Now unverified photos, said to be taken 3 days ago at the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
The Telegram Channel "Printer Fort" questions how the @iaeaorg can see "no immediate danger" when viewing these pictures of the site in occupied #Enerhodar.
Today's British Intelligence update says that #Russia has "made some progress towards the centre of #Pisky" yet @TheStudyofWar and I both think (remains of) the village has been captured.
Overall though #Ukraine defends very well despite being hugely outnumbered.
#Russia has only about 20% of its cruise missiles remaining.
That's the view of #Ukraine's Head of Military Intelligence. Vadym Skibitsky also added "they have no more than 45% of the missiles that were there before the start of the war."
Remarkably similar to yesterday, far more black smoke and fierce flames than one would imagine for a regular house with regular contents it seems to me. This is in the Kalininskyi district of the occupied city.
#Kharkiv's authorities have spent the day cleaning up the night time damage.
Again S-300s were used - ground to air missiles, impossible to guide these properly, so they land "somewhere fairly near" where they are aimed with a lot of collateral damage. #RussiaIsATerroristState
#Ukraine should soon have MiG-29 fighter aircraft.
Slovakia signed an agreement for fellow NATO neighbours #Poland and #Czechia to patrol its skies.
This allows #Slovakia's stock of Soviet era aircraft to be sent to Ukraine - but Bratislava has indicated it wants some payment.
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:
Even the most ardent peaceniks are realising one side doesn't want to stop fighting. At least until, as a state new agency said recently, all Ukrainians are killed.
Each + every day you'll find all the news here in one handy🧵
Let's go!
If you missed anything of yesterday's developments, well not as much to catch up on.
Click the link to review, things only really started going late at night..
Trying to compile threads on a train, using mobile only so far, is a nightmare. My first typo was rather important. It's Day 1256, so the observant don't need to message me 😊
Family day out today, going to see "Evita"
But always a thread and as up to date as I can be.
"White rabbits" is what I have to say to you this morning.
An old British custom is to say 'rabbits' or 'white rabbits' (often 3 times) at the start of a new month to ensure good luck for the month ahead
August is the 43rd month of Russia's war.
Today is Day 1255. Here's the🧵
Yesterday was a depressing day.
Not just Russia's horrific attacks on Kyiv, but the general lack of response and condemnation. The world just shrugs its shoulders.
2 weeks ago I said things could move quickly on air defence. One system had reportedly already been delivered to Ukraine
Remember Switzerland's order was bumped down to give priority to🇺🇦?
Now Germany says 2 more Patriots will be sent by October, starting with launchers in days
Putin's response was to bomb the cr*p out of Ukraine's capital again overnight.
It's decency against inhumanity. Which side are you on?
Welcome to THE daily thread.
Wednesday was a fairly quiet day, punctuated by the odd Russian missile attack, before another enormous attack centre on Kyiv.. and it's still going on.
But Ukraine hit back in Russia.
Missed anything? Click and scroll, but please come back!
Tuesday 29 July. Day 1252.
Documenting all the important stories and developments in Ukraine's ongoing fight for survival against an invading horde.
Every Single Day. No break, no days off.
All the news from the war in Europe, all the time.
Monday was probably a better day for Ukraine.
We saw Trump appear to lose patience with indicted war criminal Putin, we saw a Ukraine flag replanted in one reclaimed village & late in the thread more strikes on Russia's rail infrastructure.
I'll begin in Rostov region, where earlier Ukraine hit railway infrastructure in the town of Salsk.
Pretty much the whole of the rail network in Rostov oblast is crucial to Russia's military. The proximity to occupied parts of Ukraine & the route to Crimea run through here.