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Jul 29 26 tweets 25 min read
Welcome to the daily thread on #Russia's war for Friday.
It's Day 156 of the full invasion of #Ukraine.

All the most important news in real time, plus my analysis.

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Every day #Ukraine publishes statistics for the losses suffered by #Russia. The Kremlin refuses to update any figures, presumably fearing kickback from the public as the "10 day war" drags on and on.

Below is today's updated estimate from🇺🇦 but there's another problem for🇷🇺
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Even official data in #Russia for Jan-May 2022 show the population falling at record levels

430,000 fewer people were in Russia - the decline much worse than during Covid. Most war deaths won't even be in these figures - this is young people fleeing

moscowtimes.eu/2022/07/28/ros…
British Intel looks again at the Wagner "private military contractors".

Its existence was for #Russia to have plausible deniability. Deaths not recorded as army deaths, no compensation due and Russia can avoid general mobilisation with promises of cash (or release from prison)
Plenty more death and destruction courtesy of #Russia overnight and this morning of course.

In #Mykolaiv 5 civilians have died and many more injured. Initial reports said 7 but locals say it's much higher. Separate strikes overnight & this morning.

#RussiaIsATerrorristState
#Kharkiv saw immense destruction again, both in the city and the region.

Two missiles hit the centre of town; a strike on one of the many universities and another hit on a 2-storey building.

No news on casualties yet.
#Kharkov #SaveUkraine #StopRussia
#Ukraine's artillery had another successful night in #Kherson oblast.

#Russia bases or warehouses were targeted in #Chornobaivka #Oleshka and two hits in #NovaKakhovka. Meanwhile the railway station in #Brylivka was struck (video), denying another supply route for the invaders.
#Ukraine was also very active in #Donetsk region. They claim many occupiers were killed in a hit on a Russian military block in #Ilovaisk. With the history of this town, it will have been sweet for many of the Ukrainian servicemen and women.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia
More theft by #Russia recorded.

Reuters reporting #Ukraine flour and barley was delivered to #Lebanon from occupied #Crimea on board Laodicea, a Syrian ship under U.S. sanctions.

#Nikopol in southern #Ukraine was hit by over 40 rockets according to local officials.

A hospital and a kindergarten were damaged.
A 54 year old woman was injured.

#RussiaIsATerrorristState #StandWithUkraine
#Russia claims over 50 🇺🇦Prisoners of War were killed when #Ukraine shelled a prison in occupied #Olenivka (RU: #Yelenovka), 15km south west of #Donetsk.

Ukraine furiously denies the strike, saying the POWs have been executed.
Russia's released a gruesome video, I've edited this
About the above video, a lot of questions and comments. There are scenes of body parts and totally burned bodies.
Russia propaganda channels have "previous" for using cadavers in videos alleging Ukraine crimes. This too raises my suspicions.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Near the start of today's thread I wrote about depopulation problems for #Russia.

Turns out they've made a glossy video to attract people to live there. It's appalling, openly racist. Looks like an appeal for more Nazis!

#Ukraine's official comment on the death of its citizens, held Prisoners of War held by #Russia in #Olenivka.

"#Russian deliberately hit the prison in order to hide the traces of torture and murder of prisoners of war."

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
From 1 September @DHLGlobal will refuse to deliver inside #Russia.

So much winning for Putin!
#Ukraine demands UN investigation into mass murder of prisoners of war in #Olenivka.

It seems likely now many #Azovstal defenders are among the dead. Covering up their torture with another war crime looks ever more likely
#RussiaIsATerroristState

President Zelenskyy visited #Odesa region today where #Ukraine grain will be allowed to leave via the Black Sea soon.

Representatives of the G7 nations were also present.
As I reported last week, #Chornomorsk should be the first to benefit with 3 ships leaving tomorrow.
"Miraculously" #Russia has "found" fragments of HIMARS rockets in the ruins of the prison in #Olenivka.

Of course no fragments of the US weapons have been found anywhere else and could not possibly have been moved there from Donetsk, Horlivka or any of the numerous other sites!
#Ukraine's Presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych confirms what I wrote in the immediate aftermath of the massacre at #Olenivka prison.

Some bodies already dead BEFORE the missile attack.

#Ukraine's Intelligence releases a recording of an intercepted phone call after the prison massacre in #Donetsk

"It's all bullshit, they themselves f*cked up the barracks, there were 200 people"

If you speak Russian & want to listen/verify, here's a link
t.me/c/1233777422/3…
Following the "castration" of a🇺🇦 PoW, two more videos appeared, thought to be taken after the same incident.

They show the victim moaning with legs bound being shot in the head then his body dragged away

The vids look genuine, but too graphic for Twitter. Here are screenshots.
A #Kherson Telegram channel says a boat in the Dnipro river has today sunk near the damaged Antonivskyi Bridge.

This is completely unverified - even the channel itself concedes this.

Yesterday Russia's occupiers stole a private boat for military use after the bridge was closed!
Meanwhile looks like the Occupiers are moving a whole load of personnel/equipment to the front line in #Kherson. They're clearly worried about losing the city and know what a devastating, and embarrassing, blow it would be.
Many of these videos circulating:

#StopRussia
A few more shells landing in occupied #Donetsk.

This was a short while ago in the Kuibyshevsky district of the occupied city.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
The @ICRC have requested access to the site of the massacre in occupied #Donetsk.

Spokesman Oleksandr Vlasenko "We are of course aware of this situation and have requested access to this location as soon as possible in order to verify and see with our own eyes what happened."
Two civilians died today in another Russian attack on #Kramatorsk.

Five people were also injured when the residential building they were in was hit and caught fire.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine

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Jul 28
Day 155 of #Russia's despicable war on #Ukraine

It's causing problems for everyone around the world, all because of one man. But giving in, or ceding ground is like giving painkillers to someone with a curable disease. Moderate relief now but much worse pain later.

Here's the🧵
Britain's MOD is in positive mood today and so will all #Ukraine followers reading this.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
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#Mykolaiv woke up to more explosions in the early hours today. It's a regular barrage of the city and region.

I am guessing it's to try to prevent #Ukraine battalions leaving to join in the impending assault to liberate #Kherson.

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Jul 27
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
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Jul 26
Day 153 of #Russia's war of choice.

#Odesa, #Kharkiv & #Mykolaiv among 🇺🇦 cities hit again overnight but not always with missiles designed for the job. The Kremlin orders more weapons out of "deep storage" and prepares for a #Ukraine counter attack in the south

Here's the🧵
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First to those weapons on the move in #Russia.
It started with this video capturing what's believed to be
2S7 Pion heavy artillery being transported west.

They are Soviet machines, at the time state of the art high powered guns with a range of almost 50km,

#StopRussia
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Some excellent sleuthing on the internet found the source - a diminishing supply of stock.

Google Earth images show there were 170 of the Pions stored at this location in #Russia early April, down to 135 at the start of June; last week only 110 remaining.

#StandWithUkraine
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Jul 25
We have entered the sixth month of #Russia's illegal war on #Ukraine.

Welcome again to the daily thread.

Day 152 and the senseless killing continues, all because of one little man.

All the main news and analysis updated throughout the day!

#StandWithUkraine
At times updates today may be delayed as I'm on the move, but I will catch up with everything in bursts of activity when I have internet and a seat!

DMs open for tip offs. I try to answer all questions @ me too.
First the #Ukraine estimate of #Russia's losses.

Whether or not the figures are accurate (they're likely inflated at least a little), there are a lot of RU soldiers being killed the last few days.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
Read 28 tweets
Jul 24
This is the start of the daily thread for Day 151 of the Russian full scale invasion of #Ukraine.

Two big talking points yesterday concerning #Odesa and #Donetsk and the arguments continue.

News & analysis throughout the day.
Read, comment, share!

#StopRussia
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I have to start with news of yet more missiles landing in #Mykolaiv this morning.

Two separate attacks yesterday destroying universities and homes in #Nikolaev, and two people were injured.

Now a fresh Russian raid with 5 powerful explosions reported.

#StandWithUkraine
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Mayor of #Mykolaiv Oleksandr Sienkovych has not released further details yet about this morning's damage or any casualties. Rescue services are on site.

CCTV caught the moment of impact.

#Nikolaev #Ukraine #SaveUkraine #StopRussia
Read 46 tweets
Jul 23
A bit of a landmark day as #PutinsWar reaches Day 150.
That's 146 days behind schedule (and counting) for the capture of #Kyiv 😂😂😂

This is the start of my daily thread with all the news about #Ukraine's defence and #Russia's aggression.

DMs open for tip-offs (100% anonymity)
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Quite a lot of Russian rocket attacks to report in #Ukraine already

Starting in #Kharkiv where war crimes investigators are on the scene after purely civilian infrastructure was hit this morning.
Apartments & a university in the centre of the city were struck.

#StopRussia
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One injury reported so far in #Kharkiv after this morning's attack by #Russia which saw many rockets fly into the city centre.

#Ukraine insists these were only civilian buildings - recently #Russia has claimed Ukraine's army has been using universities for military purposes
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