We have reached day 170 of #Russia's war of choice.
The last 48 hours have been perhaps the quietest for #Ukraine since the full invasion on 24 February. But already today (Friday) there is a big attack on #Kharkiv
Four loud explosions heard in central #Kharkiv within the last 20 minutes.
Here's the first video. You can see the flash of the explosion in the bottom left just 5-6 seconds in, followed a long time later by the sound blast, showing the distance.
Something seems to have gone wrong with air defence in #Kharkiv tonig I'm afraid. Four missile launches were noted and warned of and four explosions in the city.
This is reported to be the third of the hits on the city in north-east #Ukraine.
A little earlier tonight there was one report of an explosion in #Mykolaiv oblast, but no word on this since.
The city of Mykolaiv (#Nikolaev) itself has remained free of attack for 2 whole days - coinciding with the devastation at #Russia's air field in Saky, #Crimea.
One more view of the moment the first Russian missile of tonight's attack hit #Kharkiv.
The air raid warning sirens have been turned off in #Kharkiv. Authorities not confirming anything yet, but all residents on social media and local chat sites seem to agree there were four explosions in the city.
The city's leading Telegram channel published this photo. But even if light enhanced with long exposure, it could be a fake - the time stamp has been removed.
Some of the missiles in east #Ukraine tonight could have come from this salvo in occupied #Alchevsk. 12 outgoing rockets.
Up to 17 million votes in last year's Russian elections were fraudulent.
That's the conclusion of an incredible investigation by Meduza which obtained more than a million hours of footage from CCTV installed in voting halls of more than 9,000 precincts:
Meanwhile another 200 Russian soldiers, mostly Cannon fodder, died yesterday
There are also credible reports that after the war crimes of #Bucha and other towns near #Kyiv, the division responsible was immediately sent without resupplying, to the frontline to "solve" the problem
A couple of explosions now reported in the #Kakhovka region of #Kherson oblast.
The area has come under repeated fire from #Ukraine in the last few days.
This video from Lyubimivka district was the first blast, the second said to be bigger.
In #Kharkiv they're sifting through wreckage after the shelling of the city centre I reported on at the start of the thread.
This is the residential Slobidskyi District. Another educational establishment was hit as well as building of the administration and houses/cars damaged
It's now known 11 rockets hit #Kramatorsk last night.
The remaining residents in the #Ukraine held town have spent the day assessing damage and cleaning up after the Russian attack.
Credit TG Kramatorsk Sloviansk News
The exiled Governor of #Luhansk claims #Ukraine partisans have blown up a car carrying a collaborator.
Serhiy Haidai says the attack happened in #Starobilsk yesterday - the traitor, who switched to Russia in 2014, is thought to be in a 'serious condition' in hospital
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One person's died and 3 injured in new attacks on #Kharkiv oblast today.
A 50 year old woman was killed in the village of #Baranivka this morning. A man was wounded.
This afternoon #Zolochiv was hit. A 13 year old boy and an 83yo grandmother were injured.
A Soviet monument to a Red Army soldier has been dismantled in #Chernivtsi
The local council held a referendum on the statue and residents voted to remove the relic. The council says it won't be destroyed, but kept in safe storage.
The first ship to legally leave #Ukraine's Black Sea ports with food since the war, has still not managed to dock
The #Razoni has now headed back to dock near Mersin on #Turkiye's southern coast. It left #Odesa last week with its cargo of corn, but supposedly cannot find a buyer
Interesting news overnight in #Belarus where around 8 small explosions were reported at the Zyabrovka airfield.
#Russia has taken over this site near #Homel and launched numerous strikes on #Ukraine from here.
Belarus says "an engine fire" was to blame, which seems unlikely.
1/2 The situation around Europe's largest nuclear power plant remains worrying. #Russia still hasn't permitted the #UN or #IAEA into the #Zaporizhzhia plant in #Enerhodar.
That's usual for #Russia - they give themselves time to make the sire "clean" (move the artillery out!)
2/2 There have been reports online of a Russian General threatening to blow up the nuclear plant in #Enerhodar rather than let it be recaptured by #Ukraine.
I avoided reporting this and @TheStudyofWar now also considers it "fake news" and distracting
Day 166 of #Russia's war of choice. Yep, the monster in the Kremlin chose to start a needless, full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. Welcome to the daily thread for all the news
Sunday was quiet until an explosive evening - if you missed it, click here:
Day 165 of #Russia's illegal war on #Ukraine - welcome to my daily thread on events surrounding the conflict.
Of all the war crimes committed, the biggest was when #Putin decided to invade. Without this stupid, needless aggression, there would not have been one other war crime.
In case you missed anything last night, you can scroll back through the previous day's thread. I've been asked to include a link, so here it is.
Y'day evening we saw proof of Russia bombing #Donetsk, which it controls and the confirmed death of a traitor
It seems to have been a little quieter overnight than in previous days, but of course the regular hotspots on, or near, the front line have been hit including #Kharkiv and #Mykolaiv, more on that shortly in the thread.