Many questions about this story from yesterday's thread too.
While it will be presented as a "check" of potential soldiers, reservists etc., you can be sure there will be pressure applied to sign up "voluntarily"
Initial reports are that anti-aircraft missiles are now being used against the civilian population and infrastructure. Presumably fired again from the compound of the Nuclear Power Plant at #Enerhodar.
I'll need a lot of coffee today. If anyone wants to donate, I'll be very grateful. No worries if not, it's all for free.
Remember the #Donetsk "referendum" results are already known. Even if #Russia doesn't control the territory and doesn't know when the sham vote will be held 🤡
Already today more strikes on #Kharkiv injuring two people in the #Saltivka neighbourhood.
Two people were injured, again next to a bus stop according to the Mayor of #Kharkov.
A 9-storey building was also hit in the latest attack.
The verdicts in the #MH17 case will be announced by the #hague on 17 November.
The court announced the news today.
You'll remember all 300 on board the passenger jet were killed when a Russian missile shot the plane down over Donetsk in July 2014.
This is potentially very important. Still so much work to be done and after the war #Zelenskyy still has a lot to do to prove he will be 100% democratic and lead #Ukraine into Europe. But appointments like this, backed by almost all of society, really help
Kremlin says "A British aircraft of electronic intelligence & electronic warfare violated the state border of Russia around Cape Svyatoy Nos.
The RAF reconnaissance aircraft was forced out"
After so many PR disasters (poor air defence, attacks on officials/transport & numerous 🇺🇦posters/grafitti, it was always likely they'd parade someone.
Dmitry Sukhorukov is accused of passing info on Russian troops.
#Wagner military group says Putin's buddy Prigozhin has survived the #HIMARS attack in #Popasna y'day.
The group of mercenaries has posted this photo which purports to show the owner of Wagner PMC at the site of the bombing.
Welcome to the weekend, and Day 934 of #Russia's illegal war.
I'm trying to overcome technical problems all this morning, hence the later start.
But I will not be stopped in bringing you the news from, and about, #Ukraine every single day, in one handy thread.
Here's the link to the start of yesterday's thread, for those catching up.
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Overnight there were strong explosions near occupied #Mariupol.
It would seem #Ukraine has hit one of #Russia's ammo dumps.
🇺🇦advisor Petro Andryushchenko says it happened between the villages of Portovskoe, Rybatskoe and Melekino.
#RussiansGOHOME
#Russia expels 6 UK diplomats, accused of spying. The FSB says the group attended NGO meetings!
State TV Rossiya-24 published photos of the six, naming them as Jessica Davenport, Callum Andrew Duff, Grace Elvin, Catherine McDonnell, Blake Patel, Thomas John Hickson Stevinet.
Day 922 of #Russia's attempt to wipe #Ukraine from the map. As Putin become more desperate and fearful, the actions of the little Hitler and his commanders becomes even more brutal.
Thanks for joining me for another daily news🧵- all the news all the time. It's a tough job..
Please be aware, I did make some extra posts at the end of thread 921 which you may have missed, after being offline for most of the afternoon.
So here is the link for the start of Sunday's thread, scroll through at your leisure.
I was going to say "unfortunately" there is more destruction and injuries in #Ukraine, but this is not misfortune.
We all know, and expect, a permanent flow of war crimes from #Russia because no-one stops them. It's not unfortunate, it's disgraceful, that countries appease Putin
Hello again and welcome to Sunday's thread on the first day of September. This is the 32nd month which has seen fighting since #Russia chose to invade its peaceful neighbour.
All the news from, and about #Ukraine in one place, updated throughout the day, every day. It's Day 921
Sorry for the abrupt end to yesterday's thread. I still don't have @TMobile data, but they have promised me a refund when I get back to Vegas. This night is my last in Mexico. All work done, starting the long journey home
The big news this morning is of #Ukraine successes inside #Russia. No civilians killed, no apartment blocks hit. Just military targets, even in #Moscow region.
The Kremlin says over 150 drones were shot down in the biggest Ukraine UAV attack of the war.
Welcome to Tuesday's daily thread on #Russia's unprovoked war in #Ukraine, with all the important news in one place.
It's Day 916.
The last 24 hours have shown us maximum pressure now has to be put on the U.S. to #LetUkraineStrikeBack. Let's show Biden public-opinion demands it!
#Russia has continued to terrorise #Ukraine during the night and attacks still continue right now.
Yesterday's mammoth 15-hour assault formed most of Monday's thread, which saw an equally big 73-posts (more than one tweet every 20 mins)
Catch up here⬇️
A new week, but the same old death and destruction in #Ukraine and also in #Russia as perhaps soon it will dawn on the people of the latter it's not a good idea to launch imperialistic needless wars on innocent, peaceful neighbours.
This is THE daily thread, Day 915, let's go!
A dramatic start to Monday. We will get to that in a minute, but first I have to give you the link to Sunday's thread.
Sadly, another tragic day, as a British member of a Reuters team covering the war in #Ukraine was murdered by #Russia's missile attack