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Jul 3, 2022 40 tweets 37 min read Read on X
Day 131 of #Russia's unprovoked war on #Ukraine.
In total though it's 8 years, 4 months - more than twice as long as WW1 and 2 years longer than WWII.

All the news, events and analysis as it happens, updated in real time right here in the daily thread, so scroll below!
Yesterday saw many civilian lives lost as Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles on eastern regions.

6 died in #Sloviansk, civilian buildings struck in #Kramatorsk and, as it only just made Sunday's thread, a repost of 🇷🇺 hitting a hospital in #Sumy

Three days ago I broke the news about @NHLFlyers losing a player - Ivan Fedotov arrested as he attempted to go to the States.

I can now confirm the Finnish born ice hockey star is in Severomorsk, #Murmansk to start his military service on Novaya Zemlya

On their way to #Ukraine, four Mi-17 helicopters.

The attack choppers have been given by #Slovakia and are already on the move.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Since the very first days, the patriotic #Ukraine resistance movement seems to have been most active in #Melitopol'

Yet more posters appear in the town highlighting collaborators.

#SaveUkraine #StopRussia
Late on yesterday's thread I posted this spectacular video of #Ukraine hitting a factory in #Snizhne/#Snezhnoe in occupied #Donetsk region (view 1'06")

It's the Khimmash plant, the second time in just over a week Ukraine has targeted it - see this tweet:
American M142 HIMARS in action.
12 missiles launched towards #Russia's positions, presumably in east #Ukraine, but location obviously secret.

Credit: TG bochkala_war (exclusive)
Nice to see America's 4th of July gifts to #Ukraine being put to good use.

Happy Fourth to all my followers stateside (in a few hours for you guys anyway!)🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
More Resistance efforts spotted in occupied #Kherson.

"A good Orc is a dead Orc"
and "Death to the Occupants"

#SlavaUkraini #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Here's the British Intelligence update for Monday.

As well as the problems mentioned here for #Ukraine's food production, it should also be remembered that a lot of land is simply unsafe with threat of mines where #Russia's army has been.
Heavier losses for #Russia than in recent days among personnel. This probably reflects the close combat fighting in #Donbas as well as the strikes on Russian command posts with HIMARS systems.

(#Ukraine's estimates may be exaggerated)
This was the scene earlier this morning overlooking the #Sloviansk-#Bakhmut highway. Both these places you will likely here a lot more of in the next few weeks.

#Bakhmut does seem to be the next big target for #Russia's horde of war criminals.
Big fire in #Donetsk this morning as #Ukraine looks to have hit a big factory in the occupied city.

This is the DonPlastAvtomat plant in the Kievsky district of Donetsk. The smoke can be seen all over the city.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Here are some photos of the smoke hanging over #Donetsk right now.
Three of these snaps showing the Donbas Arena, former home to @FCShakhtar

#SaveUkraine #StopRussia
Still in #Donetsk, other explosions reported.
Local media in the occupied city say #Ukraine artillery attacked the area of the old chamber of commerce in the occupied city.

#StandWithUkraine️ #RussiaIsATerroristState
In #Kharkiv yet another school was destroyed by the war criminals.

#Russia struck here shortly after 04:00
No casualties - emergency services work at the scene.

#Kharkov #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
The Pope has said he would like to visit Kyiv and Moscow. The visit could happen at the end of this month.
#UK likely to hand over to #Ukraine seized Russian assets.

theguardian.com/world/2022/jul…
#WarCrime again if true, but could be difficult to prove.
Horrible allegations and stories in every single city, town and village where #Russia's "peacekeepers" visit in #Ukraine. There must be 100s more untold 😢

#Ukraine claims the 🇺🇦 flag is flying again over #SnakeIsland.

Spokeswoman for the Southern Defence Force, Nataliia Humeniuk told journalists the news, but no explanation how they got it there and no photos yet - surely it's the first thing they'd do?

pravda.com.ua/news/2022/07/4…
A news crew with @FRANCE24 came under attack while filming in #Donetsk region.

I've edited the full report to show the moment rockets landed as they interviewed a local man.

#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine
Finally some stubborn residents of #Sloviansk are grudgingly evacuating the city.

Having seen the death and destruction when #Russia's army made it to #Lysychansk and #Severodonetsk, most civilians seem to be leaving.

I've edited this report from FreedomUA channel.
⚡️Breaking⚡️

Exclusive - British Prisoner of War, Aiden Aislin @cossackgundi HAS now filed an appeal

Last month he was sentenced to death in the puppet "Donetsk republic" on charges of being a mercenary, despite all evidence he was a regular member of Ukraine's army.
A piece of land by the British Embassy in #Moscow is to be renamed "in honour of the 'Luhansk People's Republic'."

Recently the U.S. found its' embassy in the Russian capital was reassigned 1 'Donetsk People's Republic' Square.

UK/US united against fascism, annoying #Russia
More on @NHLFlyers ice hockey player Ivan Fedotov.

His lawyer claims he's sick with stress and in hospital after his arrest for avoiding national service.

But 🇷🇺 News agency reports say he's in the training unit of the Russian Navy, not the Northern Fleet as originally planned.
What goes through some people's minds?

On the #Odesa coastline there have been at least 3 times when swimmers hit mines which exploded.
So now #Odessa's authorities put fences up to protect citizens.
#Ukraine #EmptyHead
I brought you an example of #HIMARS in action at the start of yesterday's thread, and now here's another example.

This time in #Zaporizhzhia region. You really understand how they get their name with such high mobility.
Game changer?
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
All pretence now dropped in #Kherson region by the illegal invaders.

#Russia has of course appointed a Russian to head the region. Sergey Eliseev was previously Deputy Head of Kaliningrad.

It may also show the lack of #Ukraine officials willing to collaborate with the occupiers
Explosion in central #Donetsk filmed a few minutes ago by Russia's army channel.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
Four people said to have been injured after the explosion and subsequent fire at the Railway Market in #Donetsk city in occupied #Ukraine.
Central #Donetsk, occupied #Ukraine

Looking at the original impact of the missile which caused the fire at the railway market, it would appear that fuel stores may have been hit.

Unknown whether the tracks themselves have been damaged.
Also damage to buildings in #Yasynuvata (#Yasinovataya), about 5km away from the centre of #Donetsk.

#StandWithUkraine
#Donetsk authorities report at least 30 rockets landing in the city.

Here, north west of the city centre, listen to the sound of incessant explosions at Prospekt Kievsky 68. Nothing obvious on Google maps, but by the sound of it a good chance ammo was stored here?
#SaveUkraine
#RussiaOnFire

This time in #Taganrog, not too far from the #Ukraine border.

Another self inflicted problem. This time a Russian drone fell from the sky on to this two-storey residential building.

Try not to laugh!

#StopRussia
+1 Major of #Russia's army has reportedly been denazified by #Ukraine.

Major Nikolay Balyatyn has joined the Cargo200.

m.vk.com/wall402040971_…
This is a mad 🇷🇺story. Takhir Sozaev is Head of a village in Kabardino-Balkaria region.

He's alleged to have banned Russian, forcing villagers to only speak the Karachay-Balkar language.

On 2 July he was arrested for extremist activities.
Y'day the Council building caught fire!
#Donetsk still burns tonight.
The Russian controlled admin says 3 people were killed and 27 civilians injured in the shelling of the city.

Most of the damage came close to the railway station where the attached market was totally destroyed.
Credible reports tonight that #Russia is only 5 miles (8km) from reaching #Sloviansk.
For all Ukrainians this is a big psychological city, having been taken back from Russia 8 years ago. It will be tough to defend again along with its twin city #Kramatorsk.

#StandWithUkraine
Clarification now from #Ukraine's army based in #Odesa/#Odessa about #SnakeIsland

Some fake photos were doing the rounds.
Now the press spokeswoman says the flag was dropped on to the island by helicopter, but it was not raised or installed there.

Partisans in #Kherson have uncovered more collaborators.

Local MP Serhiy Khlan reports this on his FB page.
"Local traitors supplied them with information (names) These informants have been exposed... Resistance is growing, payback is near

facebook.com/photo/?fbid=53…

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