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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.
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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.

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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.

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#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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It's Day 1167 of Putin's full invasion. Welcome to Monday's daily thread.
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Yesterday we saw Russia attack civilians of course, but we also probably also got a reminder of the power of Ukraine's Military Intelligence, as a Russian general and a weapons designer were both confirmed dead.

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This is THE daily thread for Saturday.
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97 attack UAVs were taken down and 25 more were decoys.

Kyiv came under fire most during the night.
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