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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
#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!
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.
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.
The morning after the night before. A dreadful 24 hours for Ukraine as Terrorism rained down on all four of 🇺🇦's biggest cities.
Russia acts with impunity. Putin & his commanders have got away with war crimes for 4 years, so what will change?
Here's the🧵for Day 1513
As I type, BSky is down, which causes problems as it's much easier to simul-post than go back & repost everything later.
So, like the old days before fascism took over here, I'm on X (itter) only.
But these problems are infinitesimally small compared to 1000s in Ukraine today.
A pretty astonishing 24 hours of round-the-clock day and night attacks from Russia. Trying to exhaust Ukraine's air defence missiles and also exhaust the operators too, no doubt.
Many, many civilian deaths and injuries.
This is how it unfolded..
You've found the start of another daily thread and Friday is Day 1507 of Ukraine's heroic struggle to keep alive its independent statehood.
Since Bohdan Khmelnytskyi's uprising in 1648, Ukraine has never had 35 years of freedom. It's about to accomplish that, but at what cost?
All the important stories, throughout the day, every day. It's all fact-checked; I'm a real, trained journalist with vast experience and knowledge of Ukraine.
What's not to love?😆
Catch up on yesterday's thread here:
This is the beginning of the daily Ukraine thread on Day 1491.
The day started with an attack a major Russian port, which I was still reporting on during yesterday's🧵at 03:15 GMT/05:15 Kyiv
More details on that coming up.
The aerial fightback at the end of the day (start of today) came after Russia broke every record in the book for drone numbers during a cowardly attack on less protected city centres in the west of the country.