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:
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.
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.
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.
#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 😢
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?
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.
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.
#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
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.
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
Day 1233 of a war that's the biggest threat to the future stability of the lives of every person reading this.
The root cause is extremist, imperialist and anti-democratic forces being allowed to wage war unchecked. Ukraine in the firing line today, but who's next? Here's the🧵
Another very difficult night for Ukraine, especially Kyiv, with more deaths now confirmed in the capital.
It was a second successive very long and loud night for many. To bring yourself up to date on all yesterday's news, click the link:
First breaking news this morning from Kyiv, where a man has been shot dead in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital.
It's now been confirmed that the victim is a colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine.
The gunman used fired from a gun with a silencer and fled in a SUV.
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I've literally just finished Friday's thread, with an extraordinary flurry of late news from inside Russia rounding off another bumper thread, stretching to 60 posts.
A late start to today's thread on Day 1216 of Russia's war of choice, after another late finish due to the latest murderous attack on civilians by Putin's horde.
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Kyiv was again the target overnight, details at the end of yesterday's thread.
But a lot of important and interesting stories Sunday, including how the animal kingdom took revenge on one traitor, but more pain for Ukraine as a training ground is again hit
Zelenskyy is visiting my shores today, speaking with Sir Keir Starmer to discuss joint defence protection, which will probably see an agreement on manufacturing.
Ukraine's leader points out the hypocrisy of Russia, condemning the US strikes in Iran then hours later hitting Kyiv
Russia displayed outright Nazism + Fascism on Friday.
From killing in Ukraine, more utterings from the war-criminal in chief, to locking up young women and taking legal action against small independent new sites.