Thread by @TWMCLtd

Thursday 18 August.
#Russia's war on #Ukraine
Daily thread number 177.

The intensity of the Russian attacks may have eased over the last few days but it's still been a tragic and bloody night. Details coming up.

If you missed yesterday's 🧵 click here:

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1559776927745032192?t=kTafEmWfRvqQpMiXxAkIrw&s=19

First to #Kharkiv then where there were two massive attacks by #Russia during the night.

7 people died and 13 were injured when the first missiles slammed into the Saltivskyi residential area of the city.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine

A little later, around 04:30 #Kharkiv was subjected to a new wave of terror from the air

So far 5 civilians known to be injured as rockets hit the Slobidsky + Kholodnohirsky districts, with a big fire in the latter where the local Administration building collapsed

#StopRussia

#Ukraine's "Southern" Command confirmed a devastating blow to the invaders in #Kherson region.

In the nightly update they claim #Russia lost 29 rocket launchers, a 203 caliber Pion self-propelled gun, 5 vehicles and ammo at the base in Biloghirka.

facebook.com/okPivden/video…

#Russia has said it plans to hire "workers" from North Korea to help in occupied east #Ukraine

The Kremlin admits it will break UN sanctions on the closed communist state but then says sanctions don't apply because puppet regimes of #Donetsk + #Luhansk are not members of @UN 🤡

Reports from occupied #Melitopol of an explosion in the town in the night.

There was anti aircraft fire but residents report hearing one "arrival" south of the centre. Awaiting details...

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW

Another success for #Ukraine in the #Donbas in the early hours.

The occupiers' warehouse in #Amvrosiivka near #Donetsk was well and truly destroyed, presumably by #HIMARS.

#SaveUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

An excellent speech by #UK Defence Minister @BWallaceMP on the critical importance of continuing to unite against #Russia.

This is from a couple of days ago in #Denmark but I missed it at the time:

https://twitter.com/mfMorten/status/1559784326589566977?t=Tqw-jqjmA71uCHtXc4DBig&s=19

#Nikopol and #KryviRih in #Dnipropetrovsk oblast were subjected to the usual shelling overnight.

Barrel artillery left a 57 year old woman in hospital during three separate rounds of fire overnight.

A church, a shop, a school and 15 houses hit. Gas and electricity knocked out.

If you have time, here's an excellent report on the situation in occupied #Kherson. The underground #Ukraine Resistance is strong and along with #HIMARS looks like they may have already forced some leaders to flee

#RussiansGoHome #StopRussia

news.sky.com/story/ukraine-…

British Intel doesn't miss the chance to have a pop at the poor discipline of the world's "second biggest army"

#Russia has lost a lot of tanks in #Ukraine!

The @guardian has managed to get an interview with the Russian soldier who recently exposed the truth about being part of the invasion army in #Ukraine

He continued his criticism of the Kremlin "because we Russians don't feel what we are doing is right."

theguardian.com/world/2022/aug…

#Russia has threatened to "turn off" the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar.

Lieutenant General Igor Kirilov said "if the situation at the plant continues to deteriorate, withdrawing power units may be considered, which will lead to the shutdown of the NPP."

One civilian has been killed in lunchtime shelling in #Mykolaiv.

Two others have been injured according to mayor Oleksandr Senkevich after rockets fired from occupiers in #Kherson fell on the Halytsynovo district.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

A little earlier #Turkiye's President arrived in #Lviv in western #Ukraine.

Now the first picture of @ZelenskyyUa and Erdogan ahead of talks which will focus on food exports, co-operation and possibly the chance of Putin meeting Ukraine's President.

#StandWithUkraine

This video moved me. It's simply people being evacuated from #Donetsk region (#Mariinka)

Thank goodness they are moving to safety, but locking the door and not knowing if they will have a home to come back to is emotional.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

Oh.. what's happening here then?

Something burns in #Crimea again!

This is video of Mezhvodnoe, in the North-West of occupied Crimea. Has #Ukraine struck again? We await details...

#StopRussiaNOW #RussiansGoHome

#Russia is claiming that #Ukraine shelled the town of Svetlodarsk during the distribution of water at a school.

The occupiers say three civilians died, one of whom was a child. Another 12 are injured. But no pictures I can find.

Potentially big news on a so far quiet day.

Reports of explosions in both #Belgorod🇷🇺 and near the #Kerch bridge in #Crimea🇺🇦

Residents in Kerch report a loud explosion, in a local chat group some say 4 separate explosions were heard.

The occupiers say air defence was working

That's the only video or photo I can find so far from #Crimea/#Kerch and the Russians are bound to be trying to stop anything else leaking out if there is damage.

Meanwhile in #Belgorod video of explosions at an ammunition depot near the village of #Timonovo

#StopRussia

A little more from #Kerch near the bridge that links #Russia with #Crimea - residents clearly surprised when this happened!

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW

And more from the likely #Ukraine attack on an ammo dump in #Belgorod.

So many people smoking in #Russia these days. A lot of accidents happen.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine

#Russia claims this is the moment its air defence took out a #Ukraine drone over the town of #Kerch, where the bridge links the city to #Crimea.

The woman is saying "what is it?"
"it's a missile" says a voice in the background.

The bridge remains open by the way

#StopRussia

This is reportedly a video from inside the nuclear #Zaporizhzhia power plant at #Enerhodar.

If it's not genuine, I'll be astonished -can't think of many other plants with so many "Z" military gear parked up!

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

And now reports of four explosions in #Sevastopol, the main city in #Crimea.

It's home to the Black Sea Fleet and very "Russian"

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

Just what Putin wanted to read. I wouldn't like to have been in the room when he heard about that.

But #Turkiye is the master at playing both sides!

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1560371874709872640

There are completely differing reports from #Crimea now.

Pro-Ukrainians post that the airport has been hit.
#Russia side is adamant that this is fake news.
They are so adamant and consistent in these posts though that maybe there is nothing serious to report.

No confirmation.

Plenty of ammunition going up in smoke rather spectacularly in #Belgorod inside #Russia's borders.

The fire has continued long into the evening.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW