1/2 One of #Russia's most high profile politician's has survived an assassination attempt which killed his daughter.
30 year old Dariya Dugina died when the car she was in exploded. Her father Aleksandr Dugin, sometimes called 'Putin's brain', is seen as a far right extremist
Aleksandr Dugin has previously called for Russia to control from Dublin to Vladivostok.
He was the target of the car bomb. Dugin reportedly switched vehicles at the last moment and was following his daughter when her Toyota exploded.
Mash media say this is Dugin at the scene
#Ukraine's President congratulated World Heavyweight Boxing champ Oleksandr Usyk who defended his titles with a points win over Britain's Anthony Joshua.
Not sure what the 🇺🇲judge was smoking to think AJ won🤡
Local journalists report another person has died at #Vasilievka waiting to get through a Russian checkpoint to leave the occupied territory in #Zaporizhzhia.
Over 20 people have now perished in the inhuman conditions.
3,500 are waiting, usually 4-5 days, with no toilets or water
In #Kharkiv region two citizens were injured when Russian troops shelled the village of Rohan.
Two fires also developed which have now been extinguished.
Following the death of the racist Dugin's daughter, the anger in #Moscow is palpable.
They seem to be falling over themselves to try to be more extreme. Here's the Head of propaganda channel RT urging Putin to bomb decision making centres in #Kyiv.
Today's the anniversary of Russian/Soviet troops & tanks crushing the #PragueSpring protests.
The movement in then Czechoslovakia had lasted 7 months with increasing liberalisation from reformist President Dubček
But Moscow invaded with 250,000 troops to stop freedom.
📷Reuters
#Russia started bragging about its weapons, saying the opponent's are poor. I reckon Moscow is worried.
Defence Minister Shoigu claims they've used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles 3 times in the war "all three times it showed brilliant performance"
He adds that Javelins are not good
In the coming week it's #Ukraine's Independence Day, but the Government has already annulled the holiday on 24 August.
In addition #Kyiv has now banned all mass-people events in the city from tomorrow.
Competitive football returns to #Ukraine on Tuesday despite the war.
Extra precautions have been taken for the Premier League, while a nice tale here about how #KryvyiRih's team FC Kryvbas refusing to relocate despite being close to the frontline.
Attacks in #Crimea, on Russia's Black Sea HQ, numerous air raid warnings, now checkpoints in #Sevastopol, but it's clear what #Russia's priorities are!
"GAY PARADE - Do not back down" screams the headline in the city's main newspaper on Friday.
It calls for laws to be stepped up
Nellie, a 9 year old girl with autism was kicked out of a play-area. Administrators said "she is not like everyone else, and can be dangerous."
New rules: disabled people are forbidden to be in the playroom with healthy children
After quite a stable front line in the east for a couple of weeks it looks as though #Russia may have gained some territory in two areas in the east of #Ukraine.
#Siversk in #Donetsk is coming under increased pressure, while in #Kharkiv region Novaya Dmytrivka is likely captured
Unverified reports from #Melitopol that a Russian soldier has been badly beaten and had his throat cut after sexually hassling a girl.
Local youths set upon the Occupier after leaping to the defence of the girl.
It's Day 1274 of Ukraine's incredible defence of its people, land, culture + shielding many NATO states, next on Putin's hit-list from his long stated dream to reunite the USSR
Somehow Trump & his cults (I nearly misspelled that) seem intent on helping Putin.
Here's the daily🧵
Tuesday was another 50+ post thread, packed full of some more untold insights into Ukraine news and life, including the resurgence of Covid and a language 'foul' on the football field.
But politics and Russian atrocities are omnipresent.
Here's your link
Let me start with an unwanted shock for residents in Poltava, who were warned of a radiation threat this morning, I imagine sparking all sorts of horrific thoughts.
Thankfully, the governor says it was human error, Myrhorod should've had an air alert, not the radiation warning.
Zelenskyy's forced to be careful, but Ukraine's always been ready for the unconditional ceasefire Trump first demanded 5 months ago. So no surprise he's travelling to Washington on Monday
It's Alaska Day, or a couple of half-baked Alaskas meeting later as Russia hopes to carve up Ukraine, with Trump's approval.
That's much later on Day 1269 of Putin's war.
As I start this thread at around 02:30 GMT, 05:30 Ukraine, there is a big attack on Russia.
Let the🧵begin
In a rush to get to sleep, so let me waste no further time in giving the link to yesterday's thread.
Both X and BSky have been a bit crappy scrolling through threads. One thing you can do is click my profile and then "replies", click one + scroll up
Whoever said 7 days is a long time in politics was dead right.
An about turn from tough guy & threats to TACO queen & Putin's poodle. And the next 7 days is now set to bring another cosy meet between a felon and an indicted war criminal.
It's Day 1263 of THE Ukraine thread:
A later start to Saturday's thread because of a crazily late finish to the last🧵
Fewer than 20,000 views for the first time in weeks on such an important day🤨🤔
So much effort and so little impact some days 😢
If you're one of many to miss it, click⬇️
Day 1261 - the White House thinks the war in Ukraine is coming to an end.
Especially as the Kremlin has this morning announced Putin and Trump will meet in the coming days.
But is the war criminal just duping the US Pres again and buying more time?
Follow me & today's thread:
Much of Wednesday was taken up with the politics surrounding US envoy Wirkoff's latest chummy chat with Putin.
But then it turned dark, literally as the sun went down, but Ukraine looks to have had the better of the drone exchanges.
Catch up here:
1/2 The big story since the last couple of hours of y'day's thread has been Ukraine's multiple successes in breaching Russia's air defence at military targets.
The Kremlin says it destroyed 93 drones, 60 over the Black Sea. There's no mention of how many they missed!
Exhibit A: