"Children can't come out of basements; they have nervous breakdowns." Humanitarian crisis: no water, power, scarce food. Similar to #Mariupol. The city is besieged.
#Mariupol Russia blocks the road in the #Zaporizhzhia region and a multi-kilometer queue of cars with refugees from Mariupol was formed near Vasilyevka. There are ambulances with injured children in traffic jam.
#Mariupol A Russian officer told Mariupol mayor Vadim Boychenko that Mariupol had been destroyed because Ukrainians "should be afraid of the Russian army." Humanitarian crisis: No food, water, electricity, not a building spared, constant shelling, hundreds of corpses outside.
#Luhansk A Point-U missile hit Lysychansk, several houses are burning in Severodonetsk - the head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai. It was supposed to be a ceasefire. A mine w/workers underground de-energized. Rescuing attempt ongoing. Buildings destroyed, on fire, injured.
#Kharkiv: 24 airstrikes last night. The Ukrainian army is conducting a counteroffensive. A number of settlements have already been liberated in the direction of Malaya Rogana, and fighting is continuing there. Fighting is also going on in the Izyum and Chuguev directions
#Kharkiv Eight kangaroos of different species - adults and cubs - were evacuated from the Kharkiv Ecopark.
The animals are at home with volunteers, prepared for evacuation. "Their cages, unfortunately, have been repeatedly shelled. We believe that now they will be fine!" Feldman
The animals are at home with volunteers, prepared for evacuation. "Their cages, unfortunately, have been repeatedly shelled. We believe that now they will be fine!" Feldman
#Odesa reopened the zoo! with an orchestra. Also, Russian boats tried to approach the coast of the Odessa region and land their sabotage and reconnaissance teams but failed. The situation is under control. - the officer of the operational command "South" Vladislav Nazarov.
[break. Military update later and hope to get good news from #Slavutych.]
#Mariupol. This is an extremely difficult thread to read (you can use the translate option.) Possibly, the hardest thing many people have read. Warning: extremely disturbing. People with PTSD better not read.
https://twitter.com/B0e9oUqxh9cPcsA/status/1507605083814514688
An extraordinary essay on the history and culture of Ukraine from @AlexandraChalup. Superbly written biography of the beloved Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in connection with serfdom in the Russian Empire and slavery in the US. Brilliant. alexandrachalupa.substack.com/p/sleepwalking…
#MILITARY IMPORTANT. From the Ukrainian government: DO NOT SHARE UNLESS OFFICIAL:
❌ rockets: flying/hitting;
❌ street names, bus stops, shops, factories;
❌ movements of the Ukrainian military, military facilities;
❌ air defense work;
❌ places of shelling or projectile impact
❌ rockets: flying/hitting;
❌ street names, bus stops, shops, factories;
❌ movements of the Ukrainian military, military facilities;
❌ air defense work;
❌ places of shelling or projectile impact
#MILITARY IMPORTANT. From the Ukrainian government: DO NOT SHARE UNLESS OFFICIAL:
❌ addresses, visual reference or coordinates of battles;
❌ numbers of cars, armored vehicles;
❌ injured or dead (other than official data).
Violations: 3 - 12 yrs in prison, depending on motives.
❌ addresses, visual reference or coordinates of battles;
❌ numbers of cars, armored vehicles;
❌ injured or dead (other than official data).
Violations: 3 - 12 yrs in prison, depending on motives.
#MILITARY IMPORTANT. War information about the direction/movement of equipment, weapons, ammunition in Ukraine shared by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense, or official sources of the relevant departments of the partner countries? Do share!
#Military. Briefing by GS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
#evacuation 10 out of 10 humanitarian corridors worked on March 26. 5,208 people were taken out along all the "green corridors" - Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk
#Deportation #Russian military forcibly deported to Russia about 40,000 Ukrainians. Kremlin creates its narratives, "evacuating" #Mariupol residents deep into the occupied territories or to Russia; residents from the occupied part of the Kyiv region to Belarus.
#Agronomy Farmers from 11 regions in Ukraine starting sowing grain, without regard for war. Farmers are given many benefits. Fertilizers to Ukrainian agrarians are provided by 84%. - Prime Minister Denys Shmihal
#Lviv "A strike on Lviv is an eloquent slap in the face to the US President, only 10 minutes away from the city hit my missiles" - the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "The second day in a row, the Russian criminal regime has resorted to aerial terror."
#Odesa Odessans began to receive text messages asking to surrender and cooperate. "The only cooperation that awaits the invaders is a bullet in their head." City authorities. A calf was born in the Odessa zoo, it was named Javelin. t.me/vgorode_odessa…
#Belarus. Over Volyn, the Ukrainian military shot down three missiles that were fired from the territory of Belarus. Four missiles were fired. - the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration
#Slavutych Tanks entered the city from Belarus; some claim the markings on were Belarusian [unconfirmed] #Russians demand the police out from Slavutych. Residents ensure the viability of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.Adviser/Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko.
#Kyiv region #Russians fired on Boyarka; 4 injured, 1 child. City infrastructure damaged. High-rise, private houses, garages."No withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv. The Ukrainian army repelled #Russians in some areas." Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexander Motuzyanik.
#Sumy The situation is calm. #Trostyanets, Boromlya liberated. Fights in #Konotop district. The city returns to life, medicines and food supplies delivered.The head of the Sumy CAA Dmitry Zhivitsky
#Kharkiv #Russians detained the deputy head of Balakleya, the head of the department of civil protection and cooperation with law enforcement agencies, the mayor (no contact), & more. "We are working on the release of prisoners," Kharkiv Regional State Admin Oleg Sinegubov
#Kharkiv "Source of neutrons "once again came under fire. Nuclear facilities are not designed to operate in combat. Continued bombing and/or shelling can lead to severe radiation effects w/contamination of surrounding areas. kh.vgorode.ua/ukr/news/sobyt…
#Mariupol theater survivor: "I hear whistles, splinters, and bricks are falling on us. Nearby is a wounded woman, a huge pool of blood. Children ran, wanted moms " A resident who survived the bombing of the Drama Theater, walked out of the besieged city and reached Berdyansk.
#Zaporizhzhia A car shot at a checkpoint in the Zaporizhia region: an 11-year-old girl was injured
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t.me/vgorode_odessa…
#Chernihiv The ancient city, dating back to 9th century, is almost completely destroyed. 200+ killed. 120K-130K (out of 285K-290K before the war). City authorities are in place, everyone is working, supporting our army. Nobody is going to hand over the city, ”said the mayor
#Chernihiv no opportunity to arrange humanitarian corridors or evacuate the wounded. Pedestrian bridge under constant crossfire. Local authorities plan to evacuate the seriously injured. No electricity water is delivered by volunteers under fire.
#Mykolaiv Feb 24 - March 24, the regional children's hospital accepted 14 wounded children. 2 died, said the chief physician Alexander Plitkin. A three-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl died from injuries from shelling. 417 kids (194 girls,223 boys, 7 twins) born
#redcross The International Committee of the Red Cross allegedly helped "relocate" Ukrainians from the occupied parts of Donbas to Russia. Several channels report this, confirmed by my contacts. The situation needs investigation. Check before donating.
#Azerbaijan armed forces entered the area in Nagorny Karabakh where the Russian "peacekeepers" are stationed and used 4 Bayraktars. Azerbaijan accuses Russia of violating the Declaration on Allied Cooperation. [Transnistria, Georgia? Poland? Territorial claims? Please.]
#Japan. #Russia is conducting military exercises in the Kuril Islands, according to Reuters. The exercises began a few days after Russia and Japan broke all peace agreements in the area. [...]
#Kadyrovtsy Soldiers from the front line reported that Ukrainian volunteers, through intermediaries, were buying data on the movements of Russian soldiers from Kadyrovtsy. The price for information about one occupier: $400, in bitcoins.
#Military Leah the service dog searched for missing people before the war. She got scared by explosions and ran away. The long search yielded nothing. In weeks, Leah, hungry, tired, found her trainer Bogdan, 10 km away. Bogdan's joy and surprise knew no bounds. dtp.kiev.u
#Military. Many reports of these; including by my sources as well.
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1507867673211944967
#Military [and music to my ears] From people whose opinions I respect.
https://twitter.com/DrAlakbarov/status/1507927884027023362
[On this note, I will call it an early night. Important article to finish but to be honest I need some rest. From my dear friend in #Odesa... Badass Odesa kitty.] #славаукраине
[Hi everyone; thank you for following. I will be back with the update shortly. Dealing w/hacked accnt, and an urgent article that involves 31 wildfires in Chornobyl zone.]ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions…
URGENT: Please read, Google translate but easy to understand.
☢️⚠️The MOD of #Ukraine: Occupation increases the risk of damage to the insulation structures of #Chornobyl that will lead to the release of significant amounts of radioactive dust into the atmosphere and contaminate not only Ukraine but also other European countries. 1/4
☢️⚠️The Russian military ignore threats & warnings; continue to transport & store a significant amount of ammunition in the immediate vicinity of the nuclear power plant. Dozens of tons of rockets, artillery shells, and mortar ammunition are transported daily from Belarus.
☢️⚠️The transport corridor passes through Pripyat; a few hundred meters from the nuclear power plant. Ammunition is stored a short distance from the nuclear power plant. Russian troops use old & substandard ammunition w/increased risk of detonation when loading & transporting.3/4
☢️⚠️As a result of Russia's actions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the IAEA has set up a 24-hour crisis center to monitor the situation at Ukraine's nuclear power plants, and the Prosecutor General's Office has opened a case of ecocides. 4/4
#Mariupol: The General Staff, Ukrainian Army: all attacks on Mariupol were repelled. #RussianArmy stopped advancing and suffered heavy losses - 150 soldiers, 2 tanks, 7 infantry fighting vehicles, and 1 armored personnel carrier.
[back soon w/daily updates. Thank you for continuing to care and follow the war crimes. It helps the people of Ukraine; my friends who are there fighting and sheltering say it matters a lot to them and helps.]
#Chornobyl. Update: Currently, available maps show one fire in Chornobyl Exclusion zone. Details are being verified. The alienation zone is occupied and it is difficult to confirm w/sources, obviously. NASA map is weather-dependant. firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@…
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#Chornobyl: All maps show one small fire only. Interesting radiation situation. The last measurements taken on Feb 25th show very high radiation; no data for a month; high measurement in Belarus nearby.
[UPDATE: One for today, for the first time in 32 days, due to the urgent article research. Hoping to share it tomorrow. I know that everyone is tired and looking forward to some good news; there are some. Ukrainians firmly believe in Victory. Here's to this-the record of heroism]
#Kyiv. Explosion reported. Waiting for official information/details. Meanwhile, an amazing photo from one of my favorite local channels, @UnianInfo. I find their coverage remarkable. [And they never give away details as requested by the Ministry of Defense.] Kyiv today...
#Luhansk "People Republic" leader of the Leonid Pasechnik shared plans to hold a “referendum” on joining the Russian Federation. The Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation: “It is hardly necessary to be puzzled by such questions now.” :D
#KryvyiRih region. Russia used banned cluster munitions in the shelling in the Kryvyi Rih district, of the Dnipropetrovsk region. A criminal case has been initiated. - the Attorney General's Office
#Sumy region #Trostyanets was liberated from the #Russian invaders. The defeat of the Russian "elite" Kantemirovskaya tank division. The day before came the news about the suicide of the commander of the 13th tank regiment of the division. unian.net/war/trostyanec…
#Zaporizhzhia Bodies of seven people with signs of torture found in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, in the city of Pologi. Rescuers found seven male and female corpses with signs of violent death, stab wounds in the area chest, after extinguishing the fire.
#BlackSea Yesterday, the #Russian military fired a record number of rockets at one time on Ukraine: 52 missiles launched from the Black Sea Fleet; at least 18 from Belarus. Ukrainian air defense set a record, too. Only 8 reached goals, the rest were destroyed.-Insider,
#Odesa: #InformationWarfare Russians are spreading a fake about the mining of the iconic Opera House in Odesa. Also [real news]: Odesa asks to join UNESCO asap. It should be accepted. It is breathtaking.
#Odesa region. For a week, there were more than 60 wildfires (forest fires, fields, and forest plantations.) 30 extinguished over the past day only in the Podolsk region, the press service of the State Emergency Service of the Odesa region reported. Large areas are burnt.
#Berdyansk The U.K. Defense Intelligence update: the Ukrainian Army destoyed the large landing ship "Saratov" near the port of Berdyansk and, with it, likely “the confidence of the Russian Navy.” This might prevent #Russian Fleet from further coastal operations.
#Kherson region. Residents of Russian-occupied Genichesk are attempting to resist the invaders. Last night they set fire to the military registration and enlistment office, which housed the Russian military.
#Mariupol The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: all attacks on Mariupol were pushed back. The #Russian army stopped advancing; heavy losses: 150 soldiers, 2 tanks, 7 infantry fighting vehicles, 1 armored personnel carrier.
#Mariupol Zelensky: ‘I told Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol they can leave the city, they refused’ to leave behind injured and dead comrades and civilians. Heaps of dead bodies of military & civilians on the streets w/no way to bury due to constant shelling & airstrikes, he said.
#Mariupol Sometimes residents manage to bury the dead in the yards and at the playgrounds. The store sign on the second photo: "Alive beer"...
#Mariupol French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that if the world does nothing to help Mariupol, it will be a "collective fault." "Mariupol is the new Aleppo,"
"taking the people of Mariupol hostage to achieve goals... is really unacceptable." Never forgive. Never.
"taking the people of Mariupol hostage to achieve goals... is really unacceptable." Never forgive. Never.
#HumanitarianCrisis BBC: Premature births dramatically spike in Ukraine. Doctors have reportedly observed the rate of premature births double or triple due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. My sources report a spike in strokes/heart attacks among the elderly.
#Economy At least $63 bn in infrastructure damage in Ukraine as of March 24. The losses include more than 4,400 residential buildings, 92 warehouses/factories, 138 health care facilities, 12 airports and 378 education institutions- the Kyiv School of Economics.
#Military Russia hired 800 militants from the Islamic Shiite terrorist organization Hezbollah. The first 200 people due to arrive at the airbase in the Gomel region on March 29. Syrian money found in a captured occupant's pocket. Wagner/Syrian mercenaries?-Novoye Vremya
#Military Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready to exchange POW before the end of hostilities. He noted: Ukraine doesn't want to leave the corpses of Russian soldiers; wants to transfer them to relatives. The Russian side at first refused, then offered us some kind of bags...
#Military #Zelensky "For me, such an attitude is unacceptable even in relation to the soldiers of a hostile state. It's not cattle. And why is this scary? Because if such an attitude towards their own, then what is the attitude towards everyone else?"
#Military Ukrainian intelligence exposed the coordinator of the Russian sabotage groups and a collaborator who wanted to get a position in the occupation authorities.
In Kharkiv, detained a coordinator of sabotage groups and terrorist groups "LDNR" in the region.
In Kharkiv, detained a coordinator of sabotage groups and terrorist groups "LDNR" in the region.
#Military In #Odesa region, the SBU, in cooperation with the Moldovan intelligence service, exposed a transnational organized crime group that illegally smuggled Ukrainian conscripts abroad. In Dnipro, detained a collaborator who wanted to head the occupation administration.
#Military In #Poltava region, the SBU discovered a collaborator who campaigned for the capture of Ukrainian cities; blocked the bot farm. #InformationWarfare In Ivano-Frankivsk region, an agitator distributed anti-Ukrainian content on social networks and was exposed.
#Military Just in, briefing from the MOD, Ukraine. Machine translation for the lack of time.
#HybridWar Hristo Grozev, Bellingcat, said that the Russian Federation spent billions of dollars since 2014 on a network of pro-Russian politicians, opinion leaders in Ukraine, but they have just scammed the Russians for money. @UnianInfo
#RedCross ALERT. RED CROSS The International Committee of the Red Cross admitted that it contributed to the deportation of Ukrainians to Russia. They also plan to open a center for the reception of Ukrainians in Russian Rostov. The Ukrainians declared a boycott of the Red Cross.
#RedCross Some Ukrainian officials demanded the dismissal of the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. The 100+ y.o. international movement, w/97 million volunteers, is condoning Russia's bloody war against Ukraine. Confirmed by my sources.
#Slavutich In the occupied Slavutich, #Russian military steal potatoes from the local residents. There are unconfirmed rumors that some equipment or soldiers are Belarusian. Caption: "Lukashenko, we are bros, right? Why the f*** you are snatching our potatoes???"
#Facts The Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance has temporarily abandoned the use of Z in its logo to avoid being associated with Russian aggression. Now, I have a question: do I change my name to "arina abrisky"? [I honestly feel horrible about my name. Thoughts?]
#Oscars Note: #Russia is not mentioned. (What happened to #Ukraine?! An earthquake?) Why? A 3-word answer. Follow the money. Also, just FYI: "what about [blank] social media response"--whataboutism is a tactic of #Putin's troll farms. #HybirdWar
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A lemur was born in the Kyiv Zoo: it was named Bayraktar. Kyiv Zoo generates zero revenue and needs to buy food, essential supplies for the animals. You can buy tickets online to support. An adult ticket is less than $5.
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#Help Something we all can do. @1mHussain and his family, a 3 y.o. daughter had suffered hunger in Russian-occupied #Kherson, survived being held at gun-point, to escape--and experienced racism in Moldova airport. Here is his story; let's share it widely.
https://twitter.com/1mHussain/status/1508039631622787074
[Thank you all for reading my reports. For all who joined me recently: I'm a USSR-born American writer/journalist, born in Russia, with part-Ukrainian roots/family and childhood in Odesa and Crimea; w/multiple connections/contacts/sources in Ukraine now. News from locals.]
#Slavutych. According to the mayor, the #Russian troops have left the city! "They did their job. They checked the city and left." Slavutych lives under the Ukrainian flag and according to Ukrainian laws .[Maybe, they just wanted the potatoes? See above.]
[On this note, I will end today's report. I will be here tomorrow covering the events, and, as always, hoping for the Victory, the end of the war, the defeat and trial of Putin in Hague, and peace and healing for Ukraine. #СлаваУкраїні]
☢️🆘My exclusive interview with Chornobyl engineer; IAEA Kremlin ties and “dirty bomb” false flag operation @BylineTimes
https://mobile.twitter.com/BylineTimes/status/1508389329240002571#Chornobyl #Chernobyl
☢️🆘Ukraine and its partners seek to “remove Russia from the #IAEA, or at least to reduce its role” and remove Russians from the key positions, said the adviser to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Olena Zerkal on March kmu.gov.ua/news/27-berezn….
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bylinetimes.com/2022/03/28/cho…
More on #Chornobyl (Ukrainian spelling), not #Chernobyl (Russian spelling), from Reuters: reuters.com/world/europe/u…
#Chornobyl not #Chernobyl. A few years ago, I edited over 100 eyewitness stories. Here is what can happen if neglected. #Kyiv right now is in need of thyroid medicines because so many are affected. ironedcurtains.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/bri…
[March 28, 33rd day of the way. About to share an update for today. Saddened by the news of UNIAN journalist Dmitry Khilyuk being abducted on March 4. He is being held in the Kyiv region, w/his hands tied with tape and bandages over his eyes. Media Initiative for Human Rights]
[While putting together the update. The differences between Ukrainians and Russians. So true!]
THIS IS URGENT. NASA FIRE Maps, real-time. Fires about 6 miles away from #Chornobyl (Russian spelling #Chernobyl) See my article on the consequences @BylineTimes bylinetimes.com/2022/03/28/cho… firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@… Please RT. #Environnement #Russia #UkraineUnderAttack
[Starting the update. It takes much longer these days for 3 reasons. 1. The scope of events to cover. 2. Difficulty of verification due to the martial law/disinformation campaigns/human errors. 3. My fatigue/grief. I didn't take any time off for 33 days. Mind is slowing down.]
#Abductions. #Russian invaders abduct journalists, activists, and local authorities. According to President #Zelenskyy, #Russian military abducts the mayors of Ukrainian cities. "We cannot find some of them. We have already found some of them and they are dead."
#Mariupol Complete evacuation of the city is a must.
“About 160,000, according to our estimates, are in Mariupol, where it is impossible to live because there is nothing at all: no water, no light, no heat, no communication,” Mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko.
“About 160,000, according to our estimates, are in Mariupol, where it is impossible to live because there is nothing at all: no water, no light, no heat, no communication,” Mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko.
#Mariupol Mariupol authorities estimate Russia killed nearly 5,000 residents. Out of them, 210 were children. Some 150,000 people fled or have been evacuated. Russia is “playing with the city.”- Mayor Boychenko.
#Mariupol For those, who has access to Telegram. Downtown Mariupol. Street fights. t.me/mariupolnow/42…
#Kherson Facing resistance in occupied Kherson, Russian forces crackdown on residents. In the Kherson region, units of the South troops repulsed an attack by the Russian army. - the Group of Troops "South" on Facebook.
#Kherson region. The #Russian military detained Holoprystan Mayor Oleksandr Babich. His whereabouts are currently unknown. 24 children were injured since the start of the invasion. A 15-year-old boy died at the hospital from injuries received as a result of artillery shelling.
#Kyiv A few photos of #Kyiv protecting its cultural heritage from possible shelling and bombing by the Russian army. @UnianInfo
#Slavutych "The city is in isolation. There are no Russian troops around us, they have gone somewhere. We do not know whether they will return for the night to places near Slavutych. Curfew. The "green corridor" is discussed. People are still leaving on their own vehicles."
#Slavutych Bread ratio cards; bread distributed every 3 days; the humanitarian aid arrives soon; w/ flour; it will be possible to bake bread. Working on the rotation of personnel from the Chornobyl NPP. 3 men died defending the city. - Slavutych Mayor Yuriy Fomichev
#Chernihiv Humanitarian crisis. No connection. No photos/much information. The situation is similar to #Mariupol. This is a rally in support in Italy.
#Irpen is liberated by the #Ukrainian army. This was reported by the mayor of the city Alexander Markushin.
According to Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn, civilians aren't yet allowed to return to the city. There is a high risk of Russia's further attacks.
According to Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn, civilians aren't yet allowed to return to the city. There is a high risk of Russia's further attacks.
#Irpen Once, a beautiful town of Irpen. Only a month ago...
#Luhansk A new attack on #Severodonetsk. 5 houses destroyed. There are fires and destruction. Seven people have already been lifted from the rubble, among them wounded. The search for people, including children, continues. The head of the Luhansk OVA Gaidai
#Mykolaiv region, Snigirevka village. Eyewitness: “It was very scary. That night there were strong explosions. They hit the streets with artillery, bombed them. In the morning, the men brought food & said a large convoy was coming. Then we heard a roar. They occupied the village"
#Kharkiv Almost 1,200 high-rise buildings, 53 kindergartens, 69 schools, 15 hospitals destroyed. Recently, many Kharkiv residents returned. The men who took their families to safety, now join the ranks of the territorial defense. Even entire families are returning. Mayor Terekhov
#Enerhodar Announcement on local chat: "Energodar girls and women! Do not leave the house without extreme necessity & unaccompanied! Russian fascists will not pity teenagers or other people's wives. Take care of yourself!" Rape cases are reported throughout occupied areas.
# Zakarpattia Rocket artillery fired at the positions of the 128th separate mountain-assault Transcarpathian brigade with prohibited multiple launch rocket systems.
Most of the shells hit the area where peaceful settlements are located, located far beyond the line of fire.
Most of the shells hit the area where peaceful settlements are located, located far beyond the line of fire.
#Odesa In the sky of Odesa, #Russian AF is trying to carry out aerial reconnaissance using UAVs, - speaker of the Odesa OVA Sergey Bratchuk. Russia used banned cluster bombs in Odesa and Kherson regions - Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova
#Odesa SBU Major General Viktor Yagun believes that the Russian invaders will not be able to capture Odesa from the sea if they do not take Mykolaiv. According to him, it is simply impossible to capture Odesa by conducting a naval operation.
#Odesa Invader ships entered the closed area of the Black and Azov Seas: missile strikes are possible. According to British intelligence in Ukraine, after a successful attack of warships in occupied Berdyansk, Russia no longer has the ability to attack from the sea
[Break and will do the evening update with the information warfare, military, and negotiations news. Fires are still ongoing right next to #Chornobyl (#Chernobyl Russian spelling.)] bylinetimes.com/2022/03/28/cho…
[Evening update, March 28. Fires are ongoing in #Chornobyl. This is a screenshot taken now. This should be a concern to @iaeaorg: firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@…]
#Military More military equipment in Russia, the Kursk region, than on February 24, 2022. The condition of the equipment and combat readiness are hard to judge. Russia has acknowledged the shortage of flight personnel and aircraft.- Mikhail Makaruk, spokesman for InformNapalm.
#Military "On March 28, Turkish intelligence:4 SU-30 aircraft, subordinate to Armenia, handed over to Russia along with the crew. If true, this may indicate that Armenia entered the war against Ukraine. Similar might be right about Belarus," - Mikhail Makaruk, InformNapalm.
#Military #Russian army withdraws troops to regroup: "This is done if about 70% of the composition, equipment or division has been lost."- Mikhail Makaruk, InformNapalm.
#Military "Russia seemed to dramatically scale back its military goals in Ukraine. - top officials Friday: the "first stage of [Russia's] operation" has largely concluded; now Russia will pivot to its "top goal, the liberation of Donbas." The AP via Defense One
#Military. Briefing from the Ministry of Defense, Ukraine, March 28, 6.00 am Kyiv time, 34th day. [the machine translation is particularly bad today, it seems but you still can understand what's going on.]
#Military ️Russian forces have been pushed back 40-60 km from Kryvyi Rih. The Ukrainian army stopped the Russians’ advance and pushed the Russians out towards Kherson Oblast. - Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Regional State Administration
#Military Russia has deployed more than 1,000 Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) fighters to the East of Ukraine, according to the UK MOD. The mercenaries redirected from Africa and Syria due to the "stalled invasion", the heavy losses of #Russia in Ukraine.
#HybridWar #cyberattack Ukrtelecom endures a major cyberattack. According to Ukraine’s monopolist telephone company, the powerful March 28 cyberattack temporarily disabled Ukrtelecom’s internet network for more than 70% of users. The company has started to resume its service.
#InformationWarfare IMPORTANT. @YourAnonNews hacked the MOD of Russia, leaked documents. Here's the Order “On holding informational events on the Internet”. Sergei Shoigu, the Minister of Defense was not there on March 21; the number of Russian deserters is a major concern; and-
#InformationWarfare IMPORTANT @YourAnonNews leak: Russian propagandists ordered to develop & distribute a series of graphic materials...with the use of actors posing for the filming of briefings of captured military personnel of the Russian Army.
https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1508530362590265346
#InformationWarfare @YourAnonNews leak: Russian propagandists were ordered to "provide informational support for materials in the comments; the main argument: a violation of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War."
#InformationWarfare @YourAnonNews leak, Russian MOD order: "Distribute a series of videos demonstrating the inhuman behavior of military personnel of the AF of Ukraine & nationalist formations in Ukraine in relation to prisoners who expressed a voluntary desire to surrender"
#InformationWarfare Yesterday, videos with tortures were circulated online. (See the order above.) Another fake today: Ukrainian national mail system "Ukrposhta", allegedly, became a part of the Russian mail system. BE ALERT. On receiving news: stop. think. wait. verify. [I do!]
#InformationWarfare Russians attempt to destroy the communication system in Ukraine. it is impossible to do by shooting at a cable. The fiber-optic networks are classified. There is a backup. - the chairman of the State Special Communications Service Yuriy Shchigol
#InformationWarfare "Bringing true information to the occupied territories is one of our tasks; the enemy is trying to harm it by any means. Several cities remain unconnected today, [Berdyansk, Melitopol. We are restoring the mobile and Internet"-Yuriy Shchigol
#InformationWarfare Schools in Russia celebrate the ‘unification’ of Crimea w/Russia. In some schools, the song "Uncle Vova, we are with you" was performed. In 2017, I called everyone's attention to this song. It very clearly described Putin's plans: crossingenres.com/uncle-vova-wan…
#Negotiations Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba: A short-term program: a solution to humanitarian issues. A long-term program: ceasefire; a stable agreement. As of now, the parties have not agreed on any points. Ukraine will not give up sovereignty, territories & people.
#Negotiations. Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba: If Russia speaks the language of ultimatums and propaganda again, the talks will lead nowhere.
#Negotiations Drama. Shakespeare has nothing on the BBC et al. Reuters quoted a US official: according to intelligence, the symptoms experienced by Roman Abramovich and allegedly two Ukrainian participants of the talks were caused by "environmental" factors, not poisoning.
#Negotiations Drama. The BBC expressed the opinion that the US does not want to draw attention to this story and to Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, as this could push them to retaliate, which they are extremely reluctant to take. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
#Negotiations Drama. Later, BBC Russian service posted on the Telegram channel ONLY (I might find later other sourcse): "Roman Abramovich's representative did not comment on the poisoning situation. Pls consider the previously published post incorrect. Apologies for the mistake!
#Negotiations Drama [And I apologize for typos] If you are in the mood for learning more about how Russians poison their own "traitors", be my guest. The best panel possible on the subject here (Luke Harding, Anne Applebaum and more):
#Negotiations Drama, last act. According to the Times, Abramovich claimed he presented Putin with a handwritten note from Zelensky, outlining the terms Ukraine would consider to end the war.
"Tell him I will thrash them," Putin said, allegedly. thetimes.co.uk/article/ukrain…
"Tell him I will thrash them," Putin said, allegedly. thetimes.co.uk/article/ukrain…
#Negotiations Drama. [My personal opinion: a cheap political theater designed to distract from the death & destruction caused by the war criminal. Fellow journalists: focus on real problems. Oligarchs kill oligarchs. Let them. We need to save children, women, elderly, men.]
[It's more fun to read about poisoning than solve the energy industry crisis and environmental catastrophe. We are not in a Netflix series, though. We are facing a potential world war. We need to stop it by being aware; by demanding that the elected officials take action.]
#Nuclear ‼ Another act of nuclear terrorism by Russia. Buildings & infrastructure located on the territory of the "Neutron Source" nuclear facility attacked. Assessing the extent of damage/impact on nuclear & radiation safety is impossible due to the ongoing intense fighting.
#Nuclear ‼ "Again, we draw your attention to the fact that "Neutrons Source", like any other nuclear facility, is not designed to operate in combat. Continued bombing and/or shelling could lead to severe radiation effects and contamination of the surrounding area.
[On this note, I am going to finish my reports for today. Thank you for being here, for caring about the people of Ukraine. Another cat from #Odesa.]
[A brief 1st update, March 29, 34th day. Negotiations are not finalized yet, and waiting for more concrete results but knock on wood. Military, evacuation, nuclear updates; city summary in the evening. Thank you for caring!]
#Nuclear IAEA Director-General Grossi is in Ukraine! He said:"We have already several times come close to the brink. We cannot afford to lose any more time. The Agency's expertise and capabilities are needed to prevent a nuclear accident from also causing unimaginable suffering"
#Nuclear No fires by #Chornobyl on NASA map; fires show at saveecobot.com map. IAEA statement: iaea.org/ar/newscenter/…
#Military #Kyiv and #Chernihiv. US intelligence via CNN: Russian troops left some areas near Kyiv; can turn around if combat conditions allowed. Russian Deputy Defense Minister: "reducing the activity" near Kyiv, Chernihiv. Medinsky: this does not mean a ceasefire.
#Military The Kremlin's plans have completely failed, said Alexei Arestovich, OP: "Our forces are already liberating the Sumy region, part of Kharkiv and Kyiv. Russian columns come out of there." Russia is afraid to involve Belarusians as they will side with Ukraine.
#Evacuation #Deportation Russians did not allow the green corridors for Energodar and Berdyansk - The head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Alexander Starukh. The Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova said that 500,000 Ukrainians were forcibly deported to Russia.
#Deportation According to Denisova, Ukrainians are taken to filtration camps in the Donetsk region. Then they are transported by buses to Taganrog, and from there by trains across Russia - to the Omsk and Tomsk regions of the Perm region. Cases of deportation to Sakhalin.
[City-by-city overview, latest, and negotiations result/expert analysis in the evening. The first time in 34 days that I have to leave for a few hours to attend to non-Ukraine-related issues. Hoping it is a peaceful day/night]
[Late update. March 29/morning March 30, depending on where you are. City-by-city, negotiations opinions, information warfare, a bit economy (important!) and more military. For those just joining: my sources are 95% local, Ukrainian outlets and contacts.]
#Military Since February 24, Russia launched more than 1,200 ballistic, cruise & supersonic missiles in Ukraine, 467 in residential areas - the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Sergei Kislitsa, March 29, the UN Security Council on Russian aggression against Ukraine.
#Military After the failure of the initial blitzkrieg plan, Russia switched to Plan B: to provoke a humanitarian catastrophe throughout Ukraine; destroy Ukrainian agricultural potential to intimidate the political leadership & people & persuade them to surrender, Kislitsa at UN.
#Military Kislitsa at UN: The toolkit is extremely brutal: the deliberate destruction of residential areas & critical infrastructure, rocket fire across the country, sieges, breaches of humanitarian corridors, terror against civilians in occupied areas (abductions (30), killings)
#Military #Kyiv By rotating individual units, the enemy wants to create the illusion of abandoning the plan to surround Kyiv, intended to mislead Ukrainian leadership, Russian troops regroup units to concentrate the main efforts in the eastern direction. - the General Staff.
#Military Briefing, from the General Staff, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Just in!
#Military The latest from the UK Ministry of Defense. Literally just in.
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1509036026655911936
#InformationWarfare The Russian military is shelling the occupied Ukrainian villages and blaming the Ukrainian army. the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
#HybridWar Hackers Anonymous Anonymous said on Twitter that it had carried out a powerful cyber attack on Russian civil aviation control servers. No more data & backup.
https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1508793255713984514
#HybridWare #InformationWarfare Meanwhile, Hackers Anonymous became targets for disinformation (rotten herring tactic, in particular.) Discrediting by suggestion or allegation that doesn't stay any arguments but ruins reputation.
https://twitter.com/PandemicDisco/status/1508659223193956353
#Disinformation #InformationWarfare Russia changed rhetoric on US bio labs in Ukraine. The Russian media: “years may pass before the US bioweapons of mass destruction scandal surfaces.” Ex-diplomat J. Michael Springman, a US Putin supporter talks about it. [Can't wait!]
#InformationWarfare A fake video of battles in the Odessa region on social media. It's filmed in the Urals and is used to sow panic among Ukrainians. Trust only official sources. Don't fall for fakes. - Odessa Regional Military Administration, Sergei Bratchuk.
#Economy Ukraine restores power for 150,000 residents on March 28, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy. However, an estimated 831,000 Ukrainians in 1,491 settlements remain without access to power.
#Economy The sector of the economy most affected by the Russian military is infrastructure. The Ministry of Economy: infrastructure losses estimated at $119 billion.
The total economic losses from the war, according to Minister Yulia Sviridenko, exceeded $500 billion.
The total economic losses from the war, according to Minister Yulia Sviridenko, exceeded $500 billion.
#Economy Ukrainians will receive compensation for housing destroyed due to the war. - Zelensky. According to him, the state will compensate Ukrainians for the loss of every meter of real estate.
#Economy Reuters: The Yamal-Europe gas pipeline is not functioning. The EU countries refused to pay for the Russian gas in roubles, as was earlier requested by the Kremlin. Details on the gas pipeline disfunction/reasons to be verified. Some suggest blackmail. To be clarified.
#Economy. The important point and needs to be widely known as explained by @DrAlakbarov
https://twitter.com/DrAlakbarov/status/1509007138168971270
#Economy US: Russia creating a global crisis, blocking 94 ships with food from leaving Ukrainian ports. The UN calls on Russia to create safe sea lanes for ships carrying more than 1,000 sailors. They are already running out of food supplies.
#Economy U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at a UN meeting on global food security: Russia blames western sanctions on food prices rising globally but its Navy is blocking crucial grain exports from reaching the world.
#Nuclear Energoatom expects the IAEA to call Russia to withdraw the military and Rosatim employees from the seized Ukrainian nuclear power plants. IAEA Director-General Grossi arrived in Ukraine and should give an assessment of the events - adviser to the head of Energoatom.
#Nuclear "We are waiting for the IAEA's political assessment... It is important to call the aggressor an aggressor and appeal to Russia to withdraw its troops and Rosatom employees from the Zaporizhia and Chornobyl nuclear power plants - adviser to the head of Energoatom.
#Nuclear Stress/physical danger are a risk factor at nuclear facilities. #Enerhodar eyewitness: Russians, at a gunpoint, abducted me from the office; forced me into an armored UAZ; interrogated at a warehouse, forest; threw me into the car trunk, shot at me, inflicted cuts.
#Chernihiv "The Russian army is at war with the civilian population. 300-400 people killed, exact figure unknown. 100-110K of the city's 290K residents remain in Chernihiv, and the city will continue to hold back Russian forces." Atroshenko
#Chernihiv "Russian promises to reduce the intensity of hostilities in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions are just words. Their strategy has not changed, only the time frame. They still plan to destroy Ukrainian statehood." Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
#Chernihiv doctors perform surgeries w/headlights, generators, w/o water, heat, to the sound of explosions.
It will take 2-3 years to restore the economy of the region. the Public by the President of the Chernihiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry Konstantin Ivanov
It will take 2-3 years to restore the economy of the region. the Public by the President of the Chernihiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry Konstantin Ivanov
#Chernihiv "We will rebuild everything. All our enterprises will work. We will return to our economy, to better results than before the war. There will be great growth." Ivanov.
#Kyiv region. In towns, liberated from the Russian army, the searches of victims under rubble continue. The head of the Kyiv OVA Alexander Pavlyuk: In the Polesie direction, Russians did not conduct active offensive operations; attempted to fire at Ukrainian units.
#Kyiv region. Pavlyuk: Russians regroups troops, partially withdraw to Belarus. Tries to hold the previous positions and prevent the further advance of Ukrainian troops in Brovary direction.
#Kyiv region. Russian Army denies the facts of transportation and accumulation of large quantities of ammunition in the immediate vicinity of the Shelter of the Chernobyl NPP. The activities of the Russian occupation forces at any time could lead to the detonation of ammunition--
#Kyiv region.-- damage to the Shelter & radiation contamination of the areas inhabited by the millions of Europeans. The risk of detonation of Russian ammunition is high even without hostilities, due to neglect of security measures, the use of old and substandard ammunition.
#Sumy The Russians shelled residential neighborhoods in #Lysychansk, with significant damage to high-rise buildings. Information on the number of dead and wounded is being clarified -the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Sergei Gaidai
#Sumy region, the invaders staged a provocation: exploded their own armored personnel carrier at the Ukrainian-Russian border, blaming Ukrainians. "Creating a picture for the Russian media" The chairman of the Sumy regional military-civil administration Dmitry Zhivitsky
#Mykolaiv The Russian Army fired at the building of the local administration. From under the rubble, rescuers pulled out bodies of 12 victims; work continues - DSNS.
#Irpen Mayor of Irpen: it is still impossible to return to the city. It is still being shelled, there are a lot of mines, and unexploded ordnance in the city. "I beg you - stay where you are now."
#Mariupol Macron discussed Mariupol w/Putin, who said that "in order to resolve the difficult humanitarian situation in this city, Ukrainian servicemen must stop resisting and lay down their arms." [In Russia, Putin is known for taking hostages. It is his signature move.]
#Mariupol Another case of forcible deportation of Mariupol residents: Mariupol City Council reports that the occupiers continue to kidnap city residents. More than 70 people were forcibly removed from the maternity hospital №2, including medical staff & patients.
#Mariupol More than 20,000 Mariupol residents are known to have been deported to Russia against their will. Identity documents confiscated from Ukrainian citizens and sent to so-called filtration camps. "The principle of distribution, the reasons for the deportation are unknown.
#Kharkiv The Ukrainian military liberate the route between Kharkiv and Chuguev, controlled by the Russian military for several weeks. Russian equipment was seized/destroyed partially. On the roadsides: the bodies of civilians killed and broken bottles of champagne and cognac.
#Kharkiv "Kharkiv is alive, but the situation remains tense. It is still dangerous to return to the liberated villages in the suburbs of Kharkiv due to mines and unpredictable shelling. Residents started to clean the city. - Mayor Terekhov
t.me/vgorode_kharki…
t.me/vgorode_kharki…
#Izyum Not just #Mariupol. Izyum has not received any food, water, medicine or other humanitarian aid since March 14. The humanitarian situation in the city worsens every day. - Max Strelnyk, a deputy of the Izyum city council
#Luhansk region. Russians plan to hold another wave of mobilization from April 1. General Staff, the Armed Forces, Ukraine
#Kherson has everything for baking bread for a month. Kherson Bakery has replenished its reserves, said Nadiya Durova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Bakery. The city is still occupied. The humanitarian situation is worse.
#Donetsk region. In the morning, the Russian army launched airstrikes on Marinka and Novomikhaylovka, and then fired artillery at the settlements. The invaders also fired on Avdeevka and Krasnogorovka. Destruction, fires. The number of victims is being clarified.
#Khmelnytsky region. At night the Russian army struck three blows on industrial objects of the Khmelnytsky region - the chairman of YEAH Sergey Gamaliy
#Ukraine️ under attack. The air alert went virtually all over the country, and shelling was recorded in Donbas, Chernihiv, and Khmelnytsky regions. Mariupol and Chernihiv: extremely hard situation. Kyiv region, Irpen all-night fighting. the Ministry of Internal Affairs
#Negotiations Russians are not reducing the intensity of hostilities in the Kyiv, Chernihiv directions. “There is what Russia says and there is what Russia does, and we’re focused on the latter,” Blinken. “And what Russia is doing is the continued brutalization of Ukraine.”
#Negotiations I read and listened to many experts and the consensus: any conclusions on the negotiations are premature. [My two cents: you don't have dinner with maneaters. Who will hold Putin accountable? It's just another smokescreen.]
time.com/6162587/russia…
time.com/6162587/russia…
#Assasinations Adviser to the head of the President's Office Alexei Arestovich: Russians still attempt to kill Vladimir Zelensky. According to him, the Russians fired four times near the President's Office. They also want to "remove" the top military and political leadership.
#Negotiations Negotiation Day, in Irpen, by Yuri Gruzinov. [Warning: disturbing. Dead bodies.]
#Negotiations? A playground in #Chernihiv. from @SSilencedVoices
https://twitter.com/SSilencedVoices/status/1509032677206233094
#Negotiations? Russian seismic sensor antipersonnel mines near Kharkiv. The mines have a 16-meter radius, ejecting an explosive charge into the air as someone approaches. from @VelvetBlade, thank you for pointing it out!
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#Kyiv region. Just in. A food warehouse burned down near Kyiv due to shelling. In addition to food, household chemicals and other goods were stored here. - The Office of the Prosecutor General
#Nuclear 🛑"Russia must immediately withdraw its troops from the Chornobyl zone. In the context of nuclear security, the irresponsible and unprofessional actions of the Russian military pose a very serious threat not only to Ukraine but also to hundreds of millions of Europeans.-
#Nuclear 🛑"We demand that the UN Security Council take immediate measures to demilitarize the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone & introduce a special UN mission to eliminate the risk of a repeat of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster," Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk t.me/verkhovnaradau…
#Nuclear 🛑"We demand @UN to demilitarize the #Chornobyl Nuclear Plant zone and introduce a special UN mission to eliminate the risk of nuclear disaster." - Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereschuk. w/@BylineTimes bylinetimes.com/2022/03/28/cho…
[I wanted to end today's update on a positive note. It is important to stay positive and keep up the morale. This is the second phase of the war, according to many, and it will be a marathon, not a sprint. I found the following:]
If you like languages... theweek.com/culture/langua…
[And something from my last time in Odesa before sleep break. From the food market Privoz, delicious and theatrical. And these cakes are the best in the world. #ВсебудеУкраїна!]
[Update, Mar 30, 35th day. City-by-city review; military; evacuation. Reminders: 1. verify, verify, verify, even if it means it takes time to share, report or process. More fakes every day. 70% of what we see is fabricated. Errors will happen. 2. Wait to share until official.]
#Kyiv region #Irpen Warning, disturbing. Mayor of Irpen: Alexander Markushin. 3.5K citizens left in the city. In the last two days, the Ukrainian military has taken about 300 people out of the city. The humanitarian rescue operation is still ongoing.
#Kyiv region #Irpen Warning: disturbing. Russian military undressed residents, kept them in basements, separated families, bullied women; shot the ones they disliked. #Russian tanks rode over the dead. - Irpen Mayor
#Irpen is a small city, but it did not allow the world's second-largest army to move forward. We had the spirit, a strong army, territorial defense. They captured 30% of the city. A few days ago we knocked them out. Now Irpen is 100% Ukrainian. " - Irpen Mayor
#Kyiv region. #Irpen Mayor: "We rescue the wounded, collect bodies. Today and yesterday we evacuated about 500 people; today I evacuated about 50 children and 100 adults. Many destroyed buildings, schools and kindergartens. There are completely destroyed apartment buildings."
#Kyiv region. #Bucha, #Vorzel and #Gostomel are nearby, controlled by Russians; they are still firing. Using "Grad", shells and mines. For those not savvy in the old Russian weapons, a very basic Wiki description of Grad ("Hail") just so you have an idea. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BM-21_Grad
#Irpen. This video is not on YT yet; if you have Telegram and strong nerves. I am sharing it as I see million of disinformation videos by Russians: "Irpen has a couple of broken windows, when our dudes drink on Saturday night, it's worse." t.me/uniannet/42878
#Kyiv region. Volunteers are evacuating both people and animals. Today, two camels, two buffaloes, and donkeys evacuated from the #Yasnogorod ecopark, damaged by the fighting. [Heart goes to people who risk their lives to save other people and animals.]
#Kyiv From previous shelling. From Kyiv. Glavnoe Telegram canal.
#Sumy region. From liberated #Trostyanets. The destruction and some Russian military equipment seized by the Ukrainian Army. t.me/uniannet/42830
#Dnipro The mayor of Dnipro Filatov said there was an explosion and urged not to publish locations or photos.
#Dnipro According to the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region, an enemy missile hit an oil depot in the Dnieper. No one was killed or injured in the accident. [This is the correct way of sharing information, see previous tweet]
#Luhansk #Russian army continues to shell the region. 2 dead, 5 injured, 21 rescued from debris, fires.
#Lysychansk suffers from artillery, Popasnaya - from aviation. Heavy shelling of Severodonetsk, Rubezhnoye, Lisichansk, Kremennaya; 18 buildings damaged.-head of the LuhanskOVA
#Lysychansk suffers from artillery, Popasnaya - from aviation. Heavy shelling of Severodonetsk, Rubezhnoye, Lisichansk, Kremennaya; 18 buildings damaged.-head of the LuhanskOVA
#Luhansk Rescue operations under fire; Popasnaya is being "ironed" with air bombs, street fights are taking place in Rubezhnoye; Shells smashed a kindergarten in Severodonetsk, renovated a couple of months ago; "I urge you to evacuate as soon as possible."-head of Luhansk OVA
#Donetsk #Luhanks Today, the Ukrainian army successfully repulsed five enemy attacks; destroyed 10 tanks, 18 armored units, 13 units of vehicles, as well as 15 artillery systems. In addition, air defense units shot down one plane and three drones @UnianInfo
#Mykolaiv A missile strike on the Mykolaiv regional administration: 15 deads. 14 bodies removed from the rubble, another person died in intensive care. Rescuers continue to dismantle the ruins of the building. - the local GSChS department
#Kharkiv During one month of war, about 15% of the residential buildings destroyed. A total of 1,531 buildings, including 1,292 houses. 70 schools, 54 kindergartens, 16 hospitals. 239 administrative buildings are in ruins (only civilian buildings) - Mayor Igor Terekhov
#Mariupol The head of one of the police stations sided with the Russian invaders; works at their checkpoint. "A traitor, a scoundrel who, out of resentment for his leaders violated the simple rules of life, humanity, "- Deputy Chief of the National Police Vyacheslav Abroskin.
#Uman #InformationWarfare The Center for Counteracting Disinformation: beware of fakes about Ukrainian authorities allegedly using the synagogue in Uman for the military. Purpose: sow discord b/Ukraine & Israel. Possible preventive move to justify the shelling of the synagogue.
#Izyum #Kharkiv region Russian troops do not have full control over Izyum, the fighting is south of the city. Humanitarian crisis. "The whole world is talking about Mariupol. And this is understandable and right. But our situation is not better."
#Izyum "3 1/2 weeks people w/o electricity, water, gas, heating. No communication, no medicine. No humanitarian corridors. The hospital does not work. It's a terrible picture; dead are buried in the park, yards, in the gardens," Deputy Mayor Vladimir Matsokin.
#Chernihiv Humanitarian crisis. Same as in #Mariupol, #Izyum. Overnight, a market and shopping center burned down due to shelling. In total, there were 20 fires during the day. One person was injured.
#Chernihiv The Russians did not reduce their activity in the Chernihiv region. Airstrike at #Nizhyn, shelling #Chernihiv all night. "Civil infrastructure has been destroyed again. Library, a shopping center and many houses destroyed,"- head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus
#Military On March 29, Russians declared they reduce the offensive actions & activity in the #Chernihiv, #Kyiv directions. Instead, they transfer part of the troops from these regions to the #Donetsk and #Kharkiv directions, -Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council
#Military UK General Sir Richard Shirref on the "de-escalation" in Kyiv, Chernihiv:"almost certainly a recognition that the attempt to advance in many operational areas has failed; is most likely a harbinger of a concentration elsewhere. I wouldn't rule out a deceptive maneuver."
#Military UK General Sir Shirref: "while Putin is in the Kremlin - peace in Europe is impossible." [Well said, sir.] #Negotiations #Zelenskyy: "There is an ongoing negotiation process. But these are just words. So far - no specifics.--
#Military #Negotiations #Zelenskyy: "There are also other words - about the alleged withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv, Chernihiv. We know that this is not a withdrawal, but the consequences of the expulsion of the occupiers by our defenders.--
#Military #Negotiations #Zelenskyy: "The enemy is gathering troops for new strikes in Donbas. But we were preparing for this. We do not believe anyone, no beautiful words. And we will not give anything away."
#Russia Putin's support in Russia is growing. According to a poll by Levada Center, the level of support for Putin among Russians is 83%, increased by 12% from February.
#TrumpPutin #Trump Meanwhile, the Kremlin-funded TV calls for restoring Trump as the US president.
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1508824666626011138
[break. back with important updates on the nuclear crisis and economy plus the latest in a few hours.]
#Nuclear Crisis, as promised. The best news I have heard so far since the start of the war! @MuellerSheWrote
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1509256718076817411
#Nuclear #Chornobyl (Russian spelling: #Chernobyl). Soldiers who dug trenches and disturbed the Ruby Forest have been delivered to Belarus hospital, in seven trucks earlier today, with Acute Radiation Syndrome. Birnam Wood? The land itself fights back.
#Nuclear Here is my reporting on the situation in #Chornobyl (#Chernobyl Russian spelling) in case you have missed it. bylinetimes.com/2022/03/28/cho…
#Nuclear: Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ukraine Oleh Korikov met w/@IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. Members of the @iaeaorg delegation met w/the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Galushchenko --
@Nuclear They discussed the physical protection of nuclear facilities, materials, radioactive waste, and other sources of radiation, return of regulatory control functions by Ukraine in connection with the Russian armed aggression.
@Nuclear Korikov: the current situation is unprecedented. The world has no experience of the safe operation of nuclear facilities in a full-scale war. Russia commits nuclear terrorism by ignoring internationally recognized principles &requirements of nuclear and radiation safety.
@Nuclear Korikov: priority measures of international emergency assistance for the safety of Ukrainian nuclear facilities:
create and coordinate the provision of all necessary means of security zones around each NPP of Ukraine, no Russian military, weapons & military equipment;
create and coordinate the provision of all necessary means of security zones around each NPP of Ukraine, no Russian military, weapons & military equipment;
#Nuclear Korikov: demand that the representatives of Rosatom & its branches, present at the Ukrainian nuclear power plants/nuclear facilities occupied by Russia, immediately leave the relevant sites & transfer operational control over such facilities to Ukraine and the IAEA;
#Nuclear Korikov: provide assistance to Ukraine by the IAEA in fulfilling its obligations under the Safeguards Agreement on all nuclear materials at Ukrainian nuclear facilities currently occupied by the Russians, until the cessation of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine;
#Nuclear 🔴Korikov: ensure that no Russian or Belarus citizens, including IAEA staff, participate in the decision-making, preparation, or conduct of any IAEA missions or other international cooperation activities in Ukraine. The implementation is extremely important for Ukraine.
#Nuclear "We count on the leading role and strong voice of the IAEA @iaeaorg in explaining the consequences of nuclear danger to the world" - the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Galushchenko, during a meeting with IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi.
#Nuclear "The IAEA should facilitate the removal of Russian mercenaries from all captured nuclear facilities in Ukraine and satellite cities and nearby settlements, as well as clear these cities and facilities from all types of ammunition."-Galushchenko
#Nuclear[Why so much about it? I was around #Chornobyl in 1986. I edited eyewitnesses' stories. I wrote about the Red Forest. I know people sick from it. Not sharing; it is not personal. I just have hands-on experience. This subject is too scary. The defense mechanism is denial.]
#Economy Fun facts: Russia will accept payment for gas in dollars and euros, German government spokesman said following a telephone conversation between Chancellor Scholz and Putin. [Oh no! No roubles! What a bummer ;)]
#Economy Fun facts: The Ukrainian gas pipeline not damaged during the war, said Energy Adviser Lana Zerkal. "Everything related to gas supplies to Europe is very important for the aggressor. They have nowhere to put this gas, so they can't damage our gas pipeline, they need it."
#Economy Earlier, Putin said that Russia decided to accept payment for gas supplied to Europe in rubles. Following this statement, spot gas prices in Europe rose by 17% to $ 1,340 per thousand cubic meters. unian.net/economics/ener…
#Economy The Chinese authorities do not rule out the possibility of switching to rubles or yuan for energy trade with Russia. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reported to the Kremlin-funded TASS agency. @UnianInfo
#Odesa Ships in the Black Sea area equipped with cruise missiles. The threat of missiles strike-General Staff, the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian ships maneuver off the coast, maintaining the danger of landing on the shore. Reconnaissance from the air.-Colonel Vladislav Nazarov
#Cats If you have Telegram. I share only 1 in ten cats/dogs/animals I come across on the Ukrainian channels. Animals are a part of this tragedy. I see a lot of kindness. t.me/vgorode_odessa…
#Military The adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadim Denisenko: the offensive from Belarus is already underway, as the Russians use the Brest airport for shelling. Lukashenko is not ready to introduce ground troops, though.
#Facts In Kyiv, 987 children were born in 35 days since the Russian invasion. 25 twins. Since the beginning of a full-scale war, at least 148 children were killed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 232 were injured.
[End of today's report. For all who are just joining: thanks! I'm not in the war zone; reports from my local sources, Ukrainian chats/media; 35th day. Focus on information warfare, nuclear crisis, daily news. Poster: "A bunker to hide one from God doesn't exist." #слава_україні
[Update, March 31. City-by-city, plus some economy. Many thanks to all who is joining and following my reporting from local sources, Ukrainian chats/media/outlets. 36th day.]
#Military #Russian troops regroup for possible offensives. #NATO Stoltenberg, "Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, resupply, & reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region, maintains pressure on Kyiv."
#Military "If you want to see how Russia uses peace talks and ceasefires, just look at Syria. They're only ever used to reorganize and prepare for the next offensive," Eliot Higgins Bellingcat
https://twitter.com/eliothiggins/status/1509095150462582785
#Kharkiv region. "Russian "liberators" carried out "denazification" and "demilitarization" of a cowshed on a collective farm." @UnianInfo Residents of Kharkiv began to return. The shelling continues; humanitarian aid is delivered, bakeries, shops, pharmacies are working.
#Kharkiv region. Over the past day, #Russians fired 380 times from the MLRS; 47 strikes from tanks, mortars and artillery on three districts. The gas pipeline is damaged; there are victims. Fierce battles in Izyum. the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
#Chornobyl Russian troops leave the nuclear power plant because of the received doses of radiation. After digging in the Red Forest, soldiers rebelled at the first signs of the disease. Two convoys left for Belarus; a small number of Russian soldiers at the station. - Energoatom
#Slavutych #Chornobyl There is also evidence that a convoy of the Russian military that besieged Slavutych is now being formed to move towards Belarus. - Energoatom
#Nuclear Ukraine requests the IAEA to keep the organization's employees at Ukrainian nuclear power plants. In war conditions, this will contribute to the additional safety of the nuclear power plants.
#Mariupol The siege, humanitarian crisis continues. Putin refused to evacuate/give green corridor until the Ukrainian army surrendered and holds children/civilians hostage. If you have Telegram, a must-see video siege diary by a child from Mariupol. t.me/uniannet/43100
#Kherson region. Russia plans to form a "people's republic." Residents of Hola Pristan took to the rally, demanding that the abducted mayor is returned. "Freedom to the prisoners!", "Kherson region is Ukraine!" At the end of the rally, the protesters sang the anthem of Ukraine.
#Kherson Russia sent FSB psychologists to brainwash the residents of Kherson region. In addition, the Russian Federation is already preparing employees of law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and courts for the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine: bit.ly/3iR1cVe
#Chernihiv: humanitarian crisis. No power, water, food, communication; the city is besieged. 50% of the city is destroyed. Situation similar to Mariupol.
#Kyiv/#Kyiv region. Explosions heard in Kyiv but no damage was reported. #Irpen, #Gostomel, #Bucha, cleared from the Russian troops but under fire. Rescue works continue. Details in the second update tonight.
#Zaporizhzhia region. Several villages liberated: Zatishye, Malinovka, Veseleye, Zeleny Gay and Chervonoye. - the Command of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
#Odesa Russia might shell Odesa and other regions of Ukraine with Kalibr missiles. - the speaker of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Sergei Bratchuk.
#Zelenskyy said: "We have no right to give this war another 36 days! We must all together force Russia to seek peace as soon as possible! Hundreds of children have been killed. Thousands of people have been killed. Tens of thousands of houses have been destroyed.--
#Zelenskyy "Towns and villages have been burned. Russian invaders are raping women in the occupied areas. They steal everything they find. They don't even kill by now to achieve some kind of military success. And not to sow terror. They began to kill because for them it was fun!-
#Zelenskyy "[Killing is] Entertainment for people who have as many weapons as they want and no deterrents. We will never get over this! And we won't stop defending ourselves." [Photo: Lviv sky after shelling.]
[I will be back with a detailed update in the evening. Working on an urgent project. Hope the night is as calm in Ukraine as possible. Russians fire at night and before dawn when people are asleep to apply psychological pressure and break the spirit.]
[Second update, March 31. A long one, city-by-city review, military, economy, some bizarre and grim facts from Mordor, the country formerly known as Russia. Thank you to all who join and follow: I'm talking to on-site sources, translating Ukrainian chats/outlets.]
️#Reporting. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar noted that there will be mistakes with reporting. "The most important thing is to correct them." [She referred to the confusion of Vyshgorod/Vyshegrad made in a military report but it refers to all reporting.]
#Disinformation [There are honest mistakes and there is disinformation, one of the main weapons in this hybrid war. It is critical to analyze everything that you read, including my reports. I do my best to verify, check sources, confirm, and analyze. I also wait--helps a lot.]
#Disinformation The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine collected fakes, manipulations, and misinformation on March 31, 2022.
❌ Fake 1:"Russia opened a corridor for 68 foreign ships but the crews didn't leave citing the threat of attacks from Ukraine." False.🔺
❌ Fake 1:"Russia opened a corridor for 68 foreign ships but the crews didn't leave citing the threat of attacks from Ukraine." False.🔺
#Disinformation The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine:
❌ Fake 2: The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it has letters from Hunter Biden who funded and played a significant role in working with pathogens in the work of bio laboratories in Ukraine. False!🔺
❌ Fake 2: The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it has letters from Hunter Biden who funded and played a significant role in working with pathogens in the work of bio laboratories in Ukraine. False!🔺
#Disinformation The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine:
❌Fake 3: According to Russian media, the world tourist industry will lose $7 billion due to sanctions. In fact, Egypt alone earns more than $5 billion a year in tourism. False!🔺
❌Fake 3: According to Russian media, the world tourist industry will lose $7 billion due to sanctions. In fact, Egypt alone earns more than $5 billion a year in tourism. False!🔺
#Disinformation. Earlier, it was reported in Russian media that: ❌Fake! "As part of a project, funded by Germany, 1,000 samples of blood serum were donated to the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Hamburg. All of them belonged exclusively to the Slavic ethnos."[!]
#InformationWarfare Wondering about the effectiveness of seemingly obvious absurd statements? Brainwashing strategies and tactics do not operate with logic. They rely on emotional responses and are engineered to sow confusion, panic, and mental fatigue. bylinetimes.com/2020/03/04/big…
#Military. Not local but interesting analysis. From BBC: The UK Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said the UK was "incredibly cautious" about believing Russian claims of withdrawing from Kyiv" but saw "signs the Kremlin was preparing to focus its efforts on the east & south of Ukraine"
#Military Admiral Radakin:"the early indications of those forces being moved back from Kyiv & retreating to both Russia&Belarus...a difficult evolution for Russia because they are doing that under contact, so Ukraine armed forces will attack those Russian forces as they retreat."
#Military BBC, Admiral Radakin warned the coming weeks would "continue to be very difficult" for Ukraine, before adding: "But in many ways, Putin has already lost." "Putin has damaged himself through a series of catastrophic misjudgements."bbc.com/news/live/worl…
#Military In the near future, the Russian occupiers will try to maintain a military presence with hostilities in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine. - the General Staff, Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Military Russian military continues to transfer missile units to Belarus in order to increase the intensity of ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine. Ukrainian Army liberated 11 settlements in the Kherson region from Russian military presence today--the General Staff, Ukraine
#Military Between March 24 and 29, Russian occupation forces destroyed six oil depots in Ukraine. - the statements of local governments, the State Emergency Service, and the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Main goal: to deprive the Ukrainian army of fuel resources.
#Military From General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Military From General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Military An oil depot is on fire in Belgorod, Russia, close to the Ukrainian border. An ammunition depot recently exploded in the same region. The reasons are to be confirmed; provocation, human error, attack, self-detonation etc are being mentioned.
#Kharkiv region. The Russian military shot more than 20 civilian cars w/people, the ombudsman said. #Izum Up to 20K residents need to be evacuated. No "green corridors" for almost 20 days. 2,500 people evacuated from the Izyum district today. The deputy head
#Kyiv region #Irpen is still extremely dangerous and closed to civilians, still within reach of Russian artillery. Most of the buildings are destroyed, damaged and cannot be repaired. According to local authorities, about 50% of the city's critical infrastructure destroyed.
#Chernihiv region. The Russian military shot a convoy of buses with volunteers. Five buses came under fire on the way to the besieged city to evacuate people. -- Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova
#Chernihiv: a humanitarian catastrophe. Constant shelling. Most buildings are damaged/destroyed. The regional hospital provides full medical care without light, water, or heat. --The chief physician of the Chernihiv Regional Hospital Andriy Zhydenko
#Chernihiv A public announcement: "Dear Chernihiv residents! We remind you again: the sewerage system in the city of Chernihiv DOES NOT WORK! In public areas, dig public toilets and latrine pits. This is the only way to avoid clogging the sewer and leaking wastewater"
#Chernihiv A public announcement: "Disabled and the elderly who live on the upper floors should use buckets or other containers as toilets, to be taken to the cesspools by relatives/volunteers. Prevent the spread of infection from sewage leaks in basements and apartments."
[I included this announcement because I read a lot of opinions, analyses etc by people who might not realize what a humanitarian crisis is. Many survivors & eyewitnesses describe the besieged cities as hell. I avoid graphic violence & shocking images, the tools of propagandists]
#Melitopol Russian military steal 14 tons of humanitarian aid (food, medicine supplies) delivered by 12 buses. Negotiations are underway to evacuate people by these buses to Zaporizhzhia. --Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk
#Kherson region. The Russian military holds hostages many local government representatives. Families with children with disabilities suffer as vital medicines are running out and parents are left without earnings & can't buy food--the head of the NGO "Center Sofia"
#Kherson Spring agricultural works have started. Some farmers have already accomplished a lot; it is challenging for others due to the war.
#Odesa. Russian military actions in the Black Sea are causing catastrophic damage to the region's ecology. The population of dolphins and many bioorganisms are threatened with extinction.-Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
#Donetsk Russian troops used phosphorus shells once again. 11 wounded civilians hospitalized, including 4 children. -- the head of OVA Pavel Kirilenko
#Chornobyl Russian troops finally left the territory of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. --the State Agency of Ukraine for Management of the Exclusion Zone. They abducted the Ukrainian National Guard servicemen, captured on February 25.
#Chornobyl The Russian military stole kettles, coffee makers, computers from the nuclear power plant. They also robbed the hotel located nearby. --the head of the State Agency for Exclusion Zone Management Eugene Kramarenko.
#Chornobyl Some Twitter experts express doubts about the Russian soldiers' radiation symptoms etc. I spoke to local sources: 1) hospitalization in Gomel confirmed 2) Slavutich residents invite the said expert to dig trenches in the Red Forest :D. Also, bbc.com/news/science-e…
#Chornobyl "I believe that Russian servicemen who dug trenches in the woods in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone deserve to be nominated for this year's Darwin Prize... the consequences will be explained to them by doctors in special protective suits," Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
#Lviv Refugees with injuries caused by the Russian shelling and extreme evacuation conditions are admitted to Lviv hospitals. Some fell between the platform and the wheels.
#Economy Putin said he had signed a decree on the rules of gas trade with "unfriendly countries." [it's a term.] They will have to open ruble accounts in Russian banks. Existing gas contracts to be suspended if buyers from "unfriendly countries" do not meet the new payment terms.
#Economy "If unfriendly countries do not pay in rubles from April 1, we will consider it a failure to fulfill obligations under gas contracts, in which case existing contracts will be terminated. Nobody sells us anything for free, and we are not going to do charity," Putin said.
#Economy Putin: The US is trying to make Europe to buy expensive American LNG, undermining the competitiveness of European companies. Europe is facing large-scale deindustrialization and job losses due to US actions.
#Economy Putin's decree: foreign buyers will continue to pay in foreign currency; Gazprombank will sell it at the Moscow Stock Exchange; credit the proceeds to the ruble account of the buyer who will transfer rubles to Gazprom's account. Translation: Everyone'll pay as they paid.
#Economy Australia, after Vladimir Zelensky's speech in the country's parliament, imposes a 35% duty on all goods and refuses to buy Russian oil and gas. The German Ministry of Finance is looking at the nationalization of the German affiliates of Gazprom & Rosneft.-- @UnianInfo
#Ideology #History This is a great article by the leading Ukrainian art critic and thinker Kostiantyn Doroshenko [I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing him a few times.] For a deeper understanding, do read. suspilne.media/223442-is-russ…
[End of the report today. Much needed sleep break as we are going into the 37th day. #СлаваУкраїнi Thank you for being concerned and for your support. It means a lot to the people in Ukraine, my friends and colleagues are telling me.]
[Update, April 1, 37th day. Brief city-by-city, military. For new people, joining: I'm currently not in the war zone; reporting from my sources, local Telegram chat, Ukrainian media outlets. Focus on the hybrid war, currently nuclear crisis.]
#Military Ukrainian law: dissemination of information on the direction, movement of weapons & ammunition in Ukraine is legal if such information published in the public domain by the General Staff of the APU, Ministry of Defense, SBU or the official sources of partner countries.
#Military #law If the above information is disseminated but not published by these authorities, the penalty is imprisonment 3-5 yrs. "Z", "V" are recognized as symbols of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, if their use meets the characteristics established by this law.
#Military #Law Any propaganda of the Russian neo-Nazi totalitarian regime, an act of aggression against Ukraine by Russia, recognized officially as a "terrorist state," including the use of symbols of invasion, is prohibited.
#Military An exchange of prisoners in the #Zaporizhzhia region. 86 Ukrainian servicemen, including 15 women, were released from the captivity of the occupiers. - Deputy Chief of Staff Kirill Tymoshenko
#Mariupol The Russian troops are trying to establish full control over Mariupol. Since yesterday, they have not allowed residents out of Mariupol. According to eyewitnesses, they set a deadline of 5-7 days, when the city will remain closed.
unian.net/war/voyna-v-uk…
unian.net/war/voyna-v-uk…
#Mariupol At least $ 10bn will be needed to repair the damage caused to the infrastructure of Mariupol by the occupiers, said Mayor Vadim Boychenko.
#Bucha #Kyiv region. In Bucha, Russian troops mined the Delicia confectionery factory and poisoned cookies stored in a warehouse. -- reported by the company's management.
#Luhansk region. Shelling; and are preparing to attack #Popasna & the area btwn #Kreminna &#Rubizhne. The intensity of shelling is so high it is impossible to pick up the bodies from the streets, deliver humanitarian aid. They mine Lysychansk -head of OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
#Odesa region. Three missiles from the Iskander missile system hit a settlement from Crimea. There are victims, TBC. od.vgorode.ua/news/sobytyia/…
#Russian #Belgorod Arestovich, Zelenskyy's office: We are conducting defensive military operations on our territory. The Russian leadership is responsible for their territory, they need to figure out what happened in Belgorod.
#Russia #Belgorod Speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Motuzyanyk said Ukraine is not responsible "for miscalculations and disasters" in Russia: "not the first time we have seen such accusations. Therefore, I will neither confirm nor deny this information."
#Russia #Belgorod Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told Reuters that he could neither confirm nor deny the information about Ukraine's involvement in the fire at the oil depot in Belgorod. Kremlin said the "Ukrainian attack on oil depot" is not conducive to negotiations.
[I am not commenting on this situation as there are multiple possible scenarios and the situation is potentially dangerous. Will share developments.]
#Chornobyl The first death of a Russian soldier from radiation sickness is reported by the media, referring to the Military Medical Service of the Russian Federation.
26 people were hospitalized; 73 in serious condition were sent to hospitals for forced recovery. Svoboda FM
26 people were hospitalized; 73 in serious condition were sent to hospitals for forced recovery. Svoboda FM
#Chornobyl Russian helicopter was shot down over the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. At the same time, the occupier left the exclusion zone en masse and withdrew troops from the city of Pripyat. [More details in the evening.]
#BlackSea NATO: the sea is now awash with drifting mines "in the Northwest, West, and Southwest areas." Avoid "floating objects, keep the forward area of the ship clear of crew, and [use] effective look-outs," - D Brief
[lots happening and will do one big update in the evening. Thank you for paying attention and caring. #SlavaUkraini]
[Second Update, April 1. Not going to do any jokes etc. Verifying facts is hard enough! City-by-city updates, military.]
#Military. #Zelensky: The Ukrainian people will not accept any outcome other than victory. "We do not bargain; our territory is not for trade. The issue of territorial integrity and sovereignty is not discussed."
#Military From the UK Ministry of Defense:
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1510124276891926532
#Military. From the GS, Ministry of Defense, Ukraine
#Losses Feb 24 - March 31, recorded: total 3,257 civilian victims; (1,276 killed, including 115 children; 1981 wounded, including 160 children.) Most cases caused by shelling & airstrikes. The actual losses are much higher. - The UN
#Losses At least 53 historical and religious sites damaged in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion (29 religious sites, 16 historic buildings, 4 museums and 4 monuments.) - UNESCO
#Losses #Kharkiv suffered the most: 18 facilities, including the Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Kharkiv Art Museum, and the Holocaust Memorial in Drobitsky Yar - UNESCo
#Kharkiv region: Two large-scale fires caused by shelling occurred at night/in the morning. Warehouses, hangars administrative buildings, garages were on fire. Rescuers fought the fire for 6-7 hours.
#Poltava region. Shelling in the Poltava region at night and in the morning. At least 4 missiles hit two infrastructure facilities in Poltava. - the head of Poltava OVA Dmitry Lunin. In the morning, an attack on the industrial facilities of Kremenchuk. Number of victims TBC
#Luhansk Intense fighting. During the day, Severodonetsk, Rubezhnoye, Lysychansk, Popasnaya, Gorskoye, Berezovoye and Toshkovka were under fire. 31 objects damaged/destroyed, (27 residential houses.) Lysychansk came under fire again - 5 houses damaged, OVA head Sergei Gaidai
#Luhansk The Ukrainian army continues to repel Russian army attacks; Russians suffer significant losses. In Alchevsk, the local hospital near the village of Popasnaya admitted about 30 wounded 'Kadyrovets'
#Sumy If you have Telegram, a video of driving in Ukraine these days. I saw another one, driving between mines. t.me/uniannet/43510
Presents from the "Russian world." Photo from @UnianInfo Telegram.
#Chernihiv region. In recent days, the enemy has suffered significant losses - more than 50 units of armored vehicles and vehicles. A number of settlements liberated. - the General Staff
#Odesa "On the territory of unrecognized Transnistria, Russian units and the so-called Transnistrian army activated. - The Odesa OVA
#Cherniviv (just in) "The night in Chernihiv & the region was quiet, shelling… Orcs are leaving the Chernihiv region, now it is a must to resume daily life in the cities that suffered, especially Chernihiv itself - it suffered more than others," - the YEAH Vyacheslav Chaus
#Kharkiv. If you have Telegram, a video of a musician Denis Karachevtsev playing cello amidst ruins. t.me/energoatom_ua/…
[End of the report for April 1. I notice that there are way fewer local photos this week. Perhaps, because of the new law; or maybe it's fatigue. But I see a lot of Ukrainian flags in California. And this #WeStandWithUkraine by the Pacific ocean.]
[April 2, Update. City-by-city, military. Some very disturbing reporting. I will not share photos as my goal is to report and to shock/cause PTSD. Today's report is extremely difficult.]
#Military Briefing, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Bucha Mikhail Podoliak, #Zelenskyy adviser, published a photo of the dead bodies, hands tied, shot by Russian soldiers: "These people were not in the military; did not have weapons; did not pose a threat. How many more such cases are happening in the occupied territories now?"
#Bucha The Ukrainian Army liberated the town. Many civilians killed, bodies on the streets, some with their hands tied. The whole town is mined: playgrounds, entrances; mines scattered on the streets. Bodies of civilians killed by mines everywhere.- Journalist Dmitry Komarov
#Bucha Russian military tortured people, took them to checkpoints and shot them there. Many young men were killed with their hands tied and their heads shot. - Journalist Dmitry Komarov. About 300 civilians are buried in a "mass grave" in Bucha, AFP reported, citing the mayor.
#Kyiv region. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports that dead civilians were found near the highway 20 km from Kyiv. 4-5 dead naked women under the blanket. Russian soldiers tried to burn them on the roadside.
#Kyiv region. Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar writes that the entire Kyiv region has been liberated from the enemy. In #Gostomel, the Russian soldiers robbed the surrounding houses. They did not bury their dead, 10 days for demining! - Kyiv, Glavnoe Telegram.
#Chornobyl Soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine, captured by the Russian troops on February 24, abducted from the nuclear power plant by the retreating Russian troops, as reported by the wife of one of the prisoners.
#Chornobyl The captured Ukrainian National Guard prisoners deprived of food, water, and medicine. A gross violation of the Geneva Convention. The families of the National Guard are concerned about the inhumane treatment of POW and demand that the prisoners return home.
#Chernihiv region. Russian troops retreated. Koryukivka admin: "Warning! The Russians probably mined more than just their retreat path. Beware of the enemy saboteurs. During the war, civilians barred from visiting the forest. Look under your feet, move around only in daylight!"
#Chernihiv suffered the siege, humanitarian crisis. 10 ambulances arrived in Chernihiv from Europe today. The medicine will be delivered to the occupied villages first. - Vyacheslav Chaus, the head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration.
#Chernihiv Houses smashed to the ground, cars burned and graves of unknown soldiers killed in battle - the first footage of liberated from Russian military villages around Chernihiv began to appear online. There was no connection/internet before.
#Chernihiv region. Food, including fresh bread, clothes being delivered. Words of support. Locals who have already suffered need to be careful and not rush to the liberated areas until the end of the cleanup due to mining/saboteurs. the head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus.
#Chernihiv region. This is what a 1911 gazebo in the Boldy Mountains in Chernihiv before and after the Russian shelling. Photo by and around the gazebo provided by Andriy Gluhenky, Head of the Anthony Caves Research Department, Suspilne Chernihiv
#Chernihiv On March 25, Russian troops occupying the village of Stary Bykiv in the Chernihiv region began confiscating local phones and capturing people. Victoria was at home with her parents. She was abducted. Victoria's family is looking for her.
#Enerhodar #Zaporizhzhia region. Today, downtown the Russian troops attacked peaceful protesters. Firearms and light and noise grenades were used against unarmed people. At least four injured.
t.me/energoatom_ua/…
t.me/energoatom_ua/…
#Enerhodar The shooting started after the residents honored the memory of the children killed by the war with soft toys, flowers, candles. "It is not Putin who shoots at the babies and throws bombs at maternity hospitals in Ukraine, but ordinary soldiers from Russia and Kadyrov."
#Enerhodar Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, 158 children died. At a peaceful rally, the Russian soldiers shot at families with children. The presence of children did not stop them. The town is the satellite of Enerhodar nuclear power station. t.me/energoatom_ua/…
#Kharkiv A family of tapirs evacuated from the Feldman Ecopark. Dalma, Pinto and Dolly are the only tapir family in Ukraine with a cub. Now they are safe! ❤️ @UnianInfo t.me/uniannet/43679
#Kharkiv region #Izyum region. Local residents "treated" Russians from the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division with poisoned pies. 2 died, 28 in ICU. 500 in hospitals, w/severe alcohol poisoning of unknown origin.-the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
#Odesa Police received information that local "criminals" promised to help Russians by destabilizing the situation in Odesa. Officers made arrests and conducted a polygraph test. The results showed that even the criminals were against the "Russian World."
#NEGOTIATIONS The Russian and Ukrainian parties are close to an agreement, but they disagree on the question of Crimea. So far, Russia has accepted the draft proposed by Ukraine in Istanbul orally - with the exception of the Crimea issue. - David Arahamiya
#Negotiations The Russian side confirmed the draft documents sufficiently developed to hold a direct consultation between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia. The final stages are to be worked out. A possible meeting of the presidents will most likely take place in Istanbul;
#Negotiation Three NATO countries, Turkey, Germany, Italy, agreed to provide guarantees in the format offered by Ukraine. It is important that nuclear states be included in the guarantor pool. Ukraine is negotiating with China through diplomatic channels.
#Russia On Saturday, the OVD-Info monitoring group reported that protests against the war took place in 17 Russian cities. A total of 208 people were detained, 70 of them in Moscow and the same number in St. Petersburg. Since the beginning of the war, over 15,000 detained.
[end of the first part of the report. I will update on the main events of the day/night in 6-9 hours. Thank you for caring and supporting the people of Ukraine.]
#Odesa. City Hall: "Odesa was attacked from the air. Some missiles were shot down by air defense." DO NOT POST OR SHARE PHOTOS OR ANY DETAILS until there is official information. It's a law.
[This is hard. Details are being confirmed. I am going to do the evening review and update on Odesa as soon as the information, any information, is officially released. Pray, if you pray, for Odesa, please. My heart is breaking.]
#Odesa UK Prime Minister wants to arm Ukraine for the defense of Odesa. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told ministers on April 2 that he wants to arm Ukraine with anti-ship missiles to prevent Russian bombardment and advancement on Odesa. @KyivIndependent
#military Briefing, General Staff, Ukraine
Call your elected officials and governments. Ask to #ClosetheSkyoverUkraine and give Ukraine weapons. The world can't just stand by and watch more mass graves. Remember "Never again!" It is here.
https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1510333131320090633
#luhansk region. In Severodonetsk, the Russians fired into the same building the 3rdtime this week. In 24 hours, 6 high-rise buildings, a shop caught fire in Severodonetsk, 5 residential buildings in Rubezhnoye, 2 in Lysychansk. --the head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai.
#Kyiv #Irpen A volunteer drives from Kyiv daily to save animals that were left either in haste or through the death of their owners. You get to see the destruction. It's apocalyptic. See his FB page for more. People, animals. Horror. facebook.com/mister.strike/…
#Russia. In Moscow, police arrested a man holding a poster with Tolstoy's [War and Peace author] quote for "discrediting of the Russian armed forces and following Tolstoy ideology." “Tolstoy is a historical figure representing a call to overthrow the current government," police.
#Odesa "We are told that explosions are heard in Odesa again. There is no air alarm in the city. Most likely our air defense works. It can be thunder. So don't panic!" --Odessa.Vgorode.ua
#Evacuation "Today we continue to evacuate people along the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhia. 17 buses near Berdyansk, 10--the evacuation of Mariupol residents and locals from Berdyansk," Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk
#Chernihiv 30,000 oncological patients lost the opportunity to be treated since the start of the war. Russian troops are destroying their homes. Medicine n/a, chemotherapy & radiotherapy not performed, doctors are out of reach.
#Odesa Some outlets are sharing information from Russia and photos from foreign journalists showing the scenes of explosions. I remind that this is against the law in Ukraine and helps the Russian military to bomb more. Do not share!
[The end of the report of April 2. Today left me struggling for words. I don't share the graphic photos & videos of the horror; they will make their way to those who are strong enough to watch. It is the blow on humanity, on humankind. #RussianWarCrimes must be stopped.]
[April 3, 1st report. Day 39. City-to-city, atrocities/information warfare, military. Verifying information at times not possible; relying on official statements/trusted sources/eyewitnesses. I warn if I share disturbing graphic content.]
#Military Ukrainian General Marchenko about battle for Kyiv, key points: "If we had lost it, Ukraine would be torn into several pieces. The military in the East would be cut off from supplies and surrounded. To the 300 civilians killed in Irpen, 30,000 would be added in Kyiv."
#Military Ukrainian General Marchenko, the battle for Kyiv: Our native land helped us. The ancient ramparts, the Irpen River, its swampy banks did not let the invaders into Kyiv. Also, in modern history, there is no such example of mass voluntary mobilization.
#Military Heavy fighting expected in the direction of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkiv regions in the coming days. A large group of Russian troops is gathering there. We are preparing to defeat the enemy. - the head of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov
#BuchaMassacre Atrocities of Russian troops in #Bucha, #Irpen, and #Gostomel. Among the bodies of victims:
👉 raped women, part-burned
👉 local government representatives
👉 children, elderly people
👉 hands tied, traces of torture, shot in the back of the head
Arestovich, OP
👉 raped women, part-burned
👉 local government representatives
👉 children, elderly people
👉 hands tied, traces of torture, shot in the back of the head
Arestovich, OP
#BuchaGenocide. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called on the International Criminal Court to send a mission to #Bucha and the Kyiv region to collect all evidence of Russian war crimes as carefully as possible in cooperation with Ukrainian law enforcement officers.
#BuchaMassacre #BuchaGenocide Dmitry Kuleba also spoke about the #RussianWarCrimesInUkraine, including murder, torture, looting, rape: “It was impossible to imagine this in the 21st century, but it is happening before our eyes. Russia is worse than ISIS.”
#BuchaMassacre British ambassador to Ukraine write about rape as part of the Russian war arsenal.
https://twitter.com/MelSimmonsFCDO/status/1510500801554354181
#Irpen "A lot of people died from [Russian] mines, shelling. They shot a lot of people. On Pushkinskaya Street, on Lermontov Street, they shot girls and women, and then drove over them in tanks," Mayor of Irpen. unian.net/war/irpen-okku…
#BuchaMassacre #InformationWarfare The Russian Defense Ministry posted a video from Bucha, claiming that “the corpse moves its hand.” The video can be watched closely, at the best quality here. It is a glare on the glass. t.me/uniannet/43878
#BuchaMassacre. #Disinformation. #Russian Defense Ministry denied any wrongdoings in Bucha. It also continues to deny that Russia has started a war in Ukraine. ("Kiev regime" is Russian slang for "Kyiv democratically elected government".)
#Mykolaiv Several missile strikes carried out. 11 hospitalized, incl. a 15-year-old child, 1 dead--the head of the Nikolaev regional police department said.
#Odesa A missile attack on the objects of civil infrastructure. No casualties. Houses are damaged. - Mayor Trukhanov. An oil storage facility; an oil refinery damaged. People filming the impact detained by the SBU.--the head of the Odessa OVA Maxim Marchenko.
#Odesa A possible invasion of Russian troops from the territory of "Transnistria", aimed at pinning down part of the troops in the Odesa region to prevent offensive actions in other directions. In the coming days, unlikely. - the head of the Odessa OVA Maxim Marchenko.
#Odesa Several people detained for posting information about explosions. A Dutch journalist who disseminated photos of rocket attacks stripped of his accreditation, expelled from Ukraine, banned from entering the country for 10 years. Do not share info until it is official.
#Chernihiv destroyed by 70%. ... "Our city resembles Bucha, and in some areas, Mariupol. People concerned if they will survive till tomorrow." Mayor of Chernihiv Vladislav Atroshenko.
#Mariupol Almost 40,000 residents of Mariupol were reported to Russia or DPR. "Counting the deportees is complicated: Ukrainian documents are being taken away from people," Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova.
#Mariupol Russians separate parents from children. They abducted 17 children from the hospital. - Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova. Evacuation: Near Vasilievka, Russians have been holding a convoy of evacuation buses from Mariupol for the second day.
#RussianArmy soldiers sent items stolen in Ukraine by Russian express delivery service in Mozyr, Belarus.3 hr footage show the soldiers sending stolen TVs, air conditioners, scooter, alcohol, video cards, car batteries etc. --Belaruska Gayun.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine Human Rights Watch documents the Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Atrocities recorded in the Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kiev regions, Bucha. “unspeakable, deliberate brutality and violence against the civilian population of Ukraine." hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…
Atrocities recorded in the Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kiev regions, Bucha. “unspeakable, deliberate brutality and violence against the civilian population of Ukraine." hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…
#Sumy region. The active withdrawal of Russian troops. "We have good news. Since yesterday, Russian troops have actively begun to enter their own territory from our region." too early to talk about the complete liberation of the region.- Chairman of the Sumy OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky
#Kadyrovtsy Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Akit: Ukrainian authorities reported the Chechen battalion named after Sheikh Mansour & pro-Russian puppet troops clashed in the Kyiv region and 2,000 soldiers associated with Kadyrov were killed and 700 were injured. @UnianInfo
#Kharkiv As a result of the shelling of the Sloboda district of Kharkiv, 7 killed. 34 injured, including three children.
#Chornobyl Ukrainian army entered the site, are setting up checkpoints, going to start demining. The Russian military left a very large number of mines along all roads in the Exclusion Zone - the head of the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management Yevhen Kramarenko
#Chornobyl An employee suffered from a mine explosion. Mines are blown up by animals living in the Exclusion Zone. The Russian army made trenches in the area, dug w/heavy equipment. Digging in the Exclusion Zone violates the natural barrier against radionuclides.
#Chornobyl The Russians could additionally irradiate or carry particles of radioactive soil & irradiate the environment. Mines are also a danger; the explosion releases radioactive particles.- the head of the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management Yevhen Kramarenko
#WesternUkraine checking information about the explosions. Details in the evening. needs to be officially confirmed.
[The list of crimes is endless; as I report one, the other one is being committed. Breaking now to take care of a few things and will report more in the evening. #StandWithUkriane Do not let go. This needs to be stopped.]
[Update 2, April 3. City-by-city, the latest updates, a bit of international news that are relevant to the war.]
#Odesa. Overnight, the Russian military launched a missile attack. At the moment, the information is still being specified. - The speaker of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Sergei Bratchuk
#Chernihiv region. Kolychevka, Yagodnoe and Ivanovka are liberated. The Russians held 150+ hostages in the school basement in Yagodnoe in cramped, unsanitary conditions, only occasionally allowed to go outside, didn't allow to take out the dead - regional police department
#Chernihiv region. #Yagodnoe"Here they got sick and died. Alive next to the dead. Hunger. Thirst. Fear. Pain. Despair. Toilet--a bucket. Suffocation. Children. There were women, children. I bow to their courage and endurance. It's terrible. The enemy will answer in full"- V.Chaus
#Mariupol Zelenskyy: 150,000+ trapped in Mariupol. It is not possible to reach an agreement with Russian occupying forces regarding humanitarian corridors out of Mariupol, nor to bring humanitarian aid in.
#Kharkiv At least 7 killed, 34 injured, including 3 children, by shelling. Russian forces fired at a residential area, damaging 10 buildings and a trolleybus depot.- the regional prosecutor’s office.
#Kharkiv #Nuclear. Updated information on the state of the nuclear subcritical installation "Neutron Source". According to the operating organization (NSC KIPT), in recent days the institute, where the JUPU "Source of Neutrons" is located, is constantly shelled by Russian troops.
#Kharkiv #Nuclear The institute's infrastructure has already suffered catastrophic damage. Nuclear unit transferred to a deep subcritical state ("long stop" mode from 24.02.2022). Complying to safety measures is complicated and sometimes impossible due to constant shelling;
#Kharkiv #Nuclear No external power supply to the Source of Neutrons, restoration impossible; radiation within the norm. The probability of new damage high (constant shelling.) Nuclear power plants are not designed to operate in combat. Risk of severe radiation, contamination.
#BuchaMassacre #BuchaGenocide #InformationWarfare: Russian Ambassador to the US. Anatoly Antonov said reports of Russian atrocities in Bucha are “false accusations,” claimed Ukrainian forces launched artillery fire on Bucha after the withdrawal of Russian forces. [wait...more]
#BuchaMassacre #BuchaGenocide The Russian Federation "demanded" a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the "provocation of right-wing radicals" in Bucha. After the publication of the atrocities in Bucha, the Kremlin accused "neo-Nazis" of killing Ukrainian civilians.
#InformationWarfare: In 2015, Putin, speaking about Russian military in Syria, said, “A Leningrad street taught me one rule: if a fight is inevitable, you must strike first.” Now the Leningrad dumpster rules are being brought to the UN Security Council--and to the world.
#InformationWarfare. The world's press is already taking the bait. Google UN Security Council, Bucha: most headlines use the Kremlin language, repeating it 100s times, driving Putin's message to millions on a subconscious level. Our own propaganda illiteracy will kill us.
Many, sadly, will buy it. It is a repetition tactic mixed with the "rotten herring" tactic.
https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1510768920902443020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1510768920902443020%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2Flive%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Frussia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live%3Fpage%3Dwith3Ablock-624a59e98f08224285c9ff45
#BuchaMassacre #BuchaGenocide Satellite imagery shows a 45-foot-long trench, the mass grave in Bucha. Satellite imagery by Maxar Technologies, March 31.
#International Hungarian PM Viktor Orban re-elected w/53.7% lead. In his victory speech, he listed Zelensky, alongside the “bureaucrats in Brussels,” the “Soros empire,” and “international media,” as his “opponents.”
Orban still buys Russian gas and oil.
Orban still buys Russian gas and oil.
#International Aleksandar Vucic announced his victory in the presidential elections in Serbia.
https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1510742983703998469
#International #StandWithUkraine. The US is supporting Ukraine!
[End of the report for April 3. Tomorrow, I am moving continents and will keep these reports coming. I will be reporting on the situation in Europe from Europe. More details soon. Thank you for caring and for supporting Ukraine. #СлаваУкраїні ]
[April 4, 40th day. More atrocities' evidence. More shelling, firing on residential areas. More killed, wounded. More speeches from the EU leaders. Nothing new. A brief update as I am traveling today.]
❗❗❗#GenocideOfUkrainians is openly announced by the official Russian outlet. English translation of this impossible text. "The name 'Ukraine'... cannot be retained", forced labor etc. ccl.org.ua/en/news/ria-no…
#GenocideOfUkrainians is engineered by #Putin: "Ukraine, as history has shown, is impossible as a nation state, and attempts to “build” one naturally lead to Nazism. Ukrainism is an artificial anti-Russian construction..." "Elite must be eliminated"ccl.org.ua/en/news/ria-no…
#RussianWarCrimes are not the wrong-doings of starved, demoralized soldiers. It is the state police. When Putin said, "I will crash them", he meant it literally. Look. My great-uncle made the first film about the Holocaust in 1938. Hitler then killed my ancestors. #StopPutin
#BuchaMassacre More information revealed about the basement of the children's sanatorium with the bodies of tortured and killed five Ukrainians. The number of victims is growing.-The head of the Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov
#BuchaMassacre The search for victims is ongoing in Bucha, Irpen, on the Zhytomyr highway. According to law enforcement officers, retreating, the invaders mined the bodies.
#Sanctions Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia prepare complete transport isolation of Russia and Belarus in the next 48-72 hours. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Mustafa Nayem
#Sanctions The Russians are establishing a channel for smuggling sanctioned an extensive range of military, dual-use and civilian goods through Georgia. Other channel for the supply of military goods to the Russian Federation go through East Asia.
#Mykolaiv The city is under fire from Russian invaders. The shelling is carried out with cluster shells. The fragments caused injuries both to people on the street and standing at the bus stop, as well as to passengers of minibuses. There are dead. - The mayor of the city,
#Mykolaiv region: 2 hospitals, an orphanage, a laboratory center shelled yesterday. In total, 620 people injured, 161 people killed during the fighting in the region, including 6 children. 2,000+blds destroyed/ damaged. 85 settlements w/o electricity, repair works are underway.
#Mariupol About 130 thousand people are still in the blocked Mariupol, "The enemy destroyed all our municipal buses. Everything is destroyed." Some green corridors are working but evacuation is difficult. - the mayor Vadym Boychenko.
#Kharkiv. Russian army prepares to capture Kharkiv: establish routes for the logistics; create stocks of ammunition, missiles, fuel, lubricants, use high-precision weapons to destroy critical infrastructure- the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexander Motuzyanik.
#InformationWarfare Rallies in support of Russia in Greece and Germany. (In Athens, there were counter-protesters in support of Ukraine.) The Kremlin uses Russian-speaking immigrants as Trojan horse and keeps working on its own narrative. Stay vigilant. You will be targeted.
#Bucha. The meeting of the UN Security Council on the crimes of the occupiers in Bucha will be held tomorrow, April 5, the date requested by Kyiv.
#BuchaMassacre The situation in #Borodyanka is worse than in #Bucha "We can talk about the Kyiv region, yesterday we got access to it. Irpen, Bucha, Vorzel. The worst is in Borodyanka. I think we will talk about Borodyanka separately."- Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova
[Not sharing videos, photos for 3 reasons: 1. a shock factor is a tool of propaganda 2. Too many leads to normalization (and PTSD) 3. Everyone is sharing them. The genocide plan needs attention now. Pls RT.]ccl.org.ua/en/news/ria-no…
[I will do an update from my flight by the end of the day if I can. Traveling. Please do continue to fight for Ukraine. And verify, verify, verify. There will be a lot more disinformation and tricks from the Kremlin. Thank you.]
[Update, April 5. I'm in Europe now so on a different schedule, will figure it out. A lovely young woman next to me on the flight was going back home to Lviv, to reunite with her family. The man next to us silently and gloomily ate a Russian snack and never said a word.]
[A man in the airport in Paris crying and screaming, in Georgian, inserting Russian words at times so I know he's talking about the war. Back to the update. The last 21 hours, main events that the major outlets might have missed, from my local channels.]
#Kharkiv The euthanasia of tigers, lions, bears due to the zoo enclosures broken by the Russian shelling was considered but, fortunately, a solution was found: they will be evacuated to Odesa Zoo. [Starting with good news.]
#Kharkiv The media reports about the possible capture were causing panic--and that's what the Russians want. "The army is strong and defending the city! And the spirit of Kharkivites is impossible to break! We are together!!!” - Head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov
#Kharkiv Sinegubov: We hold positions. We perfectly understand enemy maneuvers and regroupings. We are ready for the defense. #Izyum remains the most active point in the region. Russians try to concentrate a lot of equipment to move into the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
#Mariupol The Russians continue to shell the port. They fired on a civilian ship flying the flag of the Dominican Republic. 1 wounded. The ship burst into flames and was sinking; the Russians continues shelling, making it impossible to extinguish the fire.
#Mariupol The captain sent "SOS" signal and the message: "Attention! The ship under the flag of the Dominican Republic brutally destroyed. Fire in the engine room. There are wounded." Two ships from Malta, 1/Jamaica and 1/Liberia still in the port. Turkish citizens on board.
#Mariupol The Russians claimed to have killed 93 civilians, allegedly "disguised militants", and promised to kill more. A large-scale provocation might be on the way. Russians plan to collect the bodies of their victims and present them as victims of Ukrainian troops--the SBU
#Mariupol #Zelenskyy says that military de-blockade is extremely difficult now. Agreements with Erdogan that the dead and wounded Ukrainian military can be taken out of the city - by land to Berdyansk, and from there by sea. Waiting for a response to this proposal from Putin.
#Mariupol Survivors evacuated from Mariupol talk about what is happening in the city. Complete lawlessness. They can be killed for a Ukrainian flag. For a phrase in Ukrainian.
#Bucha More than a thousand explosive devices have been neutralized. The doors of houses were mined, just so that you open the door and immediately blow yourself up. Basements. Mines in the yards, on playgrounds. - adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
#BuchaMasacre. #Facebook blamed blocking of the hashtags #Bucha #BuchaMassacre on the algorithm. "Users from Russia" began to complain en masse; the AI responded by hiding them. Seriously. Troll farms from Russia rule trends on social media. Don't blame AI. #InformationWarfare
#Bucha Messages that Facebook and Instagram are blocking hashtags of publications related to the atrocities of Russians in Bucha began to appear on April 3-4. Human rights organizations criticized Meta for removing the evidence of war crimes. It is not the first time.
#InformationWarfare "Russia Today" (RT) page is still on Facebook waging war and supporting the Russian Army atrocities on the ground. Let's "en masse" report it and see if the AI will work.
#Luhansk A nitrogen tank in Rubizhne shelled, leaking. This liquid is toxic; we don't know where this toxic cloud will go. We follow the wind; wait for the rain." The wind is now blowing towards Russia; Ukrainian lands along the way,” the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai.
#Luhansk Neither rescuers nor ambulances can reach some areas of Popasna and Rubizhne. The shelling is very dense, and street fighting continues. In Rubizhne, the dead are buried in the yards--The head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Gaidai
#Zaporizhzhia Due to the occupation of the Zaporizhzhya NPP by Russian troops, it is impossible to ensure the safe operation of the plant. Rosatom employees are at the station. The station is under occupation, station employees are working at gunpoint
#Zaporizhzhia In the city of Pologi, Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops seized and mined the district hospital.
Medical staff and patients were forbidden to return to the building – Zaporizhzhia OVA
Medical staff and patients were forbidden to return to the building – Zaporizhzhia OVA
#Kherson The Russian military got the database of all activists in Kherson, participants in the territorial defense and anti-terrorist operation. The Russian National Guard and the FSB now “process” activists. - The mayor of Kherson Igor Kolykhaev
#Russia Russia's lawyers at the International Court of Justice refused to further represent it. In his open letter, Professor Pelle, "Russia's deadly attack ... trampled" the principles of international law recognized by the entire civilized community.
#UnitedNations The representative of the Russian Federation at the UN meeting made a slip of the tongue "there were no corpses in Bucha before the arrival of Russian soldiers," later making a correction "until they left." Need we say more.
#POW Captured Ukrainian servicewomen were stripped naked in front of men in the pre-trial detention center of Bryansk. Among the 86 servicemen released from Russian captivity, are women subjected to torture and ill-treatment - Lyudmila Denisova, ombudsman
[Stopping here now for my transfers. There is a lot going on and I hope the United Nations meeting is covered in-depth and in detail soon. You can find this news elsewhere so not covering but it is important. Thank you for caring, as always.]
[April 6. Day 42. A really long update but I am traveling today, and might do it in two parts if there I get the Internet on the bus. In Paris, stayed with friends; the apartment next door had refugees from Ukraine, with kids. The war is everywhere so far.]
#GenocideOfUkrainians The UN confirmed the death of almost 1.5 thousand civilians since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The real number of victims may be much higher; impossible to obtain information from the occupied cities.
#Military On April 6, rocket attacks and shelling: #Vinnitsa region: an infrastructure facility hit; #Dnipropetrovsk region: 2 attacks (the oil depot, fuel depots); #Lviv region: explosions heard; TBC; #Kherson region, fighting on the borders #Mykolaiv & #Dnepropetrovsk regions.
#Military; #Kharkiv: Chaotic night shelling of residential areas. #Izyum: Fighting. #Luhansk region: shelling of residential areas of #Rubizhne, #Lysichansk, #Popasna, #Severodonetsk, #Toshkovka. 2 high-rise buildings, 9 private houses damaged.
#Mariupol Heavy fighting closer to the port, airstrikes. The humanitarian crisis deteriorating. 160K+ w/o electricity, communications, access to medicine, heat and water. Terrible destruction, burned houses, cemeteries in the courtyards of residential buildings.
#Mariupol Ukrainian communication operators were turned off by the Russians. Most of the information comes from people who have recently left Mariupol or traveled there the other day to pick up relatives.
#Odesa The Russians continue to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the Odesa region. The air defense of the region and the city is working - the speaker of the Odessa OVA Sergey Bratchuk.
#Odesa The Russians attempt to activate the forces located in the self-proclaimed "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic" to support the offensive operation in the south. Attempts are monitored, Ukrainian forces ready to respond.- officer of the "South" operational group
#Odesa. The Zoo is doing well. A lama gave birth to a healthy calf; they are doing well and are eating well.
#Dnipro Russia attacked the #Dnipropetrovsk region from the air and hit the oil depot and one of the factories. The oil depot with fuel is destroyed. Rescuers are still putting out the fire at the plant. The number of victims is specified
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#Luhansk region. 5 injured, 1 dead in #Rubizhne. The Russian army shelled the residential areas of Rubizhne, Lysychansk, Popasnaya, Severodonetsk, Toshkovka. 11 houses completely or partially destroyed. - head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai
#Luhansk The former mayor of the city of Rubizhne, collaborates with the Russians, passes information about people with the pro-Ukrainian position. -the head of the Lugansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Gaidai
#Luhansk region. Residents are asked to evacuate from the region until the Russians have destroyed the railroad. 5 “humanitarian corridors” will operate in the Luhansk region for evacuation.-the head of the Regional State Administration Serhiy Gaidai,
#Chernihiv liberated from Russians; too early to return. Electric cables are cut, no water supply. Demining is ongoing. Chernihiv and the surrounding villages need humanitarian aid - the head of the OBA Vyacheslav Chaus
[Have to stop here now; Bucha, Irpen, Borodyanka, Gostomel, Kyiv updates coming soon. Lots of terrible discoveries there but looks like some good news from Kherson, knock on wood.]
#Kharkiv Russian troops fired on Kharkiv 27 times in one day. "The enemy wants to demoralize us w/chaotic fire on residential areas. Fighting for Izyum. Ukrainian Army destroys Russian Ka-52 helicopter, a convoy of equipment, and tanks. Russians suffered losses
#Kharkiv region. "We continue evacuation measures in the Izium direction. Evacuation routes by rail have been introduced. - Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration
#Ternopyl region. The tank with liquid ammonia fertilizers damaged by rocket fire. The water spilled into the soil. Water pollution localized, but in one of the villages the indicators of harmful substances are still above the norm.
#Kherson. Ukrainian Army liberated three settlements. - the head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration Alexander Vilkul. UA is already on the outskirts of Kherson. Within a radius of 20 km, heavy fighting for the city. - Kherson regional council deputy Sergei Khlan.
#Zaporizhzhya region. Russian soldiers steal agricultural machinery and materials for sowing. -the head of the regional military administration.
#Chornobyl Aerial video.
The Russian soldiers managed to dig trenches, live in the Red Forest, eat fish from local ponds, drink water, and ride on old military equipment, which was preserved here due to high levels of radiation. t.me/KyivPolitics/1…
The Russian soldiers managed to dig trenches, live in the Red Forest, eat fish from local ponds, drink water, and ride on old military equipment, which was preserved here due to high levels of radiation. t.me/KyivPolitics/1…
#Chornobyl "In two days in the Red Forest, a person receives radiation comparable to the annual dose of radiation. All those who were there are suicide bombers," -Acting Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Rulan Strelets
#Energy Russian occupation forces are deliberately destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Luhansk CHP is occupied. Akhtyrskaya CHP, Chernihiv CHP destroyed. Kakhovka HPP, the Zaporizhzhia NPP occupied. - Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko
#Chornobyl Aerial video evidence of the trenches. t.me/ChernobylNews/…
#Chornobyl Alieantion Zone. Dityatki village. The villages in this area suffered a humanitarian crisis and now liberated. Photos by Oleksandr Sirota. I interviewed him last week, he has been confirming the crisis.
[Sorry about typos etc, I'm on the road and there's no edit button... yet. But it is now being promised, we hear. Much needed.]
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine Around 5,000 Russian war crimes under investigation in Ukraine. “Even in such a cruel situation, war crimes are first on the spectrum, followed by crimes against humanity and genocide.”- Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine. Russian soldiers sexually assaulted women, men, children, and elderly. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said that law enforcement officers were recording a growing number of cases and that Ukraine’s government was working to help the victims.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine Russian mobile crematoria started operating in Mariupol. Following the widespread international outcry of the genocide in Bucha, Russia's top leadership ordered the destruction of any evidence of its army's crimes in Mariupol. @UnianInfo
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine Eyewitnesses report that the racists recruited local and "Donetsk People Republic" brigades. They collect and burn the bodies. The work is coordinated by the self-proclaimed Mariupol mayor, Russian collaborator Konstantin Ivashchenko.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine I have reported about the mobile crematoria earlier:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky/status/1499932922308030464
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine. In the liberated cities, apartments, playgrounds, etc mined. Russians mine children's toys, dead bodies, and abandoned equipment. t.me/KyivPolitics/1…
#Bucha 24 of the 82 from the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy fought in Syria, where they bombed civilians, humanitarian corridors, used phosphorus bombs, carried out chemical attacks on densely populated areas. @UnianInfo
#Bucha The Russian military shot dead at least 320 civilians during the occupation of the city. Bucha Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk witnessed shooting by Russian soldiers. Russian troops "hunted" for local politicians during the Bucha occupation.
#Bucha "Three civilian cars tried to evacuate towards Kyiv, but they were brutally shot. There was a pregnant woman whose husband shouted and asked not to shoot her, but they brutally shot." - Bucha Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk
#Bucha Civilians were shot for no reason. In the complex of 600 apartments, Russian soldiers broke into each apartment, and stole everything from phones to refrigerators. - Bucha Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk
#Bucha A make-up artist recognized her client by the red manicure in a photo. "Irina just wanted to live. How many more of my acquaintances, clients, Buchans must die for the world to come to its senses and punish Russia?” #StopPutin #StopRussia
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine A six-year-old boy next to his mother's grave in the yard. #StopRussia #StopPutin #StopRussianAgression
#Irpen Killed children under the age of 10 with signs of rape and torture found in Irpen.--Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova. Video: Irpen today.
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#Vorzel Photos of tortured dogs that were allegedly eaten afterward. There are also photos of chicken's heads on a laundry line. from @UnianInfo and @Kyiv.Glavnoe. Not sharing but we are dealing w/psychopaths. #RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #StopPutinNOW
#Gostomel was under occupation for 35 days. During this time, about 400 people disappeared from the village. Russians cleaned up the traces of their atrocities and disposed of the bodies - the head of the Hostomel settlement military administration, Taras Dumenko
#Gostomel Many identified as missing or killed have yet to be found but some residents were found in Bucha. Possibly, Russian forces had moved people. They carefully covered their tracks; it was farther from the front line. - Head of Hostomel Military Administration Taras Dumenko
#Borodyanka, a town 40 km northwest of Kyiv, has more victims than any other liberated city in Kyiv Oblast, --Prosecutor General. @KyivIndependent
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#Kyiv and the region, groups of informers of Russian special services identified and liquidated. A high probability of enemy missile strikes in the capital and the region, - head of the Kyiv VA Mykola Zhirnov
#Luhansk region #Severodonetsk Russian army shelled the city again; 10 high-rise buildings are on fire, the number of victims is being established. A shopping center, garages - not a single strategic, military facility. - Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai
#Russia The Museum of the Siege of Leningrad w/Putin's Z. During 900 days, 1 million died. My great-grandparents, 19 y.o. great-uncle starved to death during the Siege. My Ukrainian great-grandmother survived it. Nazis didn't conquer the city then--but they are there now.
[the end of the report for April 6. I'm in between countries so not sure if I will do another one today. Definitely tomorrow. Horrified. Hopeful for victory soon. Ukraine needs to win. Demand for serious weapons to be given to Ukraine; Russia out of the UN Security Council.]
Apri 7, report. Just one for today, but comprehensive: city-to-city, military, latest news. More crimes, more atrocities, more insanity. It is getting harder to record/report but it needs to be known. Focusing on details, sources are local Telegram chats, my sources.
#Military Deputy Minister of Defense of #Ukraine Hanna Malyar: 1. There can be no compromise with evil. Do not bury your head in the sand. Today, #Russia's ex-president, Medvedev: Plans are Eurasia, Vladivostok to Lisbon. This means #Bucha from Vladivostok to Lisbon.
[Comment: Eurasia, Vladivostok to Lisbon, is the doctrine. Eurasianism, by Dugin. I spoke/wrote about it many times, it is important. Twitter breakdown:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky/status/1479590178842894339
[Comment. #Eurasianism, #Dugin, #Vladivostok to #Lisbon concept, podcast with @gregolear where we talk about this "Russia/Third Rome" doctrine at the root of this war and the danger to Europe. gregolear.substack.com/p/parallel-lin…]
#Military Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar: 2. Hitler had SS troops to destroy civilians; for genocide. The entire Putin army today is the Waffen-SS.
3. The official Russian outlets talk about the destruction of all Ukrainians, not just "denazification"
3. The official Russian outlets talk about the destruction of all Ukrainians, not just "denazification"
#Military Hanna Malyar: 4. We liberate our lands; we see the apocalyptic scale of the civilian casualties. Tortured civilians. Mass graves. Bags for corpses. They planned it from the beginning. 5. Russia is the end of civilization. If not stopped, Feb 24 will come to Europe.
#Military Hanna Malyar: 6. Putin's ratings are growing. Russian society is infected with Nazism; it is fully responsible for these crimes.
7. First phase of the war over. Ahead is an even more difficult stage of our struggle. Putin can only be stopped by Russia's military defeat.
7. First phase of the war over. Ahead is an even more difficult stage of our struggle. Putin can only be stopped by Russia's military defeat.
#Military Hanna Malyar: 8. Ukrainians are ready to die for their land. Give us weapons to live for our land. 9. If you will not help Ukraine to fight against Russia today, you will fight against Russia tomorrow! 10. We will survive if we have WEAPONS, MILITARY ASSISTANCE.
#Military Briefing, 7 April, General Staff, Armed forces of Ukraine
#Mykolaiv The railway station is bombed. - the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich
#Odesa The coast remains dangerous. "We will win this war - then we will go to the beach to rest." - the speaker of the Odessa military administration Sergey Bratchuk.
#Kharkiv region. The enemy continues to block Kharkiv.
At night, shelling (multiple rocket launchers, artillery, mortars.) No active action in #Izyum. General Staff, Ukraine. Russian troops shelled Kharkiv civilian infrastructure 48 times/24 hours. 3 dead. - Governor Synehubov
At night, shelling (multiple rocket launchers, artillery, mortars.) No active action in #Izyum. General Staff, Ukraine. Russian troops shelled Kharkiv civilian infrastructure 48 times/24 hours. 3 dead. - Governor Synehubov
#Enerhodar The Russian military install puppet authorities. They elected a "new mayor" who "fired" the legitimately elected mayor. These "decisions" have no legal force.
#Donetsk Russian troops focus on offensive operations to break through the Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk direction. Both the Ukrainian and Russian sides announced preparation to a big battle for Donbas. -The head of Donetsk regional military administration Pavel Kirilenko
#Donetsk Russians fired on civilians receiving humanitarian aid in Ugledar, 4 dead, 4 wounded.
Ocheretin under fire twice. At least 6 killed, 6 homes, including a kindergarten and a non-residential building damaged. In the Mariinsky community, 4 injured.
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Ocheretin under fire twice. At least 6 killed, 6 homes, including a kindergarten and a non-residential building damaged. In the Mariinsky community, 4 injured.
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#Luhansk The Russians troops fired on the hospital in #Severodonetsk, a house in #Lysychansk.
They fail on-the-ground battles, so they kills civilians with long-range weapons and destroys homes. - the head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai.
They fail on-the-ground battles, so they kills civilians with long-range weapons and destroys homes. - the head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai.
#Luhansk region. The number of high-rise buildings in #Severodonetsk damaged yesterday TBC. Ukrainian Army repulsed 9 Russian attacks on the front line: 6 tanks, 5 units of armored and six vehicles, 4 artillery systems destroyed. 2 planes down, 1 cruise missile, 1 drone- Gaidai
#Mariupol According to preliminary estimates alone, 5,000 people died during the month of the blockade, of which about 210 were children. An embargo on Russian oil and gas is needed. -- Mayor Vadym Boychenko.
#Mariupol "Russian terrorist forces dropped several heavy bombs on a children's hospital, destroyed one of the buildings of the city hospital №1. Almost 50 people were burned alive. The Drama Theater was bombed, w/900+ people hiding from the shelling at the time. - Boychenko
#Mariupol Russian invaders forcibly removed personnel and patients from another Mariupol hospital. According to preliminary estimates, the occupiers forcibly deported at least 40,000 residents of Mariupol
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#Zaporizhzhia region. Mined and shelled hospitals, bombs dropped on civilian infrastructure, looting and destruction of museum premises, civilians shot and killed. Now, the Russians began to register men, reason unknown; possible mobilization.
#Irpen Russian troops destroy a branch of the cardiac research hospital. They looted and broke down expensive equipment. They lived on the territory of the branch, and fired on monitors, wards and fences. - -the director of the institute, Dr. Boris Todurov
#Gostomel The police found 11 killed civilians in a garage. Locals say that this is how Russian snipers "trained", shooting people, and then dragged the dead to the garage.
#Bucha 112 private houses completely destroyed, cannot be restored, 100 more damaged. 18 apartment buildings severely damaged, burned down. Almost 90% of the dead civilians had bullet wounds. - said Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk.
#Borodyanka Mass graves reported but the military cannot yet verify this information or start searching for dead people. The area is mined. “We must first clear mines, and then find, confirm or refute this data.” Alexander Gruzevich, Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces, Ukraine
#Borodyanka is worse than Bucha. This is a real horror... I tried to find at least one surviving house. I could not. There are none. And there were people everywhere. There was no evacuation from Borodyanka. A terrible tragedy ... " journalist Roman Bochkala
#Kyiv region Emergency service: 6,883 explosive devices found and neutralized in Kyiv region. The area is being demined after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region in early April.
#Kyiv After regrouping, Russian troops may make another attempt on capturing Kyiv again. The Ukrainian military are ready for defense; strengthening their positions. - Alexander Gruzevich, deputy chief of staff of the Command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Sanctions The London Marine Market of Insurers declared all sea waters of Russia, including the Black Sea, the Baltic and the ports of the Far East, a "war zone". If a ship wants to enter this territory, the owner must notify his insurer, pay a 5% "war premium"- Reuters
#International Since the beginning of 2022, Western countries expelled more than 390 Russian diplomats. In just three months, countries expelled more diplomats than in the previous 17 years (364 people from 2004 to 2021). Moscow responded by sending 15 diplomatic staff home.
#WarCrimes German intelligence intercepted radio messages from Russian troops discussing the killing of civilians in Bucha. A "clear strategy" to intimidate the civilian population, suppress resistance. Russian Wagner mercenaries could have participated. - Der Spiegel
#WarCrimes The killings could also take place in other settlements occupied by Russian troops, in particular, in Mariupol. A Russian soldier told another that he and his colleagues shot dead someone who was riding a bicycle. -Der Spiegel.
#Russia Fighters of the anti-Putin Legion "Freedom of Russia" fight for Russia against the Putin regime in Ukrainian military uniforms with the symbols of new Russia. “Freedom of Russia” accepts volunteers, the former Russian military, who oppose the Putin regime.
#UnitedNations The UN General Assembly suspended Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council.
The decision was made "due to gross and systematic violations of human rights in Ukraine by the Russian military."
The decision was made "due to gross and systematic violations of human rights in Ukraine by the Russian military."
And to round it up today, a lovely video of #Chornobyl--the trenches that the Russian soldiers did dig there. A video. Radioactive dogs and more. [I feel really bad for these dogs. They look really friendly.]
Also, if you are in London on April 29, come to
@BylineFest. I will be speaking about the Russian war on Ukraine, Putin's mafia state, information warfare alongside the leading experts on the subject.
@BylineTimes rocks. It will be on @BylineTV, too.
@BylineFest. I will be speaking about the Russian war on Ukraine, Putin's mafia state, information warfare alongside the leading experts on the subject.
@BylineTimes rocks. It will be on @BylineTV, too.
https://twitter.com/BylineTimes/status/1507724237209051146
[This is it for today, I might do an update later (European time) if there is anything urgent and will be back with a report tomorrow. Thank you for still being there and following this horror that must be stopped. By all of us together.]
April 8, one report. 43rd day. An especially terrible day today. Will review the main tragedies, few city-by-city. I'm on the road, so harder to track/report.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #EU European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell in Bucha.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine Cases of rape by Russian soldiers of minors: a 14-y.o. girl by 5, she is now pregnant. A 11 y.o. boy, in front of his mother tied to watch to a chair in Bucha. A 20 y.o. woman by 3, Irpin. - Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova unian.net/war/okkupanty-…
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine In liberated Gusarovka village in #Kharkiv region, in Russian commandant's office 3 mutilated, tortured bodies found in the basement w/traces of prolonged torture. Most likely, 1 child. The bodies burned alive; parts of tires next to them.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine In Chernihiv, about 700 people killed as a result of bombardments and shelling by the Russian army. Dozens of bodies are unidentifiable.
[I know that it is hard to read this news. It is hard to report them. I do not include pictures, videos, etc, and avoid emotional language but these facts need to be known. We all have to first stop it and then find a way to cope. I am sorry I have to bring this to you.]
#Deportations The Russians kidnapped more than 121,000 Ukrainian children. Some taken by the invaders from Mariupol to Donetsk, and then in the direction of Taganrog, Russia. These are both orphans and those with parents, according to the Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova.
#Deportations Russia prepares changes to the legislation to simplify the adoption process. They will give away the children w/o special checks, hiding the traces of Ukrainian children. This is a gross violation of Article 7 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
#Deportations 615,000 forcibly deported from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia. - - Lyudmila Denisova, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada. "They take them out every day," says Tatyana Lomakina, presidential adviser.
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #KryvyiRih region. Russian soldiers raped a 16-y.o. pregnant woman, a 78-y.o. They shot at the boat evacuating people w/Grads in the Kakhovka reservoir. 3 adults, 13-y.o. dead; 7 hospitalized, 2 missing.- head of the military admin Alexander Vilkul
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #Kramatorsk Russian army struck the railway station hitting a crowd of 4,000 evacuates. An eyewitness: glass flew at people, fire, an unknown substance spread. Huge loss of life, injuries, many injured pets, too. "Meatgrinder, incredible horror."
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine The fragments of the rocket found 40 meters from the epicenter of the explosion. 100+ in hospitals; hospitals cannot cope. People lost arms, legs.- the mayor of Kramatorsk Alexander Goncharenko
#RussianWarCrimesinUkraine #Kramatorsk: 52 dead, 109 injured. Other victims, #Donetsk region today: In Avdiivka, 5 civilians, including a whole family of 4. The exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha is impossible to establish,"-- Pavel Kirilenko, head of the UVA.
#Kramatorsk #InformationWarfare Kremlin-funded outlet posted info about the explosion in Kramatorsk accusing the Ukrainian Army of it, at 10:25 Moscow time. Most messages appeared at about 10:30. The screenshot says: posted via TweetDeck, a delayed message. @UnianInfo
#Melitopol The Russians did not allow the humanitarian cargo (food, medicines, hygiene products) into the city and appropriated it along with buses and trucks. The drivers of the vehicles were threatened. 100+ kidnapped in Melitop - - Mayor Ivan Fyodorov.
#Mariupol #Zelenskyy warned of a large-scale provocation: Putin's propagandists will show the victims in Mariupol as if they were killed not by the invaders, but by the Ukrainian military. They collect corpses on the streets; can use them in other places in accordance.
#UnitedNations Russia, on the eve of the vote to remove it from the UN Human Rights Council, sent threats to member states: It is worth noting that not only support for such an initiative but also an abstention or non-participation will be considered an unfriendly gesture.- CNN
[This brings back memories of Putin and his KGB/mafia in Leningrad: What a lovely wife and kids you have. It would be a shame if something happen to them. I write in detail about it here: zarinazabrisky.medium.com/trumps-early-c…]
#Russia: Today, ex-president Medvedev: Sanctions against Russia can be qualified as an act of aggression, a form of hybrid war. Russia has the right to individual & collective defense within the framework of national legislation and international law. Russia will use this right..
#Russia A recent poll: 74% support "special military operation" in Ukraine; 78% approve of Putin's actions; 89% trust the Russian army; 62% heard positive feedback about support for the war in Ukraine; 90% believe that an information war is being waged against Russia;
#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine in #Russia. 41% in Russia do not believe in the evidence of the atrocities of their army in Ukraine. These are the results of #InformationWarfare, combat propaganda applied to the population of Russia. Look at these numbers. The majority is complicit.
[I am not going to cover updates #RussianWarCrimesInUkraine in #Borodyanka #Bucha #Gostomel #Vorzel #Irpen (#Kyiv region), or #Luhansk region. The rescue/investigation is ongoing and the scale of the #GenocideOfUkrainians is unprecedented. Demand to #ClosetheSkyoverUkraine.]
[Hoping for a break and will do updates on the military, Odesa, Kherson, Kharkiv, and other cities tomorrow. More and more criminal idiocy in Chornobyl is getting revealed, too. #StopRussia #StopPutin #StandWithUkraine]
April 9. BREAKING NEWS. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv. Johnson and Zelensky are in a one-on-one meeting right now. Johnson's visit to Kyiv was not announced.
[Personally, not a fan of Boris Johnson at all but this is a good thing. Will be back with more news.]
#Zelenskyy 1 day before the war and last week, after Bucha. He said, "These are two different people." #RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #StopPutin
#Military A map from the UK Intelligence. As of today.
#Mariupol 10K Russian militaries are trying to take Mariupol by storm. --President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russians use mobile crematoriums to hide the evidence of their crimes.--the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova.
#Kharkiv The Russian military is regrouping in eastern Ukraine and planning to move towards Kharkiv. They will try to finish off Mariupol and only after that they can try to attack Kyiv. - the head of military intelligence of Ukraine Kirill Budanov.
#Kharkiv In one day, the Russians inflicted about 50 strikes; the infrastructure of Kharkiv districts suffered. An intensive shelling of Dergachi - the buildings of the hospital, outpatient clinics, residential buildings damaged. The head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov
#Kharkiv. Russian troops are trying to bypass the positions of the Ukrainian army near Izyum and send their troops to the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in a concentrated manner.
#Luhansk region. #Severodonetsk A high-rise building caught fire after an airstrike. The old districts are fired at. The Russian army is storming Rubizhne and Popasnaya and launching artillery strikes on residential areas in other cities. Victims TBC - Gaidai
#Luhansk In Rubizhne, a tank with nitric acid is damaged by shelling. Effect on humans: nitric acid is dangerous when inhaled, swallowed and in contact with the skin and mucous membranes. Acid vapors cause an irritant effect on the respiratory tract. -Serhiy Gaidai.
#Luhanks region. #Severodonetsk the water supply is being repaired. A new wave of blackouts. The Russians fired at high-voltage power lines; 25K households without power supply. No electricity in 33 settlements - 19 completely;14 partially. 34 settlements remain w/o gas supply.
#Kramatorsk Evacuation train with victims of the Russian missile attack in Kramatorsk arrived in Lviv.
2,500 people fled on the train. The attack killed at least 50 civilians, injured 300.
2,500 people fled on the train. The attack killed at least 50 civilians, injured 300.
#Kramatorsk According to the Conflict Intelligence Team, the missile was launched by the Tochka-U ballistic missile system allegedly from Shakhtarsk, Donetsk Oblast, occupied by Russia since 2014. --Conflict Intelligence Team
#Poltava The Russians launched a missile attack on Mirgorod, hit the infrastructure facility. 2 victims.--the head of the Poltava OVA Dmitry Lunin
#Chernihiv region. Russian soldiers made headquarters in the Church of the Ascension. The State Emergency Service are now clearing the territory and seizing explosive objects. Rescuers find ammunition, mutilated domes with crosses, garbage, and bodies. @UnianInfo
#Odesa region “There was an explosion in Chernomorsk, Odesa region. Nothing bad has happened so far. The main thing is not to panic,” said the mayor of the city Vasily Gulyaev
#Kherson On April 9, Russians kidnapped the former head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Andrey Putilov.
#Mykolaiv It is not safe in Mykolaiv, all areas are being shelled - mayor Senkevich.
#Bucha #RussianWarCrimes Civilians were tortured by the Kadyrovites. They shot people point-blank, burned out their eyes, cut off body parts, and tortured not only adults but also children to death. - Ombudsman Lydmila Denisova
@Makariv #Kyiv region, Russian troops shot 132 civilians in Makariv. 40% of the town was destroyed by shelling. Makariv, a town of 10,000, was liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces on March 22. -Makariv Head Vadym Tokar
#Borodyanka A local school "denazificated" by Russians.
#RussianWarCrimes On March 18, the Russian military severely beat a 78 y.o. journalist Yevgeny Bal. On April 2 he died.
#RussianWarCrimes Illegally arrested Ukrainians from the Kherson region and Melitopol are taken to the pre-trial detention center of Crimea and brutally tortured.--The national leader of the Crimean Tatars, Mustafa Dzhemilev,
#Economy Russia’s war in Ukraine pushes global food prices to a ‘new all-time high.’ Food prices averaged 159.3 points on the FAO Food Price Index in March, a 12.6% increase since February when prices reached their highest since 1990.--The UN Food and Agriculture agency.
#Cat Stepan the cat from Kharkiv was nominated for the most prestigious award in the influencer industry – World Influencers and Bloggers Awards 2022. The ceremony in Cannes will be a fundraiser for #Ukraine.
[this is it for April 9. Will be back with April 10 report. We need to stop this. For humanity's sake.]
April 10, 46th day, report in two parts. Overall, the feel of a pause before the storm. In 3-4 days, the Russian army might be expected to start a battle on Donbas. UN map, for a change. Give you a pretty good understanding.
#Military UK HQ MOD map and update as of today.
#Military The night of February 10 was difficult in several areas. The key goal is an attempt to de-industrialize Ukraine; destroy infrastructure. Constant missile strikes, air raids on the regions to demoralize, sow panic among the population" Interior Minister Vadim Denisenko,
#Military The UK Department of Defense reports the Russians continue to use improvised explosive devices "to reduce morale and restrict freedom of movement." ["Demoralization of the army and population of the adversary is the number 1 goal of the combat propaganda." they drilled]
#Military The losses of the Russian army, from the MOD of Ukraine [machine translation but you got the idea]
#Military morning briefing from the MOD of Ukraine, 10 April
#Sanctions The government of Ukraine is preparing a ban on Russian imports which will cost it about 6 billion dollars annually. Adopted today by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers,"-the First Deputy Prime Minister
#Sanctions Biden signed bills to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus and to ban energy imports from Russia. This will allow the US to set higher duties for Russian & Belarusian goods than for other countries that are members of the WTO.
#Economy The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs that the sowing campaign has already begun in the liberated Chernihiv region. “The ground wounded by shells is healed by a plow. And so it will be throughout Ukraine!”🇺🇦
#Economy ️The global fundraising campaign "Stand Up for Ukraine": 10.1 bn euros raised: 9.1 bn by donations, a billion added by the European Commission together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and development.-the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
#Economy “Today we raised 9.1 billion euros for people fleeing the invasion in Ukraine and abroad. And more will be raised ahead! We will continue to provide support. And as soon as the bombs stop falling, we will help the people of Ukraine rebuild their country."-von der Leyen
[2nd part of the report on the way later today. City-by-city, the information warfare, developments in Russia, plus my own sources exclusive videos. Thank you for following and for staying with it.]
#Military As of April 10:
▪️After a failed attempt to capture Kyiv, the invaders changed their plans. Now they are abandoning all efforts to carry out an offensive operation in the east;
▪️There is a possibility of intensifying hostilities for Kharkiv;
▪️After a failed attempt to capture Kyiv, the invaders changed their plans. Now they are abandoning all efforts to carry out an offensive operation in the east;
▪️There is a possibility of intensifying hostilities for Kharkiv;
#Military ▪️The occupiers do not stop trying to take Mariupol under full control;
▪️At the same time, the Russias try to restore their position in the Kherson region. -The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
▪️At the same time, the Russias try to restore their position in the Kherson region. -The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Dnipro An infrastructure facility was destroyed by airstrikes, 1 victim. In the Dnieper region, a farm building burned down. Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentin Reznichenko
#Dnipro A second attack on the airport. The airport itself destroyed, as well as the infrastructure nearby. The fire continues. The number of victims is being clarified. - Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentin Reznichenko
#Luhansk region, #Severodonetsk School, 2 high-rise buildings shelled. The Russian are building up strength and preparing for an offensive. They are still slowing down, do not want to repeat the "stupid blitzkrieg" - the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai
#Luhansk region "We are waiting for the offensive in 3-4 days. They do not want a repetition, therefore they are accumulating strength so as to make a 100% breakthrough,” Gaidai said bit.ly/37B2TDN
#Donetsk region. The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian ammunition depot of the Russian invaders.
#Donbas Russia already launched an attack on the Donbas; 1st stage is underway. Reinforcements are expected to arrive. Heavy fighting would take place over the next 2 weeks, which would determine the fate of the next phase of the war.- Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the OP head
#Mykolaiv region. The Russians carried out seven missile strikes. "The enemy ship grouping in the Black Sea Operational Zone continues to exert psychological pressure by attacking the coast and delivering missile strikes," the Operational Command "South" reports.
#Odesa Turkey will continue to block the passage to the Black Sea for Russian warships, acting under the Montreux Convention, adopted in 1936, and allowing Turkey to block the Bosporus and Dardanelles for warships of countries that are at war. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
#Kyiv region. As of April 10, 1,222 dead as a result of the Russian invasion.-Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova #Vorzel At the former Russian troops' base, 2 burnt bodies found. The corpses were covered with a cable so that they burned better.
#Kyiv region. In Bogdanovka, Brovarsky district, drunk Russian soldiers raped a 34-year-old woman, killed her husband, shot the dog, and burned the house to the ground.
#Kharkiv Russian troops began to drop a new type of bombs: lowered by parachute. Mayor Igor Terekhov
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#Kharkiv region. A large convoy of Russian equipment and manpower heading towards Izyum destroyed.
Ukrainian army liberated the territory. Soldiers of the 92nd brigade found a pit with the corpses of Russian soldiers. 20K evacuated. -Oleg Sinegubov
Ukrainian army liberated the territory. Soldiers of the 92nd brigade found a pit with the corpses of Russian soldiers. 20K evacuated. -Oleg Sinegubov
#Kharkiv Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies: a 12.8 km long convoy of Russian military equipment
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#Kharkiv Due to the constant missile attacks, a professor from one of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe gives literature lectures from the cellar. "We are looking for new forms of work. Some professors live in the metro," said Mikhail Spodarets @UnianInfo
#Kherson The Russian military dispersed a peaceful pro-Ukrainian rally today. #NovaKahovka, #Kherson region: Russians failed to hold a pro-Russian rally today (see the photo).
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#Mariupol The Russian army set up "collection points" for the bodies. Special mopping-up teams daily transport hundreds of corpses to such points throughout the city. The largest of them is located in warehouse premises. The Mariupol City Council
#Chernihiv It will take at least four years to restore Chernihiv. It is destroyed by 70% after being under siege by Russian troops for more than a month, fierce battles in the suburbs.- Mayor Vladislav Atroshenko
[I will include the information warfare and news from Russia in tomorrow's, longer report. Important! Thank you for reading and caring. Let's help Ukraine win. #СлаваУкраїні ]
11 April. 47th day. Part 1. [Working on a limited schedule as I am on the road; so harder to verify and takes longer. By the 15th in Moldova. The main developments, #Ukraine city-by-city, lots to be covered on the info warfare and #Russia, too.]
#Mariupol. #Zelenskyy: "The worst situation is in Mariupol. Mariupol is destroyed. Tens of thousands have died there. But even so, the Russians are not stopping the offensive. They want to make Mariupol a "demonstratively destroyed city." @UnianInfo
#Mariupol "It is impossible to unblock Mariupol now. Our troops will not cross the steppe under air strikes from Rostov and Crimea. The siege can be removed and eased indirectly," -- advisor to the Office of President, Alexei Arestovich
#Mariupol To support the city, Kyiv takes the following steps:
interrupting the supply of Russian troops near Mariupol by damaging to the Crimea-Melitopol railway;
strike at the port of Berdyansk;
helicopters picked up the wounded, imported ammunition, equipment but 1 got shot
interrupting the supply of Russian troops near Mariupol by damaging to the Crimea-Melitopol railway;
strike at the port of Berdyansk;
helicopters picked up the wounded, imported ammunition, equipment but 1 got shot
#Mairupol The command of the Ukrainian Army works on moving some of the troops to Mariupol, to the flank in the Zaporizhia region.
#Luhansk region can become a new Mariupol. Shelling in the Luhansk region is intensifying every day. Cities will face the same fate as Mariupol - they will try to raze them to the ground. - The head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai
#Luhansk The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a warehouse with Russian ammunition near the occupied settlement of the Luhansk region.It burned for 2.5 hours. - the head of the OVA Sergey Gaidai
#Luhansk The attack near Zolotye was repulsed, but the enemy fired on every city in the Luhansk region. No surviving critical and any other infrastructure in the region. -- the head of OVA Sergei Gaidai
#Luhansk High-rise buildings and private houses were damaged in Lisichansk, Severodonetsk, Zoloty, and Kremennaya. A private clinic and school destroyed in Severodonetsk, and a sports facility in Zolotyi. -- the head of OVA Sergei Gaidai
#Luhansk ️Lysychansk lives under continuous shelling of the occupiers. The evacuation from the city continues every day, but about 20K remain. The city lacks doctors and pharmacists.-the chairman of the military-civilian administration of the city Alexander Zaika.
#Kharkiv Russia shelled the region with Grads and Tornadoes more than 60 times in a day. 11 people dead, including a 7-y.o. child, 14 injured. --The head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Sinegubov
#Kharkiv Massive accumulation of military equipment ( tanks, armored personnel carriers, the deployment of a tent city) near the Kharkiv & Donetsk regions, in the city of Valuyki and the village of Soloty, Belgorod region.
-- the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
-- the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Kharkiv Russia was transferring its units to Belgorod and Valuyki in order to further attack Kharkiv and Donbas--confirmed by the US Department of Defense.
#Zaporizhzhia The Russians occupied a significant part of the region. Fighting is ongoing, especially in the eastern part of the region, which borders the Donbas. In some regions problems w/food and medicines. ----the head of the Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Starukh
#Zaporizhzhia "Commandant's offices" being set up by the Russians in large cities. Professionally trained people and the FSB, terrorize all settlements. The nuclear power plant Energodar's employees are under pressure from Russian military.-- Starukh
#Melitopol In the temporarily occupied Melitopol, the Russian invaders occupied the buildings of the SBU, the city council, and local administrations, captured the military camp and the airfield - Radio Liberty.
#Kyiv region. 11K ammunition left behind by the Russians neutralized. People not yet advised to return to the Kyiv region. -- the head of the Kyiv regional military administration Alexander Pavlyuk.
#Kyiv region, #RussianWarCrimes. Another mass grave found in Buzovaya. More than 50 killed along the road from Berezovka to Dmitrovka, shot at point-blank range. A car w/a child burned, only bones remained, and a woman’s head was blown off. @UnianInfo
#Kyiv. Whether Russians decid to attack Kyiv again will depend on the situation in the Donbas. Several Russian battalion tactical groups in Belarus can be sent to capture Kyiv, but so far are engaged in some "demonstration actions"--The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
#Mycolaiv region. Last night, another rocket attack. A Qatar-owned enterprise attacked. The guard was injured by broken glass.-- Vitaly Kim.
#Mycolaiv #Kherson directions, the Russians are trying to restore strength/resources for the offensive. To whip up panic among the locals & maximize the destruction of critical infrastructure, they carried out 3 missile attacks on the Mykolaiv region. No casualties.--Pivden Group
#Evacuation Since Feb 24, more than 4.5 million people fled Ukraine. Commissioner for Refugees. Poland received 2.6 mn, Romania, Hungary, Moldova together received about 2 mn. -- the Office of the United Nations
[On Saturday, I will be reporting on the situation from Moldova. Check my wall for eyewitness stories, the situation report, photos, etc. This is why I'm busy: getting things ready, delivering some supplies.]
#Russia The FSB carried out a “cleansing” among officers in charge of the “Ukrainian issue” and provided information for Putin about the situation in Ukraine. --Bellingcat investigative journalist Hristo Grozev
#Russia The former head of the 5th service of the FSB, Colonel-General Sergei Beseda was transferred to a pre-trial detention center; his phone disconnected for 2 weeks. 150 officers of the 5th service of the FSB "purged"--Grozev
#Russia The Russian Ecological Society asked the Ministry of Justice to recognize Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as "foreign agents" as they form a negative public opinion about the actions of the Russian government, companies in the field of nature conservation.
#Russia Russia continues to mobilize the Crimean people. Conscripts try to flee but forbidden to leave. The military forcibly delivers conscripts to collection points.-- ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova.
#Russia In occupied Crimea, propaganda threatens people with possible shelling of high-rise and civilian infrastructure, saying, "go to war, because it will be like in Bucha and Kramatorsk!" In Sevastopol, inscriptions on benches: "Mariupol", "Kharkiv", "Bucha", "What's next?"
#Russia To raise morale, the State Duma deputy from the annexed Crimea proposed to restore the "historical border" of the Tavriya province, which existed from 1802 to 1921. This is supposed to provide a valid reason for prospective conscripts to fight for "Motherland"'s power.
In Flanders…
About an hour ago, the Russian occupation forces used a poisonous substance of unknown origin against Ukrainian military and civilians in the city of Mariupol, the Azov separate special forces unit reported.
The victims have respiratory failure, vestibulo-atactic syndrome. The consequences of using an unknown substance are being clarified.
#Mariupol "Every day I want to believe that it cannot be worse, but today the occupiers crossed all the lines again and used #chemicalweapon. Honestly, there is no strength, words and tears to realize all this.
Substance used, consequences TBC." - Mariupol Now Telegram
Substance used, consequences TBC." - Mariupol Now Telegram
#Mariupol #chemicalweapon The new commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine, Aleksandr Dvornikov, in charge of Russian troops in Syria for several years, used chemical weapons w/many casualties among the civilian population 2 days after his appointment.
Also, a correction:
https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1513613546986352646
The information about the #chemicalweapon is now being verified.--the Office of the President, Ukraine. There are many rumors and unverified details of the nature of the attack. Let' wait till the official results are announced.
[That's it for April 11. More tomorrow. Meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Belgium; will be back with eyewitness stories and daily updates.]
April 12-13, a giant two-day update. [I spent the whole day with refugees in Leuven yesterday, and the article is also on the way.] Military, city-by-city, information warfare, economy, international, russia.
#Military Large Russian military column spotted heading to Donbas from Russia (the Rostov region) facing northwest; (Maxar Technologies satellite images.) Heavy fighting expected in the next weeks.
#Military. #Zelensky called on other countries to urgently provide Ukraine with heavy artillery, armored vehicles, air defense systems and aviation. "Russia has no plans to stop in Ukraine. Putin's propaganda machine openly states that Europe is the "next logical target"
#Military. #Zelenskyy: "So either the West will help Ukraine #StopPutinNOW, or #Putin will continue to expand his Russian empire killing thousands of women and children. He has already done this in Mariupol, Kharkiv, Bucha, and other cities in Ukraine."
#Military #Zelensky:"To continue to heroically defend the world from Russian aggression, Ukraine needs weapons. I appeal to citizens of the whole world: convey to your governments, presidential administrations, leaders these needs to help stop the war. We need:"
#Military #Zelenskyy: artillery guns (155mm), ammo; artillery shells (152mm); multiple launch rocket systems: Grad, Hurricane, the US M142 HIMARS; armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicle, etc; tanks (T-72, US/German); air defense systems (S-300, BUK etc); warplanes.
#Military From the UK MOD
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1514195863610052613
#Military Last briefing (awaiting the new one soon) from the MOD of Ukraine.
#WarCrimes Mass sexual violence in Bucha: A group of women and girls were kept by the invaders in the basement of a house in Bucha for 25 days. 9 are now pregnant. - Ukrainian Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova
#WarCrimes In #Kyiv region, 50-y.o. raped by a #Kadyrovets, her husband shot dead. Another local woman raped, killed, by the same soldier. Graphic story from BBC.
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#WarCrimes The Russian army destroys any evidence of the crimes of its army in Ukraine. They use mobile crematoriums. In Mariupol, 13 mobile crematoriums burn civilians' bodies. Witnesses of the atrocities are identified at filtering camps and killed. - MOD of Ukraine
#WarCrimes Mobile crematoriums also used in #Chernihiv and #Luhansk region. They are also used to destroy the bodies of Russian soldiers, to hide the real number of casualties. - Ukraine's military intelligence
#WarCrimes The actions of the Russian army fall under the definition of "genocide" in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide and Punishment for it and Article 6 of the Roman Statute of the International Criminal Court
#WarCrimes Human rights activist Mark Feigin: Not only officers commit atrocities. Orders are carried out by privates, conscripts, contract soldiers. In Ukraine, they are suddenly in power. In Russia, they had zero rights, were socially humiliated, poor. It's a power trip.
#Deportations Russians deported 500K+ #Mariupol residents to Russia (-Zelenskyy), taking Ukrainian documents from them in filtration camps for refugees in Russia. Deported Ukrainians are taken to the most remote regions of Russia, preventing attempts to return to Ukraine.
#Deportations Cases of parents being separated from their children reported. Possibly to be sent for illegal adoption to Russian families.
#InofrmationWarfare Russia special services are planning terrorist attacks on its territory, mining and blowing up residential buildings, hospitals and schools to incite anti-Ukrainian hysteria; missile and bomb strikes on Belgorod/Crimea,-- Main Intelligence Directorate, Ukraine
#InformationWarfare It is quite possible that these attacks will be presented as a revenge of the Ukrainians for Bucha and Kramatorsk and as a justification for cruelty against the Ukrainian civilian population,” the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Ukraine
#InformationWarfare Russian troll factories are intensifying work on the production of fake comments, hashtags, videos, and narratives. Try entering #Zelensky and see what comes first (at this moment). Now try #WarCrimes. Voila.
#InformationWarfare Job openings for “copywriters of patriotic text” in #Russia. Job descriptions: to talk about the greatness of the country, the heroism of the #Russian soldiers who died in the “special operation”, use hashtags with Z and V. #RussianTrolls
#InformationWarfare The profession "political technologist" existed in the USSR. "Combat propaganda" principles are still being used. More here: medium.com/everyvote/poli…
#InformationWarfare Beware of attempts to change your views. In the nearest future, there will be campaigns to influence the international community about #Ukraine. #Russians, brainwashed, unemployed, fabricate disinformation at mind-blowing speed.
https://twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1513411287992180739
#Economy Ukraine can earn $45 million from destroyed Russian equipment (valuable scrap metal). The weight of all destroyed Russian equipment as of April 8: 85K tons. @UnianInfo
#Economy Ukraine suggests the Iranian model of sanctions against Gazprom: Russian gas goes to the EU, but the funds for it will not go to the Russian Federation, but to special deposit accounts so the money does not finance the war. -Deputy Minister of Energy Yaroslav Demchenkov
#Economy The sowing campaign in Ukraine has started in all regions, except for the Lugansk region (due to the heavy Russian shelling.) - the Prime Minister of Ukraine
#International Le Pen says France will leave NATO if she is elected president. Macron won the first round of the presidential election on April 10. The 2nd round is on April 24.
#Nuclear: Ukrainian nuclear agency requested @IAEA should not sit down at the negotiating table & make agreements with the aggressor country; called on the Director-General to remove Russian troops from nuclear facilities, stop shelling, ensure nuclear safety Board of the SNRCU.
#Nuclear Russia seized the #Chornobyl nuclear power plant, nuclear fuel storage, radioactive waste storage, disposal facilities, shelled the radioactive waste storage of the #Kharkiv Radon Institute and the radioactive waste disposal point of the Radon Association branch in Kyiv.
#Nuclear Russia also seized the industrial site of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which houses 7 nuclear facilities; shelled medical institutions, civilian industrial enterprises, research institutions w/radionuclide sources of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials
#Nuclear Russia systematically shells the research nuclear installation "Neutron source"in #Kharkiv; violates the international law, nuclear and radiation safety requirements, including the principles of the UN Charter, IAEA Charter, the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 etc
#Russia: News from #Mordor. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: transportation delivering weapons to Ukraine is "legitimate military targets for the Russian Federation."
#Russia 100+ seriously wounded Russian soldiers brought to hospitals in St. Petersburg, many with severed limbs. -- Ukrainian intelligence
#Russia transfers "volunteers" to Ukraine. Russia introduced an increased level of terrorist threat in the regions bordering Ukraine for the unhindered transfer of troops.--The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
#Russia A battalion was formed in the Leningrad region - 400 people with military experience. Servicemen refusing to go to war in Ukraine receive such stamps: "Tendencies for betrayal, lies, receipt."
#Russia News from #Mordor. Highlights of #Putin's speech: Putin, at the meeting w/Lukashenko: the war is going according to plan; “Many say that the US is ready to fight to the last Ukrainian, and that’s the way it is”; Russia, Ukraine & Belarus are a “triune people”[?!]
#Russia News from #Mordor. #Lukashenko, at the meeting w/#Putin: #Bucha is a “special operation of the British.”
"It's time for the US to return to the recent past and remember the leader who wanted to change the world - we won then."
"It's time for the US to return to the recent past and remember the leader who wanted to change the world - we won then."
#Russia. Condom manufacturers Durex and Contex are leaving Russia.
#Mariupol Russian army forces today are several times higher than the Ukrainian forces. The humanitarian situation is difficult. Representatives of the pro-Russian Opposition Platform for Life helped Russia w/aritllery fire targeting. -- Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boychenko
#Mariupol 100K+ in the city, 60K in settlements around the city still await evacuation. Units of the 36th Marine Brigade broke through to join the Azov regiment, providing significant reinforcements. The defense is seriously strengthened.--Arestovich
#Mariupol. #Zelenskyy & the Army are looking for an opportunity to help Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol but they cannot publicly announce their plans so as not to inform the enemy.--Mykhailo Podolyak.
#Mariupol Information about the #ChemicalWeapons is being checked. The use of phosphorus munitions possible. The risk of using chemical weapons against Ukraine remains high.--Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar
#Mariupol Residents of the suburbs complained of feeling ill after the spread of a poisonous substance dropped from a drone and spread by the wind. Samples not possilbe. These villages were evacuated.--the mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko.
#Mariupol Russians have 3 plans Russians to dispose of the thousands of bodies: 1. mass graves. 2. mobile crematoriums 3. a large crematorium in Khartsyzsk. The bodies being taken out of the city streets to special storage warehouses now.--The mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko.
#Mariupol After cleaning the city from corpses, the Russians will hold a “victory parade” on May 9. The organizer is the collaborationist Konstantin Ivashchenko, self-proclaimed "mayor".--the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko.
[other cities report to follow in a bit. two days report takes a long time to put together. thank you for caring and supporting the people of Ukraine.]
#Luhansk region. #Putin demands the complete destruction of #Lysychansk and #Severodonetsk. A Russian serviceman in an intercepted phone conversation:“Putin said: if we don’t do anything before May 10, then everything will be leveled to the ground.” @UnianInfo
#Luhansk region. Russian offensive is slowed down due to prolonged rain. Many settlements left w/o electricity, water, gas, communications by shelling. -- the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Gaidai
#Mykolaiv needs weapons as soon as possible. "Honestly, we need weapons right now... Our people are dying every day... Especially in the East of Ukraine... And the Russians are hitting us with rockets and dropping bombs on us."--Vitaly Kim
#Mykolaiv region. “We have collected the corpses of Russian soldiers, placed them in refrigerators and sent them to the north of the country. To date, we have almost removed Russian corpses from our territory. We cannot remove them from the line of attack" -Vitaly Kim
#Kherson “The Russians understand that Ukrainian army can launch an offensive and they will have to retreat at any moment but it is difficult there." --Mikhail Samus, an expert at the Center for Army Research, Conversion and Disarmament.
#Irpen The mayor of Irpin, Alexander Markushin, received threats and offers to cooperate with Russians. "They failed to take Irpen and cannot take Mariupol, resorting to intimidation, bribery and chemical weapons. This is agony & the understanding of imminent defeat.”
#Kharkiv Russia shelled residential areas. 4 killed, 10 injured. Residents of Lozovaya and Barvenkovo are being asked to evacuate because of the likelihood of hostilities in the area.
#Odesa The Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea inflicted very serious damage on a Russian cruiser. --The head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Maxim Marchenko
#Chernihiv More than 20 crimes against cultural heritage recorded since February 24. The youth center, museums, libraries and churches were damaged.--Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko
[this is it for today. i have more about #Kyiv region (Bucha, Makarov, etc) on genocide and war crimes; but they keep discovering the evidence so will report more later. Demand your governments to send weapons to Ukraine. #SlavaUkrainii]
50th day of this horror. More air strikes, more civilians killed in Luhansk region; air raid all over Ukraine; a village in Kherson region occupied by Russians. Detailed report tomorrow. Heading to Moldova. #СлаваУкраїні
#Eyewitness story. An artist who fled #Kyiv and the good people of #Belgium: heart-warming stories like these give me hope. zarinazabrisky.medium.com/dont-look-69d5…
April 15th, report for the last 24 hours. [Just made it to Chisinau, Moldova. Met a local journalist on the plane, who told me a lot of inside details on Transnistria, the separatists, Kremlin propaganda and influence wars in Moldova. An Airbnb host told me people are scared.]
#Military Russian troops are now amassing in Donbas in preparation for an offensive. A total of 65 combat-ready battalion tactical groups. Some of the units that left the Kyiv region recently to Russia and Belarus for resupply and reinforcements will also arrive in Donbas.
#Military. Russia's immediate goal is to encircle 44,000 Ukrainian troops in a full-scale battle for Donbas and take it back. The East represents "the most difficult situation" for the Ukrainian Army but "that is where our most powerful units are concentrated." -#Zelensky
#Military. The threat of missile strikes remains throughout Ukraine. In the #Kharkiv region, in addition to shelling, the Russian Army is gathering troops. Formation of medical support, provisions. Preparations are underway for active actions to move deep.- Deputy MOD Anna Malyar
#Military. #Russia will try to use the territories of #Belarus and #Moldova (#Transnistria) for escalation. Ukrainian Army is ready for all scenarios. - Deputy MOD Anna Malyar
[#Moldova #Transnistria. I will write do my onsite reporting from here tomorrow but here is an interesting thread:
https://twitter.com/ruslantrad/status/1514995942625316877
#Military Moscow sent a series of warnings to the Biden administration, including a formal diplomatic protest, demanding a halt to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. These weapons could strike Russian territory or lead to unspecified "unpredictable consequences."--the NYT.
#Military The first flight with new military assistance from the US will arrive in Ukraine in the next 24 hours.-CNN
#International: #Russia threatens with nuclear weapons if Sweden and Finland join NATO. “In this case, there will be no talk of any non-nuclear status of the Baltic - the balance must be restored,” - Medvedev
#Interantional: Lithuania reacted to Russia's nuclear threat: the threats sound "odd"; Russia already keeps weapons 100 km from the border with Lithuania in Kaliningrad. --the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte
#InformationWarfare Russians altered the post of the head of the Mykolayiv administration Vitaliy Kim:“It turns out that German tanks will again move on Ukrainian soil, shoot at Russian tanks, omitting [only the swastika is on Russian tanks; the invaders are Russians.]
#Luhansk region. The Russians are strengthening their positions near #Severodonetsk and are accumulating aircraft near the border. -the General Staff. Russian troops shelled houses and infrastructure 24 times over the past day. 2 killed, 2 injured--Serhiy Gaidai.
#Donetsk region. 2 more children injured in the explosion in Kramatorsk died in the hospital. -- the Prosecutor General's Office. In a school in the occupied territory, teachers refused to work under the orders of the Russian military.--head of the Donetsk Military Administration
#Donetsk region. “We will not participate in this circus”: school teachers in the occupied Donbas settlement refused to return to work under the Russian regime.
#Kharkiv Russian shelling killed 7 today, including a 7-month-old baby. 34 injured, including 3 children.
"I ask you, residents of Kharkiv, not to be on the streets now unless absolutely necessary," Oleg Sinegubov, chairman of the Kharkiv OVA
"I ask you, residents of Kharkiv, not to be on the streets now unless absolutely necessary," Oleg Sinegubov, chairman of the Kharkiv OVA
#Kharkiv region. During the full-scale invasion of Russia, 503 civilians killed, incl. 24 children. Today, Russians inflicted 34 strikes with MLRS and artillery today--Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration
#Kharkiv region. The Izyum direction remains difficult, fighting continues. The MTR blew up the bridge with Russian equipment heading to Izyum. -Sinegubov
On April 14, the invaders fired on evacuation buses. 7 civilans killed, 27 civilians injured.
On April 14, the invaders fired on evacuation buses. 7 civilans killed, 27 civilians injured.
#Kharkiv Nine cemeteries and the Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarianism damaged due to the shelling.
Tombstones have been damaged and destroyed.-- the Department of Housing and Public Utilities of Kharkiv
Tombstones have been damaged and destroyed.-- the Department of Housing and Public Utilities of Kharkiv
#Kherson region. In Skadovsk, Russian military removed the Ukrainian flags from the city council building and hung up the Russian flags. "City Council will not cooperate with the occupiers, so from today not a single employee will work under an enemy flag," the mayor of the city
#Kherson region. More than a month the city/region remain under occupation. The region is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Kidnappings of activists with a pro-Ukrainian stance continue.
#Mykolaiv 15 - wounded, 5 - dead as the result of the daytime bombardment of residential areas with cluster shells.-- the head of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration Vitaly Kim.
#Mykolaiv No centralized water supply for 3 days. People run out of stored water. All bottled drinking water in stores sold out. People line up near springs. Many come to the river and collect water for technical needs.
#Odesa "The situation in the Black Sea zone remains tense. After the devastating defeat on the ship, the Russians are looking for a way to take revenge, strengthening air reconnaissance, intensifying missile attacks, sabotage and propaganda activities,"officer Vladislav Nazarenko
#Mariupol Part of the 36th Marine Brigade was captured trying to break through to the Azov regiment. In general, the breakthrough operation was successful. The military has already regrouped and is ready to continue to carry out combat missions. - Arestovich
#Mariupol "The enemy cannot take Mariupol. They can seize the land on which it stood, but the city is no more. Mariupol has been razed to the ground by Russia," the governor of the Donetsk region Kirilenko
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#Mariupol 95% of all buildings in Mariupol are destroyed. There may be tens of thousands of dead in the city. Russians burn Ukrainians in mobile crematoria
Vladimir Zelensky spoke about the disaster in Mariupol: bit.ly/3rrilJI
Vladimir Zelensky spoke about the disaster in Mariupol: bit.ly/3rrilJI
#Mariupol Russian troops began the process of exhuming the bodies previously buried in the courtyards of residential buildings. They forbid the burial of people. In each yard, a caretaker does not allow this. The bodies' destination is unknown.-the City Council of Mariupol.
[I will report on Kyiv region and Chernihiv in a few hours. No new developments there: mines, more crimes uncovered, restoration work and Russian threats. Some fire in Chernihiv region. Sleep break.]
[ps. In case you missed it, here is my report from the Ukrainian refugees center in Leuven, Belgium.] zarinazabrisky.medium.com/dont-look-69d5…
April 16. Russia takes revenge for the ship that went to hell. #Kyiv, #Lviv: explosions reported. In Kyiv, the Darnitsky district is hit. Rescuers are at work. Details TBC--Mayor Klichko
#Military In retaliation, Russia launched a missile attack on a plant that manufactured components for Neptune anti-ship rockets. Neptune missile sent the Russian military ship to the bottom of the Black Sea. - Ukroboronprom
#Military. #russianship The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Osipov, personally checked the ability of the #Moskva to repel missile strikes. Osipov was arrested by people in civilian clothes. His adjutant was severely beaten.- @UnianInfo
#Moskva cruiser provided air defense for the #Russians and served as an "umbrella" for the paratroopers. The landing is now extremely complicated. The flagship provided air defense.-- Aleksey Arestovich, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office.
#Moskva The Russians lost two key naval facilities - "Saratov" and "Moscow". Therefore, perhaps Russia will reconsider its position in the Black Sea. --British intelligence
#Moskva There are reports about two nuclear warheads for cruise missiles on the ship that sunk-- the chief editor of BlackSeaNews Andrey Klimenko. Pentagon does not confirm this information; believes #Moskwa did not have nuclear weapons on board.
#Moskva The death of the captain Anton Kuprin reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The official statement says that the captain died "during an explosion and fire." The Ministry of Defense was "shocked by this sad news."
#Moskva The #Kremlin still didn't provide information about the crew. Meanwhile, in #Ukraine, the postal stamp "Russian ship, go f*** yourself" was sold out in hours. The lines were longer than for new iPhones. Earlier, there was an open contest for the stamp design.
#NeptuneMissiles St.Petersburg, Putin's birthplace, is cursed by Neptune. The founder of the city, Peter the Great, angered the God of Seas by depicting him surrendering the trident, a symbol of his power, to a Russian tsar. Ukraine's coat of arms is a trident. Wait for the storm
[Above is a fun fact. It is not reported by the NYT, CNN or Unian Info. Don't ask me for the reference ;) ]
#Kyiv region. The Russian Ministry of Defense threatened to shell government buildings. #Zelenskyy: we take these provocative statements seriously; it is about human lives but we are not afraid of the threats. We must respond to all the steps that threaten us.
#Kyiv region. Russians turned #Bucha into ruins. 403 killed, 16 missing, the bodies of 163 dead identified. 22 multi-storey buildings destroyed. 243 private houses destroyed completely. --Lyudmila Denisova, ombudsman
#Bucha 73 bodies raised from a mass grave near the Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.--Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk. The head of the Polish Parliament, Thomas Grodzsky, after visiting Bucha, said that he was struck by the heavy smell of decomposing dead bodies.
#Bucha 85% of the bodies have bullet wounds. "A deliberate murder." The bodies are taken out from individual burials in gardens, parks, yards, as well as from mass graves.- the mayor Anatoly Fedoruk
#Borodyanka A statue of the Archangel Michael miraculously survived but the cross fell from the angel's hand. With the other hand, he still holds the sword. Reminder: St. Michael tramples Satan.
#Brovary 6 bodies of civilians, men aged 40 to 50, tortured and shot by the Russians found in a basement in the village of Shevchenkove. Signs of torture, as well as gunshot wounds to the head.
#Kyiv region. Electricity restored in 40,000 houses. [How do they do it? I read reports of the maintenance crews working under shelling and fire since day one. True heroes.]
[Now will go to Chisnau to work on the report. My fist visit here, I wish it were under different circumstances. The view from the window. It is really quiet. Not a sound…]
[End of the day April 16. Stories/reports of Chisinau are on the way. Will only sum up the main events of the day and more tomorrow morning.]
#Mariupol The residents can get food for their labor service, clearing the rubble. "Putin, a faithful follower of Hitler and Stalin, is realizing his perverted dreams in Mariupol. Genocide, crematoria, ghettos, and now the Gulag."-- the City Council
#Mariupol More than 100,000 civilians suffer from a lack of food, water and heating. "This is a catastrophic situation: people are dying of hunger,"--the head of the UN World Food Program (WFP) David Beasley
#Mariupol The global food shortage caused by the war could cause mass migration that surpasses the times of World War II. --the head of the UN World Food Program (WFP) David Beasley
#Mariupol A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman alleged that Russian troops had surrounded about 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers near the Azovstal plant and that “their only chance to save their lives is to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender.” Needs verification.
#Luhansk region. As a result of shelling, 1 dead, 3 wounded, gas pipelines in Severodonetsk and Lysychansk broken. The Russian army opened fire on Severodonetsk, Lysychansk and Kremennaya. Severodonetsk destroyed by 70%. --The head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai
This is it for tonight but here is an upbeat video from a refugee camp in Chisinau.
April 17, 53rd day. A report of the main events for today.
#HumanitarianCrisis 1.4 mn in eastern Ukraine w/o access to water; 4.6 mn limited access, especially in #Donbas. 340K will lose access if the reservoir in Gorlovka dries up. Donetsk, Makiivka: water provided every few days. Outbreaks of infectious diseases possible. -- UNICEF.
#HumanitarianCrisis: #Mykolaiv is w/o water for 5 days. The most critical situation: Mariupol. Tens of thousands use "dirty springs as they search for any water they can find." This can trigger epidemics, "including cholera, diarrhea, skin infections, deadly infections.- UNICEF
#Mariupol “The only thing that the Russians succeed in is destroying Mariupol completely.” -- the city council of Mariupol commented on the statements of the Russian Federation that they allegedly took control of the city, except for Azovstal.
#Mariupol. A 4 y.o. Alice has been living in a bunker under the Azovstal plant for a month and a half in the besieged city. Her mother is a military doctor and provides medical help to the Azov fighters, marines, border guards and civilians.
#Kharkiv At least 5 killed, 20 wounded by Russian shelling of Kharkiv, today --the regional military administration
#Kharkiv region #Izyum Russians began forced mobilization of men due to a lack of human resources. The Ukrainian military liberated Bazalievka, Lebyazhye and part of Kutuzovka in the Kharkiv region. - General Staff
#Zaporizhzhia Russians abducted the 16-y.o. son of the head of the regional administration Oleg Buryak from the evacuation convoy from Melitopol to Zaporizhzhia. “My son was kidnapped. I appeal to the European community, to all mankind - help me. Let the whole world know."
#Kherson The Russian military prepare a provocation with the shelling. GRADs are being deployed in the area in order to hit Kherson and blame the Ukrainian army. (The reason to "save" the city by holding a separatist referendum)-the speaker of the Odesa military admin, Bratchuk.
#Donbas The Russians are preparing for the decisive battle and want to win at least some kind of victory by (Orthodox) Easter (April 24),--the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov
#Luhansk Critical situation in Popasna. The city resembles Mariupol, it's a ruin. The same scenario: They didn't capture it, they destroyed it. Every day, day and night, Popasnaya is under enemy fire and littered with Russian corpses. - The head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai
#Military The Russian army is preparing a landing naval operation in Ukraine. "The units of the 810th and 155th separate brigades of the Marine Corps are being prepared for a naval landing operation. The information is being specified," --the General Staff
#Military The movement of Russian units to the territory of Ukraine from the Kursk, Bryansk and Voronezh regions continues. -General Staff
This is it for April 17. A major battle is upon us. A few photos from the shelter in Chisinau’s
April 18. An important day. We just entered a new stage of the war, according to most experts and the briefings. Slava Ukraini and here is to Ukraine's victory, Putin's defeat, and then peace and healing. On we go--
#Military #Donbas Right now there is a battle going on all along the front line in #Donbas. Russian troops attempt to break through in the direction of Sloviansk while launching rocket attacks on Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv, Mykoliav and other cities.
#Military #Donbas Russians have two deadlines: 24th of April, the Orthodox Easter, and 9th of May, celebrated in Russia as Victory Day over Nazi Germany. Their goal is to capture the #Donetsk and #Luhansk regions by Easter, and advance in other directions.
#Military National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Secretary Oleksiy Danilov confirmed the start of a new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Russians increased the number of missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian cities by more than 1.5 times.--The Ministry of Defense
#Military Since the end of last week, Russia has deployed 11 battalion tactical groups to its forces in eastern and southern Ukraine, said a US Department of Defense official.--CNN
#Military The Russians use the "information alibi" tactic. The Russian MOD "warned" about a "provocation of the Kyiv regime": "the shelling of Orthodox churches on Easter night by nationalists" in Zaporizhzhia; Mykolaiv; Odesa; Sumy; Kharkiv. Kramatorsk deja vu.
#Lviv This morning, due to shelling 11 wounded, including a 3-year-old Artyom whose mother brought him to Lviv from Kharkiv, fleeing the war. He lost a part of a finger. The shock wave shattered the windows in the hotel where the evacuated Ukrainians live. -the mayor
#Kharkiv region. 13 civilians killed as a result of shelling today,-- the police. As a result of the shelling, one of the shells hit a playground near a residential building. Another hit a Russian-language school. Liberators of the Russophones.
#Izyum #Kharkiv region. Ukrainian Army liberated a number of settlements. Russian army will try to develop an offensive to the east from these areas.--the speaker of the Ministry of Defense Alexander Motuzyanyk.
#Zaporizhzhia Kidnapping continues. The Russians abducted the head of the Kirillov settlement. Russians shelled Gulyaipole with phosphorus bombs.--Zaporizhia Regional State Administration
#Luhansk region The Russians opened fire on the cars with civilians trying to leave Kremennaya, 4 dead, 1 wounded. Medics cannot reach her because of the endless shelling and street fighting. Serhiy Gaidai, head of the Luhansk OVA
#Luhansk region. It is impossible to verify who is in control of Kremennaya. Many parties report contradicting information at this moment. The Russian army shelled Rubizhne and Lysychansk, several houses were damaged, 1 wounded.
#Mykolaiv The city is out of water in for days. The authorities are working to restore the centralized water supply, and meanwhile, wells are being opened in the city, industrial water is being delivered to the districts--Mayor Alexander Senkevich
#Mykolaiv region. Ukrainian army defeated a convoy of Russian equipment, including the command and staff vehicles, at the moment when the Russians took the villagers for interrogation and threatened to shoot everyone if they did not say who was correcting the fire for Ukrainians.
#Mariupol No doctors left in the city. The humanitarian crisis is even worse. No connection. 4 filtration camps around the city, w/residents held before deportation to Russia. About 22K dead. --Adviser to the Mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko
#Mariupol: Ukrainian military still defending the city pleads for heavy weapons supplies and asks to evacuate about 1,000 civilians. "Give us anti-tank and other heavy weapons, and we will fight to the last drop of blood."
#Bucha Every fifth resident of those remaining in the occupied city was killed. Particularly serious crimes were gang rapes and murders of children--Bucha Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk.
#Bucha The Russian military behind atrocities established: the soldiers of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade. Putin just awarded the title of “Guards” to this brigade for the "mass heroism, courage, steadfastness" and "defending the Fatherland, state interests."
#Bucha Navalny's namesake killed in Bucha is the Russian opposition leader's relative.
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#Irpen The temporary crossing over the Irpin River is almost paved.--The mayor of Irpin, Alexander Markushin
#Mykolaiv. More explosions. Details in the morning.--Mykolaiv mayor.
this is all I can say at this point.👇🏼🇺🇦
April 19. 55th day. A decisive battle for the #Donbas in the east of Ukraine. Russians shelled and fired rockets at the cities all over the country, including the south. 5 POW exchanges. The US considers recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
#Military "No matter how the Donbas ends, the Russian army will be exhausted. The offensive will be less decisive than it seems now," --Michael Kofman, head of Russian studies at the CNA Institute. Pentagon: the current activation of Russian troops in the Donbas is a prelude.
#Military Pentagon: Russia now has about 75% of the troops that it deployed before February 24th. In general, the Russian army operates about 78 battalion tactical groups, approximately 600-800 soldiers each.--Ukraine Now. 7 more US planes w/military aid leave for Europe- Reuters
#HumanitarianCrisis More than 6 mn people in Ukraine struggle every day for the opportunity to have drinking water, which is one of the most important human needs.--UNICEF
#Russia claims that the border village of Golovchino in the Belgorod region, Russia, was allegedly shelled from the Ukrainian territory.--Ukraine Now
#Russia Riots of Russian military personnel reported in the Zaporizhzhia region due to the non-payment. "Kadyrovtsy" brutally killed three instigators of the riot.
#Russia #Navalny commented on the murder of his namesake in Bucha: “A completely innocent person was killed by Putin’s executioners because we had the same name... hoping he was a relative. Maybe a relative, there are a lot of Navalnys in that village."
#Navalny: the war "unleashed by a maniac obsessed with nonsense about geopolitics, history... He won't stop on his own. He's addicted to death, war & lies; he needs them to maintain power. Everyone must contribute to stopping this war and removing Putin from power."
#Dnipro The Russians fired at s community in the Dnipropetrovsk region from Grads. - the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military District Valentin Reznichenko #KryvyiRih Massively shelling of the settlements of the Kryvyi Rih region from rocket systems and cannon artillery.
#Luhansk Ukrainian Army repelled 10 attacks in Donbas, destroyed 12 tanks, one artillery system, 28 armored vehicles, a Su-34 aircraft, a Ka-52 helicopter, four UAVs and a cruise missile.
#Luhansk 12 private houses idamaged or destroyed over the past day. Most of the destruction is in Kremennaya. They bolstered the offensive at Rubizhny, Popasny. - the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
#Donetsk region. During the missile attack on #Kramatorsk, 1 killed, 3 injured - Donetsk OVA. 21 attacks on 17 settlements per day. As a result of the strikes, 5 civilians killed and 6 more injured, including one child. The Defense Forces resumed control over the village.
#Kharkiv 5 killed, 17 injured in the Kharkiv region as a result of shelling in a day. "Saltovka, Severnaya Saltovka ... as well as the historical center of Kharkiv..." the head of the OVA said
#Kharkiv region. 4 killed, 14 were injured.-the Office of the Prosecutor General. #Izyum: unconfirmed claims that the Russians used chemical weapons. No official statement from the authorities. Men are forcibly mobilized to fight against Ukraine, - Ombudsman Denisova
#Zaporizhzhia region. Mass abductions of the residents. Currently, 86 hostages released; 69 remain in captivity.
34 representatives of local authorities (24 released), 14 entrepreneurs (6 released), 12 managers(5 released), - 3 lawyers (2 released), - 2 journalists released.
34 representatives of local authorities (24 released), 14 entrepreneurs (6 released), 12 managers(5 released), - 3 lawyers (2 released), - 2 journalists released.
#Melitopol, a captured Ukrainian soldier was taken to the hospital under the escort of the Russian military. He "was tortured and abused so that he tried to cut his veins." Doctors had to operate on him at gunpoint.
#Zaporizhia region. the situation under Pologa escalated. A massive offensive. The flow of temporarily displaced persons from Berdyansk and Melitopol regions has now increased.--Oleksandr Starukh, the head of the Zaporizhia OVA
#Mariupol. There is a lot of information; none is confirmed, verified etc. It is clear that the fighting is ongoing and that it is fierce. About 120K residents are still in town. Some 500 hiding in the underground with the Azov fighters. Will report tomorrow w/ is more clarity.
#EU. #Zelenskyy handed over a completed questionnaire for the status of a candidate for EU membership to the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine. My interview w/prominent Ukrainian thinkers about the Ukrainian identity and the desire to join the EU.euromaidanpress.com/2022/04/19/ukr…
[And with this, I finish my report for today. Tomorrow, I will be talking to @GoldbergRadio at Twitter Space in the evening UK--EU time, will specify the time. Join us!]
April 20. Today's report might be short. I'm interviewing people from Mariupol, Kherson, more. I will be on @GoldbergRadio about the latest tonight at 9 pm London time, join us for TwitterSpace and Q&A. Here is my latest interview, a Volnovakha story: bylinetimes.com/2022/04/20/the…
More about this remarkable family and the inspiring journey of @IAPonomarenko, @KyivIndependent defense journalist. I recommend following both if you are not doing it yet. Plus a mini-travelogue of Chisinau, Moldova. With photos. zarinazabrisky.medium.com/volnovakha-an-…
Join @GoldbergRadio and I tonight at 9 pm London time here:
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[And here is the short report from April 20. I misplaced it (was very tired, and it was past midnight after a full day of interviews.)]
https://twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky/status/1516884443369246721
Here is the recording of our conversation with @bylineradio with @GoldbergRadio--the latest in Ukraine and news from Mordor.
https://twitter.com/BylineTimesPod/status/1517048238917910528
#InformationWarfare: A useful guide. How to speak to the brainwashed and the victims of the Kremlin propaganda. By psychologist Anna Solntseva, translated by Simon Joseph, edits and intro by yours truly. zarinazabrisky.medium.com/speaking-to-br…
April 21. Day 57. #Mariupol is on everyone's mind. An eyewitness story: a young family managed to survive and escape the blockade. The strength, grace, and humanity that will win this war. Please read it. People must know these stories. zarinazabrisky.medium.com/aaf251cfc15c
#Military: #RussianArmy keeps bombing #Ukraine.
Rocket and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure over the entire territory of Ukraine do not stop. In addition to Donetsk and Luhansk, heavy bombings of Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Mykolaiv. --the General Staff
Rocket and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure over the entire territory of Ukraine do not stop. In addition to Donetsk and Luhansk, heavy bombings of Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Mykolaiv. --the General Staff
#Military Ukraine has more tanks on the move than Russia. Ukraine's superiority in tanks (a powerful tool in ground combat) is an important indicator although not a determining factor. --a Pentagon official said on condition of anonymity to the Washington Post.
#Military The Biden administration announced an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, including an additional 144,000 155mm howitzer artillery shells and a new brand of drone specifically designed for Ukraine's battlefield needs. @UnianInfo
#Kharkiv 1929 residential buildings destroyed. 30% of residents left. The mayor asked the residents of areas that are constantly under shelling to evacuate. The invaders destroyed two markets and continue to shell residential areas.-- the mayor Igor Terekhov.
#Luhansk Not a single surviving food warehouse is left in Severodonetsk. People get food exclusively from humanitarian aid. In Rubizhne and Novodruzhesk, the invaders destroyed 5 private houses. - the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
#Luhansk The invaders control about 50% of Popasna, there are constant battles in the city. More than 100 dead since the start of the war. 2.5K residents left. Russians deport residents to Pervomaisk.
-- the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
-- the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
@luhansk #Popasna Street fighting goes on non-stop, people live in bomb shelters, and they have no opportunity to go outside because of the density of shelling. All houses destroyed. Only military doctors can provide medical assistance.-- Gaidai
#Mariupol Russian tanks marked "V" discovered and burned. The units that committed atrocities in #Bucha transferred to the city. Previously, they used "Z"-marked tanks." -- Azov.
#Mariupol The Russians are bombing and shelling the territory of Azovstal, despite Putin's statement about his alleged "refusal to storm" the plant. Fights by the tram depot, at a considerable distance from the territory of "Azovstal" - the adviser to the mayor Andryushchenko.
#Mariupol #Mangush The satellite recorded a mass grave in the Russian-occupied village #Mangush 20 km from the city. A trench is more than 300 meters long.
According to satellite images, a dug trench appeared here at the end of March. Possibly, 3-9K residents.
According to satellite images, a dug trench appeared here at the end of March. Possibly, 3-9K residents.
#Mariupol New trenches were dug by the invaders and filled with corpses every day throughout April. Sources report that in such graves the bodies were laid out in several layers. --the Mariupol City Council
#Zaporizhzhia The Russian occupiers launched two rocket attacks around 13:00. 8 injured.--the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Starukh.Reports of damage to the train "Zaporizhzhia - Lviv." Several buses with 76 evacuees from Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhia.
#Dnipro In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the railway infrastructure was shelled, 5 injured--the governor Reznichenko
#Mykolaiv region. About 20 villages occupied. 15 - wounded, 5 - dead - after the daytime bombardment with cluster shells in Mykolaiv.--Governor of the Mykolaiv OVA Vitaly Kim
#Odesa A pro-Russian center preparing rallies for the USSR was uncovered. Their activities are now stopped.
#Kherson region. The Russians announced the mobilization of males in the occupied territory of the Kherson region. A “referendum” is planned for May 1, May 2-10 - "census". Local residents prohibited from moving between settlements."--The General Staff, the Armed Forces, Ukraine
[This is it for today. A sad day. Hoping for a better one tomorrow. #StandWithUkraine️]
#Mariupol The most heartbreaking interview I've ever conducted. (My ancestors starved to death in the ice-clad Leningrad besieged by the Nazis in 1942, buried in the mass grave. My Ukrainian great-grandmother lost her mind there. I hate the Russian Nazis.) zarinazabrisky.medium.com/mariupol-you-d…
#Breaking #Russian MOD named the tasks of the 2nd stage of the "special operation in #Ukraine:
1. Full control over Donbas
2. A land corridor to the Crimea
3. Control over southern Ukraine, access to Transnistria Moldova
-Russian Major General Rustam Minnekaev
1. Full control over Donbas
2. A land corridor to the Crimea
3. Control over southern Ukraine, access to Transnistria Moldova
-Russian Major General Rustam Minnekaev
#Breaking "Control over the Donbas will provide a land corridor to the Crimea, influence the vital facilities of the Ukrainian [military forces], Black Sea ports through which agricultural and metallurgical products are delivered to [other] countries," - Minnekaev
#Breaking #Military "Control over southern Ukraine is another way to Transnistria, there are also facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population." (Transnistria,"the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic" is a separatist state internationally recognized as part of Moldova)
#Moldova #Transnistria 1,200 Russian "peace-keepers" present in Transnistria. On 15 March 2022, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognized Transnistria as a Moldovan territory occupied by Russia. In April, Russia was reportedly massing troops in Transnistria.
#Breaking "Apparently, we are now at war with the whole world, as it was in the Great Patriotic War, all of Europe, the whole world was against us. It's just the same now, they never liked Russia," Deputy Commander of the Central Military District Minnekaev
#Breaking "The special operation should be "successfully brought to its logical conclusion." All tasks set will be fulfilled. “We didn’t start this war, but we will finish it,” --Central Military District Minnekaev
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