Thread by @PeterClifford1

#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: 4. While keeping fairly quiet on the #Kherson offensive for operational reasons, UA General Staff says Russia is attempting to restore its supply lines & concentrating on establishing full control of the #Donetsk region. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 5. Traditionally, 1st Sept is when UA children celebrate the “1st bell” of the new year and return to school. However, Russia has destroyed 269 schools and damaged 2,400, so not a lot to return to! #tweet100

#Ukraine: 6. Ravil Maganov, Chairman of Lukoil, Russia’s 2nd largest oil producer, has died after falling out of the 6th floor window of a Moscow hospital, the 7th oligarch to die in strange circumstances this year. His board had criticised the Ukraine war. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 7. UA has also confiscated the Ukraine assets of Vladimir Yevtushenko, know as “Putin’s Wallet”. 17 real estate projects with an area of over 100k sq metres & 5 UA businesses have been seized. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 8. Today’s UA score card 1: Bayraktar TB-2 drones are still being used for offensive action in Ukraine. Yesterday, it is reported, 1 of these drones destroyed a Russian Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled artillery gun. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 9. Score Card 2: UA shelling forced a group of Russian troops to abandon their BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle and run away nr #Izium in the #Kharkiv region. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 10. Score Card 3: It is reported that a Russian vehicle carrying 200 x TM-62 AT mines ran over a laid UA mine nr #Zaporizhzhia. There was a VERY loud explosion! More strikes are reported tonight on Russian positions nr #NovaKakhovka outside #Kherson. #tweet100