🇺🇦Happy 31st birthday #Ukraine🇺🇦
It's Independence Day, but it also marks exactly 6 months since #Russia's jets, tanks + troops invaded the country (8 years after the start of the war)
This is daily thread number 182. All the news all the time
They also claim they eliminated 13 Russian troops and destroyed a Howitzer and army vehicles, during helicopter strikes in Novovoznesensk, #Arkhangelsk + #Pravdyno
It's being reported that the goons who invaded #Ukraine from #Belarus, taking over #Chernobyl, may already have died of radiation.
President @ZelenskyyUa said nothing is known for sure, but they had information those soldiers were no longer alive.
In #Poltava region Russia has bombed military targets.
It happened in #Myrhorod, with regional head Dmytro Lunin confirming 4 X-22 (air to surface) missiles had hit infrastructure, but no civilian casualties are reported.
One of last night's mysteries is solved.
In #Kharkiv some even thought a plane had been shot down, but what happened is an Iskander cruise missile malfunctioned, exploding before impact.
Fragments of the rocket were found in the roof of a house in the centre
The "Galaktika" shopping centre has been ablaze for a couple of hours and fire is still raging. It's thought a missile strike was to blame, but not confirmed.
#Ukraine has no history of, or need to, attacking shopping centres.
You've probably already seen, but Boris has turned up again in #Kyiv.
The British PM now has a plaque in his honour by #Ukraine's Parliament and went for another walkabout with President @ZelenskyyUa
A road in #NewYork has been renamed "Ukrainian Way" to show solidarity with the nation.
#Ukraine's ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova reported on her Facebook page. The road is in the Brighton Beach area, which is known by many as "Little Odessa"
There's to be a football league of Occupied States according to a new announcement by #Russia.
Sadly they've chosen the farcical name of "Commonwealth Football League"
The Vatican has announced The Pope will NOT meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church when they both attend a gathering of religious leaders in Kazakhstan next month.
The Kremlin says preparations were "unilaterally suspended" by The Vatican.
Earlier I reported on the major strike on a shopping centre in #Donetsk.
I still think it's unlikely #Ukraine did this. There's been little outrage from the occupiers to be honest.
This is how the Galatika centre looked this afternoon:
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