- 'I’ve reported on gun control since 2015. For the first time, I think we’re about to see a political change' | Eric Garcia independent.co.uk/voices/gun-leg…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
A report, seen by The Independent, says the worsening situation in the Donbas, with up to a hundred soldiers being killed a day, is having “a seriously demoralising effect on Ukrainian forces as well as a very real material effect; cases of desertion are growing every week”
The total number of Russian soldiers being held by Ukraine has fallen to 550 from 900 in April after a series of exchanges. Moscow meanwhile has more than 5,600 Ukrainian troops in captivity
- Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr and daughter, #IvankaTrump are scheduled to testify in New York’s civil probe into alleged fraud at their family business from 15 July.
- Meanwhile, a former GOP insider tells The Independent that #DonaldTrump will “lose his mind” when he watches the January 6 committee hearings on the Capitol riot on Thursday evening and realises no one is there to interject on his behalf.
-The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection will hold 6 public hearings.
- The panel’s first hearing will feature a filmmaker who captured footage of a meeting between Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
🔴 A military aircraft has crashed in California’s Imperial County killing four people who were on board, according to reports. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…