#Kharkiv was attacked again overnight - the city and the region.
Two multi storey apartment blocks suffered damage from shelling as well as #Chuhuiv and numerous other villages.
Police report no injuries and released these photos of helping locals. #StopRussia
"For #Vinnytsia Day 4" - the message scrawled on #Ukraine's Air Force missiles.
They claim in the last 24 hours they've killed at least 35 Russian soldiers at a command and observation post of a company, a platoon base and 2 dozen pieces of equipment.
The General Staff said they had struck in NK with HIMARS, but there was no evidence. I think this is a new video (Novaya Kakhovka was also hit last week)
Formerly known as #Dzerzhynsk (still the name in Russian), it looks as though it's been shelled as smoke rises. #StandWithUkraine
After a relatively quiet frontline for a couple of days, there's little change to the total losses suffered by #Russia's army.
However, #Ukraine still estimates 150 soldiers killed y'day. It looks as though the death of 40,000 regular troops will be reached around 30-31 July
Very distressing for his family - video of the latest British Prisoner of War. It's impossible to know if this was under coercion, which is a #WarCrime
John Harding pleads to the PM to help. It's obviously illegal to execute, or threaten to execute, POWs
250 foreign fighters, 7 armoured vehicles, 12 special vehicles destroyed in one attack on #Kostyantynivka (RU: #Konstantinovka) where 100s still shelter in the sacred Lavra.
10 MLRS + 2 helicopters supposedly hit too.
NO PROOF!!
A little political news from #Ukraine regarding the President's controversial "sackings"
It emerged overnight his action may be unconstitutional; even in Martial Law he's supposed to submit his will to the Parliament.
So now Venediktova & Bakanov miraculously now only 'removed'
The (unholy) head of Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill could've been speaking about himself, supposedly it was about 'the west'
"In our evil age, there are many ways to crush people, deprive them of national identity, their faith and deprive them of a sense of patriotism
Not connected to the war, but interesting news in #Russia
Zalim Kerefov, Vice-rector of an academy which trains Customs Officials, has reportedly killed himself in prison, leaving a suicide note admitting his crimes
He was arrested on suspicion of trafficking the drug mephedrone
In #Mykolaiv a car showroom was wrecked when a missile landed just outside.
OMG Russians are insane!
Yet again pushing the *secret/dangerous/illegal bio-labs
"In Pentagon supervised bio-labs in #Ukraine, there were leaks" says Rada Dep.Chair Irina Yarovaya
"This partly explains the growth of epidemics in Ukraine
* delete as appropriate depending on day
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One of #Russia's Mi-8 helicopters has had an "unorthodox landing" in Gatchina, about 40km south of St Petersburg.
The National Guard chopper is badly damaged but 3 on board survived.
#Russia highly sophisticated army, feared throughout the world, invaded #Ukraine with maps 50 years out of date🤣🤣
#Ukraine Intelligence released a photo of maps they found in the invaders' belongings along with an up to date map showing the differences around #Kharkiv
Revenge is a dish best served from a fridge?
In a film by journalist Irina Shikhman about the parents of a dead soldier from #Russia's Irkutsk region, their fridge has a guarantee sticker written in Ukrainian - highly likely among the goods stolen by the horde.
The Swedish clothing group is selling off stock before leaving. Only 4 months too late - wonder how much they contributed to #Putin's war chest and war crimes before deciding to leave?
More on the #Ukraine fridge which ended up 1000s of km away in #Irkutsk in the family of a dead Russian soldier.
Here's the photo evidence and here's the link for the full video
Russians have destroyed another 5,000 tonnes of grain by hitting a storage warehouses in #Dnipro
Regional Head Valentyn Reznichenko says it happened in the Synelnyki district. "Another blow hit a school. The facade and roof were damaged, more than 50 windows were broken."
Another big hit for #Ukraine in occupied #Kherson region I think.
Spectacular sight in #Beryslav, a small town on the banks of the Dnipro river, close to #NovayaKakhovka.
Locals say it's a Russian base.
The Soviet league is a step closer - no doubt Putin's dream!
#Russia's sports minister has proposed a league for teams from "friendly republics" i.e. all those banned from competing. He also included #Donetsk, #Luhansk and #Kherson in the fantasy.
Some Russian news agencies are reporting that #Siversk has been captures by the invaders.i don't believe that's true from my information. There is still heavy atreet fighting in the city itself.
The #UN says there's no agreement yet for #Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea.
As so often, #Russia gained great PR in 'allowing' food to leave port, but the reality proves different.
Spokesman for the Sec. General, said "little progress had been made on the grain issue."
This was when explosions happened near the Hydro Electric plant in #NovayaKakhovka a little earlier.
Not sure if this is anything of relevance, but given the location thought I'd mention it. It's in Chaplynka near #Kakhovka. Something is burning and armoured vehicles trundle to and fro.
Continuing Putin's attempt to turn the clock back to the time of the Soviet Union, the special operation to recreate the Holodomor genocide is going according to plan.
Only info I am getting from #Odesa right now is from local chat sites.
Reports there of 3 missiles, one, maybe 2 in the city and one in the wider region. Some are confident at least one of the explosions was a missile being shot down.
It's Alaska Day, or a couple of half-baked Alaskas meeting later as Russia hopes to carve up Ukraine, with Trump's approval.
That's much later on Day 1269 of Putin's war.
As I start this thread at around 02:30 GMT, 05:30 Ukraine, there is a big attack on Russia.
Let the🧵begin
In a rush to get to sleep, so let me waste no further time in giving the link to yesterday's thread.
Both X and BSky have been a bit crappy scrolling through threads. One thing you can do is click my profile and then "replies", click one + scroll up
Whoever said 7 days is a long time in politics was dead right.
An about turn from tough guy & threats to TACO queen & Putin's poodle. And the next 7 days is now set to bring another cosy meet between a felon and an indicted war criminal.
It's Day 1263 of THE Ukraine thread:
A later start to Saturday's thread because of a crazily late finish to the last🧵
Fewer than 20,000 views for the first time in weeks on such an important day🤨🤔
So much effort and so little impact some days 😢
If you're one of many to miss it, click⬇️
Day 1261 - the White House thinks the war in Ukraine is coming to an end.
Especially as the Kremlin has this morning announced Putin and Trump will meet in the coming days.
But is the war criminal just duping the US Pres again and buying more time?
Follow me & today's thread:
Much of Wednesday was taken up with the politics surrounding US envoy Wirkoff's latest chummy chat with Putin.
But then it turned dark, literally as the sun went down, but Ukraine looks to have had the better of the drone exchanges.
Catch up here:
1/2 The big story since the last couple of hours of y'day's thread has been Ukraine's multiple successes in breaching Russia's air defence at military targets.
The Kremlin says it destroyed 93 drones, 60 over the Black Sea. There's no mention of how many they missed!
Exhibit A:
Even the most ardent peaceniks are realising one side doesn't want to stop fighting. At least until, as a state new agency said recently, all Ukrainians are killed.
Each + every day you'll find all the news here in one handy🧵
Let's go!
If you missed anything of yesterday's developments, well not as much to catch up on.
Click the link to review, things only really started going late at night..
Trying to compile threads on a train, using mobile only so far, is a nightmare. My first typo was rather important. It's Day 1256, so the observant don't need to message me 😊
Family day out today, going to see "Evita"
But always a thread and as up to date as I can be.
"White rabbits" is what I have to say to you this morning.
An old British custom is to say 'rabbits' or 'white rabbits' (often 3 times) at the start of a new month to ensure good luck for the month ahead
August is the 43rd month of Russia's war.
Today is Day 1255. Here's the🧵
Yesterday was a depressing day.
Not just Russia's horrific attacks on Kyiv, but the general lack of response and condemnation. The world just shrugs its shoulders.
2 weeks ago I said things could move quickly on air defence. One system had reportedly already been delivered to Ukraine
Remember Switzerland's order was bumped down to give priority to🇺🇦?
Now Germany says 2 more Patriots will be sent by October, starting with launchers in days