2/ #Putin loves symbolism and to leave calling cards.
It's no coincidence that he ordered the murderous strikes on an apartment block and two leisure complexes in #Odesa region with exactly the same delivery as #Kremenchuk - three X-22 missiles fired from Tu-22 strategic bombers.
3/ Now an 18th person has died in the cowardly attack by #Russia on the #Odesa region. Three children are among the dead, another is in a coma.
The main hits were in Belgorod-Dniester region of #Odessa. One missile destroyed a 9-storey residential building.
The information about the oil refinery in #Lysychansk does seem to be a little outdated.
One more small boat was added to #Russia's list of war losses.
A small craft was lost during the last #Ukraine attack on Snake Island and the ensuing evacuation by the Kremlin's forces, along with a Ka-52 helicopter which I wrote about last night.
There were also rocket attacks in #Mykolaiv region overnight.
#Ukraine's authorities there claim #Russia used outlawed cluster munitions again yesterday, while fresh grads already arrived this morning.
This is a video of the scene of one strike on a business in #Nikolaev
Today, the #EU flag has symbolically been installed in #Ukraine's Parliament.
The President of the European Commission @vonderleyen spoke via video link to The Rada. President @ZelenskyyUa pledged to fulfill all requirements to allow🇺🇦 to move from candidate to full 🇪🇺 member
Haunting
This poster recalls being sent to summer kids' camps at #Serhiivka, in #Odesa region, where many died today.
"Instead of children's laughter and fun, just death and ruin... #Russia will take everything if you don't stop them."
There is no hope now of ever knowing the real extent of the campaign of murder by #Russia's army in the southern port city. Crimes, like bodies, are hidden, burned.
#Russia's Foreign Ministry has just said "NATO starts an arms race"
It's unbelievable - having bragged about its new "Sarmat" nuclear capable missile which was tested in April, plus the Zircon from Submarine and the previous triumphant broadcasts of its new hypersonic weapons.
Often trolls write to me about Russia just supporting Donetsk's right to be free
Obviously it's baloney, Russia fomented trouble, while Putin brutally put down Chechnya's Independence bid.
Now no support for Karakalpakstan, huge demos, as it hopes to cede from 🇷🇺ally #Uzbekistan
US Ice Hockey team @NHLFlyers has lost its goal-tender.
Ivan Fedotov was trying to leave #Russia to start his new NHL contract in #Philadelphia when he was detained. Fedotov is suspected of evading the army and has been taken to the military registration and enlistment office.
* WARNING * Graphic video *
I cannot verify this, but it's said to show young victims of the #Odesa bombing.
In the early hours this morning #Russia attacked a resort in #Odessa, killing 20 and injuring many others.
A fire in the mayor's building at #Krasnoyarsk
All employees evacuated the building. Authorities say the blaze broke out in a technical room on the 6th floor.
Although this looks interesting, it doesn't look like obvious sabotage.
Welcome to Sunday morning.
I'm starting early for the daily thread on Day 760 of #Russia's full invasion of its peaceful and sovereign neighbour #Ukraine.
There is a big danger of another missile attack from Russian aircraft. Follow for all the news all day (and night!)
It proved another marathon thread (almost 70 posts) on Saturday with the consequences of the #Kransogorsk terrorist attack dominating the agenda.
Playing catch-up? Click and scroll from the start, right here:
Across #Ukraine, millions are on tenterhooks. Anyone asleep will soon be woken by air alarms, with monitors sensing launches of cruise missiles from #Russian planes.
Meanwhile attack drones are also causing problems. Explosions recently in #Lviv but these seem to be air defence
It's a bleak start to another daily thread.
Friday 22 March, Day 758 of #Rusia's full invasion, begins with an enormous attack on the power sector of the country it illegally invaded.
Large parts of #Ukraine have no power.
#USADelaysUkrainePays
This is the start of the daily🧵
24 hours ago, the day began with missile strikes on #Kyiv, attempting to hit #Ukraine's Intelligence and other key government institutions.
If you missed anything, catch up here with a look through Thursday's thread:
Day 751 of #Russia's full invasion of #Ukraine begins.. and it's Day 4 of the second insurgency inside #Russia since the war began.
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Thursday was another bumper thread.
Russia's western border resembled a civil war zone, Macron admitted he would likely have to send troops within a year and more Russian stuff collpasing.
Catch up by clicking and scrolling through yesterday's thread⬇️
Today we reach another small milestone in the gruesome, illegal and wholly unnecessary war launched by #Russia in #Ukraine.
It's Day 750 of the 3-day "operation" to capture #Kyiv.
Welcome to Thursday's daily thread with all the news you need in one place, updated all day long💪
And here's the chance to look back at yesterday's news. Wednesday saw more oil problems for #Russia, which took revenge by beating another political opponent and hitting #Ukraine tower blocks.
Plus ca change😡
I'll start by reminding you of the daily reality for almost all those living in #Ukraine. Virtually the whole country is under another air raid and has been since just before 8.30 local time.
Yet offices, shops, schools and life continues no matter how #Russia tries to stop it.
It's THE daily thread, the original and most reliable update on anything important happening in #Ukraine or to do with #Russia's abominable war on its neighbour.
I'll try get this correct today... It is Wednesday! It's 13 March and that makes it Day 749 of the invasion.
Read on!
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