Right now ALL of #Ukraine is experiencing air raid warnings, but not everything is the same as usual.
A few minutes ago, at the end of yesterday's thread, I reported on explosions in occupied #Melitopol, but plenty of missiles being fired from #Russia into free Ukraine...
However, it seems as though #Russia's OWN air defences have taken out some of their own missiles leaving #Belgorod!
Difficult to confirm this, but looking at confirmed radar reports of missiles being fired from Russian territory, towards east #Ukraine this does seem very likely.
It seems at least 6 missiles have been fired at #Kharkiv so far, but two didn't leave #Russia's borders!
#Ukraine intercepted two more, but two may have landed in #Kharkov.
It's true by the way - there really was a successful fundraising campaign to get satellite coverage of the #Kerch bridge which links occupied #Crimea to mainland #Russia.
Sanctions work! #Russia reports that there are likely delays in the handover of a couple of old Navy warhorses, undergoing repairs/refits.
Aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and the cruiser Admiral Nakhimov may not be ready until 2024 "due to delays in the supply of equipment."
Air raid alarms sound the all clear in many regions of #Ukraine.
It's believed #Russian planes were flying - unclear right now if they launched any missiles.
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Reports from pro-Russian accounts that the explosions in #Melitopol are at the airport
A new photo (unverified) said to show the glow after strikes at the airfield, and a Google satellite photo of the position north-west of the ocupied town.
Oh dear... remember the adage, what Russia accuses others of, it's about to do itself.
In the occupied part of #Zaporizhzhia, #Russia says troops "were taken to the hospital on 31 July with signs of severe poisoning"
They say botulinum toxin type "B" was found, accusing #Ukraine
As usual claim and counter claim and some exaggeration from #Ukraine's side.
However, after studying all the videos, stills and local media, it's clear #Russia is worried and the HQ of the Black Sea command was hit...
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There are two main videos to consider, which you may have already seen.
Occupiers in #Sevastopol on #Crimea say the very common "a drone was shot down" and this video seems to support this theory.
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Later it's clear #Russia's prized Black Sea HQ building is ablaze.
So either the drone released a payload before being hit, it crashed into the roof or was a kamikaze drone which hit its target.
Any of the scenarios is good for #Ukraine proving they can hit #Crimea at will.
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This video is circulating - showing "a huge traffic jam of people evacuating #Sevastopol"
The truth is there are often "probki" at the weekend as people of #Crimea head from the big and fairly unattractive big city to #Yalta and the resort coast.
It's not true to say panic
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It's peak holiday season in #Russia and another example is the big queues on the mainland of vehicles heading to #Crimea.
This is one of the last gas stations in #Krasnodar region, before the Kerch bridge.
Fuel is more expensive in Crimea.
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What is true is that there are a lot of stories, including on state TV in #Crimea, stating the number of people "volunteering" to help protect #Sevastopol and the (occupied) peninsula
This is clearly trying to put the idea in people's mind, so #Russia does need help/manpower
"Enough is enough" protest march in Manchester. Ostensibly @RMTunion strikers trying to drum up support. So why do they tolerate, or promote, Soviet symbols? Is it because Russian money still influences anti- establishment organisations?
It's so offensive
2 hours until the big fight #JoshuaUsyk2 and #Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has got behind the defending champ
"We all have to be strong enough. We stick together.
Today is definitely for Usyk, our boy. We believe in ourselves, in Ukraine. Glory to each of you. Glory to Ukraine"
Russia's air defence is busy in #Crimea again tonight.
Every Single Day.
Ukraine's brave men and women on (or supporting) the frontline cannot switch off, so neither shall I in documenting the major events of Russia's horrific war.
As we begin a new week, it's the 1,321st Daily Thread - never missed one yet. So let's dive-in..
Well it's been lively overnight in Russia, with many reports of Ukraine's drones causing problems.
You can see photos and video from those reports at the end of yesterday's thread, which began with more daytime strikes by Moscow's war criminals...
Tuesday 30 September 2025 - it's Day 1315 of Russia's full invasion. That's 3 years, 7 months and one week of Ukraine trying to defend itself against an infinitely bigger army.
But Ukrainians have a just cause and the sum is much bigger than the parts.
Here's the daily thread:
A shorter thread yesterday, with not a lot of ground-breaking news. But still more than 30 posts, you may like to catch up on, such as Russia's moaning about its election interference in Moldova coming to nothing!
Hello again everybody. Are we ready for Day 1311 of Ukraine's defence against the all-out invasion by a Kremlin horde? I know I am, so let's go.
Documenting all the important news, and Russian war crimes, every single day - still never missed one - this is THE daily thread:
You can almost smell the weekend approaching, but first let's look back at Thursday.
Another wide variety of stories, and what a contrast. Almost record numbers of likes on BSky yet way below par number of views here on X.
Review what you missed here:
Good morning on Day 1310 of the full-scale war in Ukraine. But let's not forget Russia first invaded 11.5 years ago and the free world was too timid to defend a democracy from a tyrant, which led us to this position now after far too many wasted lives (and $)
Here's my daily🧵
Wednesday was another busy-busy day.
Too much to detail, just make sure you are up to date, but clicking and scrolling here, but remember to come back.
Russia has managed to attack railway infrastructure and some power targets overnight.
The latest is in Kirovohrad region, where 3 villages are without power after drone strikes. The city of Oleksandriya in the east of the region was heavily attacked.
There were no casualties.
It's taken an incredible effort to maintain Ukraine's independence this long, but we still need to keep pressure up and keep aid flowing.
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Friday's thread had the first half of Russia's attack - before that we saw Ukraine's partners tightening sanctions, and Putin sending planes in to NATO territory to lead to another Article 4 discussion.
Loads more news too, catch up here if you missed it
Only a 65% success rate for Ukraine's air defence last night.
75 drones were launched by Russia, initially at eastern areas, then attacking Kyiv later in the night.
One UAV is still flying, of the others, Ukraine brought down 48.