#Ukraine: Latest updates from #UkraineWar: 1. UA Operational Command now says it has killed 117 Russian troops in the #Kherson offensive & RUS equipment destroyed includes 9 T-72 tanks, 3 Grad multi-missile launchers, 1 Giantsin-S howitzer & 18 armoured vehicles. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. Following above, UA forces report they also struck 4 Russian control points & 4 transportation/supply routes including again the Antonivsky Bridge nr #Kherson. Possible Russian column hit this afternoon in the Oleshki district outside Kherson, locals say. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. In #Mykhailivika in the #Zaporizhia region explosions and fire were reported last night at a Russian base/warehouse. At #Tomak in the same region there was a detonation of Russian ammo early in the morning nr the railway station. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 4. Reported this evening that Germany is suspending its visa facilitation agreement with Russia and the rest of the EU is expected to follow. That’s going to mess up Russian shopping trips to Europe! #tweet100
#Ukraine: 5. Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister suggests launching program for surrendering Russian troops. “This offer is worth making because even if 1 Russian soldier lays down arms & decides to leave, it means it saved Ukrainian lives & brings peace closer. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 6. UK intel says that while UA forces have pushed back Russian troops in the South, Russia will likely attempt to plug the gaps in its lines using pre-designated mobile reserve units. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 7. In a long distance tank-to-tank kill, a UA T-64BV tank crew managed to destroy a Russian tank from a distance of over 10 km with indirect fire using 125mm fragmentation shells. It apparently took 20 shells to finish the job! #tweet100
#Ukraine: 8. In occupied #Berdyansk, partisans have blown up the HQ of the “We Are With Russia” organisation. The bomb was placed in the exterior air conditioning unit and exploded at night, with no-one injured. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 9. Today’s UA score card: A 1989 version of a Russian T-72B tank was destroyed by counter fire from a UA tank in the #Donetsk region & the UA 110th STS Brigade wiped out a Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle nr #Novodarivka in the #Luhansk region. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 10. I am currently in the Scilly Isles off the SW coast of Britain. Spotted this bin for collecting dog poo bags. Made me laugh! #tweet100
#Ukraine: 11. And to cap it all tonight, the Russians launched an Iskander missile from #Belgorod in Russia towards #Kharkiv & the guidance system failed sending it falling into Belgorod city. No wonder its citizens were all trying to leave for Moscow 2 nights ago! #tweet100
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#Ukraine: Today’s news from #UkraineWar: 1. UA forces are taking territory from Russia in the South, but at a heavy cost. Russians are reported to be fighting hard with lots of equipment, but few men. “They’re throwing everything against us,” said UA soldier. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. Despite UA having recaptured a number of villages, Russians are not fleeing without a fight say UA troops & are attempting to hold off UA advances with tanks, artillery & helicopters. Western analysts say UA is achieving its tactical objectives. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the Southern Military Command, said today that Russia had suffered “significant losses” in the #Kherson counter offensive and promised more details shortly. #tweet100
#Ukraine: The latest posts on the #UkraineWar: 1. Shortly after the IAEA nuclear inspectors left Kyiv for the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Russia shelled their approach route. The inspectors have made their 1st checks and 5 will remain there. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. At the same time Russia is claiming that Ukraine sent 60 commandos to “recapture the nuclear plant and 3 were taken prisoner”. None of which makes sense. UA intel says long term Russia is planning to evacuate the #Zaporizhzhia plant altogether. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Earlier, Energoatom, the UA atomic operator said it shut down 1 of the 2 operational reactors because of Russian shelling in the area. Rafael Grossi, director of the IAEA said, “There was a lot more to do” & they were “establishing a continued presence”. #tweet100
#Ukraine: Latest updates from #UkraineWar: 1. Locals report multiple strikes on #NovaKakhovka nr #Kherson at the dam and on the “Sokol” factory, a suspected Russian base. Nothing left of the base after 5 UA rockets hit the target. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. UA forces killed 35 Russians, destroyed a Msta-B howitzer, a NONA self-propelled mortar system & 9 armoured & military vehicles yesterday in #Donetsk region. Today they took out 8 Russians, a MT-LB armoured vehicle & 2 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Multiple UA strikes reported in the #Kherson region nr #Oleshki not far from a bridge across the Konka River where locals say there is a Russian base. Explosions reported. #tweet100
#Ukraine: Latest news posts from #UkraineWar: 1. #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station has once again been reconnected to the Ukraine grid. However, continued Russian shelling is increasing the possibility of radiation leaks say technicians. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. It is reported that the Russian collaborator, Oleksandr Koliesnikov, injured yesterday in an assassination attempt with shrapnel in #Berdiansk, #Zaporizhzhia region, has now died from his injuries. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. While the Ukrainian military has not officially claimed responsibility for the attacks in #Crimea, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak has said that explosions in Crimea "will continue." #tweet100
#Ukraine: The latest updates from #UkraineWar: 1. This is a video from the #NovaKakhovka road bridge across the dam nr #Kherson, hit by UA forces recently, destroying Russia trucks & soldiers at the same time. Warning - dead bodies. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 2. UA forces say they have also hit the Dariivskyi Bridge again nr #Kherson rendering it inoperable and having destroyed other routes across the Dnipro River, noticeably affecting Russia’s combat effectiveness. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. UA Operational Command South say they have killed 20 Russians, destroyed 2 armoured vehicles & the comms centre of the 98th Guards Airborne at #Dudchany#Kherson region + A missile attack was carried out on Russian HQ at Kadiivka in the #Luhansk region. #tweet100
#Ukraine: Latest updates from #UkraineWar: 1. Following UA attacks on #Crimea, Russia today moved 38 aircraft from Belbeck Airfield (attacked yesterday) to Russia. Planes included 3 SU-34s, 3 SU-355s, 5 CU-27s and possibly 3 Mig-31s. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. Western intel says UA's ability to strike in #Crimea has rattled Russia both operationally and psychologically, having lost half of its Black Sea naval aviation resources, the flagship Moskva and Snake Island. bbc.in/3A1sz7i
#Ukraine: 3. UA forces have again bombed the car bridge over the Dnipro river nr #NovaKakhovka which the Russians had only just finished repairing just outside #Kherson. #tweet100