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Apr 23 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
#Ukraine Invasion Update Thread:

The #Kremlin continues to falsely blame Ukrainian forces for planning or conducting “provocations” in areas where #Russian forces intend to commit or have already committed atrocities. 1/4
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#Ukraine Invasion Update Thread:

#Russian officials claimed on April 15 that Ukraine plans to attack the Lozova train station. Russian forces conducted a missile attack on a refugee-filled train station in #Kramatorsk and blamed Ukraine on April 8. 2/4
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#Ukraine Invasion Update Thread:

The #Russian proxy Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) claimed on April 15 that Ukrainian special forces intended to stage a terror attack on an April 16 rally in the city of #Luhansk. No such attack took place. 3/4
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#Ukraine Invasion Update Thread:

#Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed on April 19 that Ukrainian forces were planning attacks on civilians across Ukraine including #Odesa. No fighting has taken place in Odesa since Russia invaded on February 24. 4/4
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#Kyiv Update:

#Ukrainian forces conducted several local counterattacks around Kyiv, in northeastern Ukraine, and toward #Kherson on March 31, successfully pressuring #Russian forces and seeking to disrupt ongoing Russian troop rotations.
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The Kremlin used the #COVID19 pandemic to expand its societal control tools. The Kremlin seeks to expand its ability to control Russia's population as President Putin increasingly relies on authoritarian measures to preserve his rule. THREAD 1/13 bit.ly/3isipTo
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Jun 3, 2020
Reuters allowed the Kremlin-run TASS news agency to join Reuters Connect. The Kremlin might use this access to spread its false narratives among Western audiences under the veneer of objective reporting- a campaign ISW has tracked in detail. bit.ly/2NvzPRy THREAD 1/11
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