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Welcome to August. Welcome to Daily thread number 159 documenting #Russia's war on #Ukraine.

Good news already to report today - Ukrainian grain has finally been allowed to leave #Odesa.

All the news, all day, every day, right here. Read on⬇️
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So a Sierra Leone flagged ship, named Razoni has left #Odesa this morning.

#Turkiye/#Turkey made the announcement and has said the ship will be in #Istanbul tomorrow. After inspection it will head to #Lebanon.

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Here is video of the ship, loaded with #Ukraine's grain, leaving #Odesa/#Odessa.

Many other ships are lined up to follow.

But let's not forget this is NOT happening due to Russia's goodwill. It's because The Kremlin is allowed to export goods and Kaliningrad was unblocked.
Also in #Odesa there was smoke seen widely around the city, but it does NOT appear to be as a result of any military action.

A house is on fire on Yekaterininskaya/Zhukovskogo street. Emergency workers are on the scene.

#Odessa #StandWithUkraine
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#Russia is likely preparing another assault on #Kharkiv according to @TheStudyofWar

But the daily British update says #Russia, after failing to make recent progress in #Donetsk, is turning its attention to #Zaporizhzhia.

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In my opinion both the above can be true.

A big uptick in #Russia's recruitment after almost forced conscription in some areas, plus 1000s of prisoners released to fight as #Wagner mercenaries

The whole frontline is flooded with new troops. But poorly trained it's high-risk
#Ukraine's now confirmed a big "hit" on #Russia troops and equipment in #Brylivka in #Kherson region, which I mentioned from local chat yesterday.

They say another 52 invaders were killed y'day alone: no update yet on last night's hit on #Skadovsk

A man was killed in #Kharkiv after #Russia hit a bus stop in the city, just days after killing 7 with a similar attack on #Mykolaiv

Another missile in Saltiv district injured another civilian after landing in courtyard of an apartment block

#RussiaIsATerroristState #SaveUkraine ImageImageImageImage
More signs of the Resistance in #Kherson oblast.

These published by Telegram channel hueviyherson from #Henichesk (RU: #Genichesk)

"No referendum allowed. Henichesk is #Ukraine" ImageImageImageImage
This is #Russia's replacement for the #Antonivskyi bridge in #Kherson.

A state of the art Soviet ferry!
In #Mykolaiv, #Russia's missiles have hit a number of civilian targets, including a new, state of the art, Trauma Clinic.

It is the only new medical facility built in 20 years in #Nikolaev.

No injuries reported.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState ImageImageImageImage
A remarkable photo from one Russian missile attack. A rocket got lodged in a child's bed. Thankfully no one was or injured or killed as the family had heeded air raid warnings and taken shelter.

This in #Marhanets near #Nikopol in #Dnipropetrovsk region.

#StopRussia Image
Smooth progress so far for the first ship laden with (legal) #Ukraine food to depart the country on the high seas since the war began.

You can see the other ships lined up waiting to depart from #Odesa and #Chornomorsk

#Odessa #StandWithUkraine Image
#Russia continues its bombardment of #Avdiivka, on the frontline in the #Donbas.

Invading troops have moved forward in this direction in recent days, one of the few areas where they've seen any success in #Donetsk in recent days.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW ImageImage
#Ukraine has hit #Pervomaisk in occupied #Luhansk.
Looks like the Pervomayskvuhillia coal company was targeted.

This video was recorded by the Russian installed Mayor of the city, Sergey Kolyagin.
No casualties reported. Maybe HIMARS again?

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
#Russia's claims today in the lunchtime briefing include:

Destroying 2 HIMARS in #Kharkiv and over 50 #Ukraine soldiers in missile strikes.
They also report "massive desertion" among Ukraine's ranks.

They should make their bulletins a little less fanciful and more believable.
#RussiaOnFire

This time in the Republic of #Tatarstan.
A major fire in the industrial zone of #Nizhnekamsk

First reports say a heater caught fire.
Would be interesting to know what was being made here!

#StopRussiaNOW #StandWithUkraine
There's an impressive video about the "Salt City" of #Soledar in #Donetsk, produced by @ukrpravda_news

Worth taking a look just at the intro/first 70 secs even if you don't understand Ukrainian, and skipping through to see the damage and how people live

#USA and #Ukraine continue to make beautiful summer music! Four more HIMARS confirmed to have arrived on the battlefield to help #SaveUkraine from The Terrorist State.

#StopRussiaNow

Another day, another war crime.

Russian propagandists conduct an interview with prisoner of war #Volyn about the massacre in #Olenivka/#Yelenovka jail.

As always I refuse to broadcast "interviews" with prisoners on either side.
#Ukraine locates and destroys another of #Russia's Soviet-era self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon.

The "Tunguska" 2K22 was hit in #Kharkiv region, with @UKRINFORM publishing this video:

#SlavaUkraini #StandWithUkraine

Earlier today I was chatting with someone about the #Antonivskyi bridge in #Kherson, which is being repaired. I was told a couple of days ago by my source that anti-radar "deflectors" are now positioned to protect the bridge from further #HIMARS attack

Here are the first photos! ImageImage
Starmer & Cameron on #Russia's latest list of naughty boys. Despite the fact @David_Cameron as PM was culpable for doing nothing in 2014 when Russia invaded #Crimea and the UK promised to protect #Ukraine's land.

@SkyNewsHead also on the list. I wait!

Russia's rail network site rzd.ru has been offline for almost 2 hours now.
No reason given.
Patriotic hackers?

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
Head of The French Ministry of Finance's Intelligence Unit says France has blocked about €1.2 billion of assets which belonged to Russian citizens.

#France #Ukraine #StopRussia
Various local media in #Kherson reporting that #Russia has now hijacked a second ship.

This reportedly shows one of the craft being brought towards their base near the port by two tug boats.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StopRussia ImageImage
Before and after - the Reikartz Hotel in #Mykolaiv was targeted by #Russia today. ImageImageImageImage
Three more Britons and 2 other foreigners could soon be given death penalties in the puppet "#Donetsk Republic"

The so called "Supreme Court" accepted allegations of mercenarism against John Harding, Dylan Healy & Andrew Hill as well as 🇸🇪Matthias Gustavsson & 🇭🇷Vekoslav Prebeg
Two more US officials confirm HIMARS were definitely NOT used in the attack on a Russian jail where Ukrainians were massacred.

Politico also now reporting Russia has lied about this attack.
The sickest of #Russia's war crimes?

politico.com/news/2022/08/0…
Earlier I criticised David Cameron for his lack of action when Russia invaded #Crimea

In his nightly address Pres.Zelenskyy echoes my thoughts
"The weak & insufficient reaction to the occupation of Crimea in 2014 became one of the reasons Russian aggression grew to such a scale"
Horrible story from south #Ukraine tonight.
Two people have died after #Russia shot up a minibus of evacuees.

This is the wreckage near #Dovhove in #Kherson region. Seven people were in the minibus, the other five were taken to hospital in #KryvyiRih, two seriously ill. Image
Good to see @washingtonpost going hard on #Russia over the massacre of #Ukraine POWs.

"#Azov soldiers only surrendered when told to do so by Kyiv. The only war crimes they witnessed were committed by Russia on the people of Mariupol... Governments don't kill their heroes" Image
#Russia's ice hockey star Kirill Kaprizov has gained entry to the #USA

The @mnwild striker had been denied entry 3 weeks ago for not having a work visa. Upon returning home it was rumoured he was being investigated for draft dodging. But now he can resume his @NHL career.

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Aug 21
Welcome to Thursday's thread with all the important news on Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.

It's Day 1275 - the day Putin openly mocks Trump.
After China + India upped oil purchases, the indicted war criminal ordered his army to bomb a US company in🇺🇦

Let's begin:
Ukraine is recovering from the predicted massive overnight attack.

Russia launched more than 600 missiles and drones.

The mayhem started in the last third of yesterday's exhausting thread. If you missed it, click and scroll here:

So let's break down Russia's aerial attack, which consisted of 40 missiles and 574 drones.

Ukraine's air defence intercepted these missiles:
1/4 Kindzhal hypersonic
0/2 ballistic
12/14 Kalibr cruise
18/19 Kh-101 cruise
0/1 unknown

and 546/574 UAVs = 95%

11 locations were hit. Image
Read 34 tweets
Aug 20
It's Day 1274 of Ukraine's incredible defence of its people, land, culture + shielding many NATO states, next on Putin's hit-list from his long stated dream to reunite the USSR

Somehow Trump & his cults (I nearly misspelled that) seem intent on helping Putin.
Here's the daily🧵
Tuesday was another 50+ post thread, packed full of some more untold insights into Ukraine news and life, including the resurgence of Covid and a language 'foul' on the football field.

But politics and Russian atrocities are omnipresent.
Here's your link
Let me start with an unwanted shock for residents in Poltava, who were warned of a radiation threat this morning, I imagine sparking all sorts of horrific thoughts.

Thankfully, the governor says it was human error, Myrhorod should've had an air alert, not the radiation warning. Image
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Aug 16
There's an angry reaction from a wide cross section of society to Trump's compliant acceptance of Putin doing just what he wanted on U.S. soil

Welcome to my🧵on Day 1270 of Russia's war. I've never missed a day, if you want to support my quest for truth
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Yesterday proved to be about a 26 hour long thread, which even for me was crazy!

Ukraine had great success striking military targets, while eventually, Putin had great success manipulating Trump.

Here's the link if you're catching up:
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It's distasteful seeing leaders pussy-foot around, scared to upset Trump's fragile ego

Zelenskyy's forced to be careful, but Ukraine's always been ready for the unconditional ceasefire Trump first demanded 5 months ago. So no surprise he's travelling to Washington on Monday
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Aug 15
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

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So, as I posted a few minutes ago at the end of Thursday's thread, a big, successful attack on another oil refinery in Russia.

This time it's the Rosneft plant in the city of Syzran, in Saratov region.
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Aug 9
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⬇️
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President Zelenskyy's damning response to the TrumPutin plan came early in social media posts - the full subtitled video is next in my🧵

As I said last night when Trump announced details, Putin got EVERYTHING he wanted (again) & gave up nothing, not even secondary tariffsImage
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Aug 7
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:

I think we should start with the latest from Moscow on the first of the meetings which most hope will end the war, but few realists believe.

The venue has been arranged - this is from one of Russia's state news agencies. Image
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