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Welcome to Wednesday's coverage of #Russia's war on #Ukraine.

All the news that matters throughout the day in one handy thread.

This is Day 154 of #PutinsWar
The big news came at midnight #Ukraine time, when rockets started landing in #Kherson region and again on the Antonivskyi Bridge.

Several people uploaded videos to social networks:

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
The first news from #Kherson is not overly good for #Ukraine. Although the Antonivskyi bridge was hit, the structure still stands and is still passable.

#Russia's state new agency TASS says there is "no damage" which is highly unlikely.

This is the moment of impact
#StopRussia
Meanwhile as #Ukraine's army edges closer to #Kherson, the trolling of Russians and collaborators in the city looks to have moved up a notch.

Professional posters warning them to leave now or #HIMARS will get them!

#KhersonIsUkraine #SaveUkraine
While the "grain deal" was announced on Friday, it also passed unnoticed that the EU had "given in" over #Kaliningrad and abandoned the blockade of the Russian exclave.

The first train form #Russia, with 60 carriages of cement arrived in the night.

A win-win for The Kremlin
Missed this yesterday, but good to see Graham Phillips added to the UK sanctions list.

Repeatedly breaking international law to go to his Kremlin paid "job", Phillips has tried to reinvent himself as the 21st century Lord Haw-Haw
Later (today/tomorrow) the number of dead Russian soldiers will top 40,000 in #Ukraine's daily estimates.

In his night-time address, President Zelenskyy urged everyone who has family or connections with #Russia to spread the truth as the Kremlin refuses to publish such news.
More troubling news from #Kherson for #Russia

#Ukraine has liberated the village of Andriivka

Meanwhile 3 helicopters were sent by the occupiers to attack #Ukraine positions, but on their way back Russia's OWN air-defence fire hit them, downing one of the Ka-52s.
#FriendlyFire
UPDATE:

#Ukraine also reports it had already liberated the village of #Lozovo as well as Andriivka.

Both are near the state border with #Mykolaiv, in the north west of #Kherson region.
#Mykolaiv - news coming in of explosions in the region.

From the sounds it could be air defence, but difficult to say with any certainty.

#Nikolaev #StandWithUkraine
Action in #Donetsk also overnight. Still waiting for news of any missiles landing or damage.

A few videos appearing on chat sites such as this showing air defences trying to catch #Ukraine's rockets.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Over the border, inside #Russia, resident of the Dubrovo in #Belgorod region report hearing loud sounds and explosions.

Just this one photo which looks like an attempt at air defence from the Russians.

#StopRussiaNOW #StandWithUkraine
Confirmed.
the total number of regular Russian soldiers to die in #Ukraine has topped 40,000.

After 5 months of war, so many grieving families on both sides.

#Russia refuses to acknowledge its own death toll, but Ukraine also estimates over 12,000 Wagner troop deaths too.
...and the British intelligence report talks about #Wagner troops too, as well as #Russia's desperate attempts to win support in Africa
Occupiers say the Antonivskyi/Antonivka/Antonovsky road bridge in #Kherson is closed for repairs after #Ukraine's #HIMARS attack.

Collaborator Kyrylo Stremousov said the structure's integrity remains sound. He added "Ukraine also made an attempt to strike a railway bridge"
#Ukraine's top band releases an emotional new music video.
@okeanelzy wrote "Flowers of the Mine Zone"(UKR: Kvity minnykh zon) a few years ago.

The video uses war footage from Donbas to portray events in two dimensions taking place simultaneously

A little more now on the bridge hit by #Ukraine in #Kherson.

First an aeriel view of the damage of Antonivsky road bridge comes from journalist Andrei Tsaplienko

This once again proves the incredible accuracy of #HIMARS

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia
The occupiers are making news reports about damage to the main road bridge in #Kherson.

#Ukraine confirms it carried out the attack to seriously disrupt #Russia's military routes.

There are also unconfirmed media reports of strikes on the Darivka road bridge and a rail bridge
A new investigation by the excellent @SimonOstrovsky reveals #Russia did hit a military facility in #Mykolaiv last week, with up to 50 #Ukraine soldiers and officers killed.

Loose lips and cruise missiles still Ukraine's biggest enemies

There's a shortage of teachers in #Russia. Despite that, they are being offered double salary to teach in #Donbas in occupied Ukraine.

So many left the region as the war escalated and some refuse to teach the new Russian propaganda curriculum.

Some of the favourite words of Ukrainians right now are "Boris", "#HIMARS" and "#Chernobaivka"

Two of those three could be involved here:
Video of another set of explosions near the legendary airfield in #Kherson.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Earlier today there was also a report of a big explosion in #Oleshka, another occupied town in #Kherson region.

#StopRussiaNOW #SaveUkraine
One of the rockets fired on #Mykolaiv region has left a huge crater and resulted in a small fire in the forest.
They hope they can contain it.

#StandWithUkraine #Nikolaev
More war sound coming from occupied #Donesk.
This is in the Kyivsky district of the city.

#StopRussia
Smoke also seen in nearby #Avdiivka

#Donetsk region, #Donbas, #Ukraine #StopRussiaNOW
The first ferry with cargo has arrived in occupied #Mariupol since the start of the full invasion in February.

The line from #Yeysk in #Russia is a daily service run by Moscow's Defence Ministry. They say it can carry up to 700 tons of cargo, inc. 20 trucks and 130 passengers.
Putin's paid poodle in Berlin for many years, has gone back to #Russia.

Former #Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is staying at #Moscow's luxury Kempinsky Hotel - you can see his fleet of vehicles.

Earlier German media reported he may be "negotiating" gas supplies. Hogwash!
Beginning to look like widespread attacks on occupied #Donetsk by #Ukraine's military.

This is #Budonivskyi (RU: #Budyonnovsky) district of the occupied region now
#Donetsk

A load more explosions in #Avdiivka (RU: Avdeevka) too now - the shortest of short videos!

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia
#Donetsk's Russian administration says already today 5 people have been injured by shelling.

Three were hurt on the Kirovsky district of the occupied city itself, while a little further afield there was one injury in both #Horlivka and #Yasynuvata.
The campaign to make Boris Johnson an honorary Ukrainian then appoint him as #Ukraine's next Prime Minister, is gathering pace.

Already almost 5,000 signatures in a day. 25k needed for an official response!

petition.president.gov.ua/petition/151380
#Germany approves #Ukraine's request to buy 100 modern howitzer systems.

The Panzerhaubitze2000 purchase was requested in April but has finally been given the go-ahead.

spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
Shelling continues western suburbs of #Donetsk.
This is Biryuzova in the Kirovsky district.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
Another person's died after shelling in #Bakhmut.
#Ukraine continues to defend the town.

A five-story apartment block was partially destroyed - a body was found in the ruins. Another person was found alive.

Meanwhile 2 bodies were removed from the rubble of a hotel hit earlier
Another fire looking suspiciously like a #Ukraine howitzer hit, in the occupied part of #Donetsk oblast.

This is #Horlivka (RU: Gorlovka). Early reports say it is at a "machine building factory"

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
Earlier this evening a similar scene in occupied #Kherson oblast.

This was filmed in #Chernyanka, near to #NovaKakhovka.

#SlavaUkraini #StandWithUkraine
In #Kherson it looks there's been another assassination attempt aimed at collaborators.

A car of the local "police" was damaged and two officers were injured. It's claimed an IED at the side of the road was responsible. The condition of the police is not known.

#StopRussia
Superb performance and result for #DynamoKyiv to win in Istanbul against Fenerbahce.

Progress in the @ChampionsLeague for #Ukraine's best supported side and Lucescu had his side perfectly drilled tonight.
A chilling warning issued to collaborators in #Kherson.

The Kherson Resistance Movement (Rukh Oporu) posted a 7 minute video, warning that Russians and those helping them will "never be left alone"

The spokesman goes on to say they know much more about them than they imagine.
A photo of the ferry crossing, Russian occupiers in #Kherson are now trying to build to stand in for the disabled Antonivskyi bridge in the city.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome #StopPutinNOW
Big explosions reported in #Kharkiv in the last hour.

CCTV caught the moment of one arrival.

Early information is that 5 Iskander cruise missiles were fired. One seemed to malfunction, the others landed

#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
#Ukraine has finally admitted that #Russia has taken control of the power plant in #Svitlodarsk (RU: #Svetlodarsk)

But @arestovych said this evening that the Kremlin knows it cannot seize all of #Donetsk yet, and is concentrating on defending their gains.
Rumours that the US offered to exchange its Russian prisoner Viktor Bout for Paul Whelan & basketball star Brittney Griner.

Sadly Russia has a long track record of snatching innocents to use as bargaining chips. It raises difficult questions about negotiating with terrorists.
#RussiaOnFire
A local government building in #Yaroslavl went up in smoke today.

The city is around 250km NW of #Moscow. Thirty people had to be evacuated from the burning building.
Cause unknown.
Breaking news from #Odesa/#Odessa this evening where there's a fire at the port.

No air raid sirens and no news of missiles being fired.

#Ukraine is hopeful the first grain to be exported from Odesa since the war, would leave before the weekend.
There's also one poor quality video of the fire tonight at the port in #Odesa.

To repeat it may not be down to #Russia, but nothing can be ruled out at this stage. No reports of missiles in #Odessa this evening.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

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