There were quite a few who thought the drone which crashed into #Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ in #Sevastopol was a false flag. I couldn't see why and it seems UK intel doesn't think so either, highlighting the problems for The Kremlin's Navy.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says they're “deeply concerned” that Moscow was now using #Ukraine's largest nuclear plant as military base to fire on Ukrainian forces and called Russia’s actions around the plant “the height of irresponsibility”
Seems "sleepy" Dima's in trouble again.
Ex-President Medvedev in his new ultra-nazi image, wrote about conquering Kazakhstan, Georgia, all former Soviet lands.
Seems someone thinks he went too far. A few hours later they say his account was hacked!
#Ukraine's intelligence service says it has detected and stopped "a million-strong bot farm" that was spreading fakes. Security services say it was run by a Russian in Kyiv who was trying to destabilise Ukraine.
#Ukraine's ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets says the @UN has not even responded to his requests to help investigate the massacre of POWs in #Olenivka/#Yelenovka
“I sent official letters & requests right after the tragedy." said Lubinets😡
Authorities in #Donetsk say a woman in a shop was killed by flying glass.
A missile landed in the Kyivsky district of the occupied city.
A house in #Karkiv oblast, close to the state boundary with #Donetsk, has been demolished by Russian shells.
The attack happened in the village of Oleksandrivka.
The owners had presumably evacuated as the property was empty and no casualties were reported.
"and I cannot be but dismayed that people would find anything unacceptable in a plea for peace and negotiations when the future of humanity is threatened by war, global warming and famine.”
True, but better 🇷🇺 ends aggression.
Putin's lover, former rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, has finally been added by the #USA to its sanctions list.
Although the tiny man denies the relationship, Kabaeva for some reason is head of a huge Kremlin-related media group, despite no experience.
2/2 The Red Cross statement says they had no access to prisoners in #Olenivka before the strike. This contradicts Russian propaganda channels which claimed they visited 4 days before.
US Intel concurs with my assessment Russia is delaying UN/ICRC visits to plant evidence.
Still big problems for #Russia in the occupied south of #Ukraine. British Intel today highlighting the transport links which will hinder their attempts to fend off a Ukraine assault in #Kherson or counter attack here towards #Mykolaiv.
The #Ukraine land assault in #Kherson will come, but #Russia adding 1000s of extra (untrained) conscripts + Wagner mercenaries to the warzone, complicates matters
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.
The last day of July is Day 158 of #Russia's war of choice.
Each day I document the major news and events, along with analysis. I've been working in #Ukraine for 20 years and studying the relationship with its neighbour as Putin became more and more aggressive.
Enjoy the thread
Of course not only Putin and #Russia involved in the illegal aggression.
#Belarus is playing an active part too. I am disappointed that Britain's @DefenceHQ does not acknowledge that Lukashenka is the ILLEGITIMATE president. @Tsihanouskaya won the 2020 elections
Today the number of Russian Armoured Personnel Carriers destroyed by #Ukraine in this war so far ticked over 4,000.
Also a lot of artillery systems are being taken out in recent days. Plus another 160 soldiers eliminated.
Welcome to the weekend.
Day 157 of #Russia's illegal full-scale war on #Ukraine, but it's 8 and a half years since the start of the invasion when Putin's troops appeared on #Crimea and then later east 🇺🇦
Ukrainians fight on for freedom.
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The condemnation of both the castration/murder videos & bombing of #Ukraine POWs in Russian held territory, continue at high levels.
The UN says it is "shocked by the recent videos" in a statement about the torture and shooting in the head of a prisoner
Welcome to the daily thread on #Russia's war for Friday.
It's Day 156 of the full invasion of #Ukraine.
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1/2 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