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Welcome to Sunday's thread on #Russia's war in #Ukraine. We've reached Day 193 of the full-scale invasion.

Quite a lot happened yesterday. Tragedy in #Chernihiv and late night attacks on different regions. If you want a recap, scroll through⬇️

Putin's bots, trolls and useful idiots are pushing hard to encourage 'Joe Public' the price of the war is too high, let's reach a day with #Russia.

One bright spot is the quite dramatic fall in gas prices (this graph for futures market) in the last week.

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#Russia's decision y'day to send gas through the Nord-Stream pipeline after all, eases things a little more.

The Kremlin needs the cash to finance the war, so has to sell, but knows it can cut off western supplies at any point with winter approaching.

#StopRussia
If we don't see this through & let Putin get a settlement he wants, then we repeat exactly what we did in 2008 #Georgia war & the 2014 #Ukraine invasion.

Allow #Russia to regroup, strengthen defence, then launch a bigger attack, with far worse, catastrophic consequences than now
#Ukraine is making ground in the south - even confirmed by some pro-Russian accounts

Villages like #Blahodativka (RU: #Blagodatovka) have been reclaimed with a push towards #Shchaslyve

But casualties are very high.
🇺🇦 Adviser @arestovych last night acknowledged tough news ahead
In #Kherson so far tonight it's been a little quieter than of late. There was a report of explosions in #Chkalove earlier but still unconfirmed.

Quite a few Russian planes have been in the skies, perhaps limiting progress for #Ukraine's front line.
#Russia has fired on #Mykolaiv tonight, with two missiles landing.

You can judge the size of one blast in this CCTV footage of the moment of impact. Electricity has been cut in some areas.

#Nikolaev #Ukraine #StopRussia
One more video from #Mykolaiv / #Nikolaev, showing what looks like some sort of lighting munition exploding over the region.

#StopRussiaNow #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussiansGoHome
Another explosion and subsequent fire in occupied #Donetsk tonight.

This from Miners' Square (Shakhtars'ka Ploshcha) in the city centre.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
Only just seen this clever video/meme.
Very funny from @saintjavelin

Would be great to get a retweet from @SimonCowell for his 11m followers, but I reckon he's too safe. Prove me wrong Simon!

A new video shows shelling by #Russia from beside the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar.

@the_ins_ru agrees with me that the Occupiers are deliberately trying to hit power lines to disconnect the plant from the #Ukraine power grid.

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The British Intel update today explains poor morale among #Russia's invading army.

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A joint record 450 Russians killed in battle in the last 24 hours.

Today all the first five totals are again above the daily average.

*#Ukraine estimates
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That didn't go so well for the Rashists!

A pro-#Russia website ran an online "referendum" on the status of #Kharkiv.
Yesterday when very few patriots knew about the site, 65% still "voted" to remain part of #Ukraine.
Today it was over 96%
Strangely the page is now deleted😂😂🤡 ImageImage
Several thousands of tonnes of grain have been ruined in #Mykolaiv (#Nikolaev) region this morning.

Deputy Mayor of #Ochakiv Oleksiy Vaskov stood beside the wreckage as he told on Facebook how Russians hit the settlement in the early hours.

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Staying with food and another blow yesterday for the heroes of @WCKitchen

They go again - keep up the great work helping those having to live in a war zone

#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome

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A TV personality in #Russia faces up to 5 years in jail for a parody song/video.

A politician has accused Aleksandr Gudkov of "inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity."

Make up your own minds. Here's a clip of the original song "Ya Russkiy"
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The joke works best in Russian language of course.
"Ya Russkiy", sure you guessed means "I'm Russian"

Gudkov changed that to "Ya uzkiy" meaning "I'm narrow" and altered the video a little too in his own version, which has angered a lunatic fringe of humourless nationalists.
#Ukraine claims to have liberated the village of Ozerne in #Donetsk region.

The settlement is just 10km south of #Lyman which Russians captured long ago.

If confirmed it makes the invaders' hopes of capturing nearby #Sloviansk and #Kramatorsk even more remote.

#SlavaUkraini
Nothing sacred of course in #Russia

A Human Rights' group has collected witness statements that people queueing to pay final respects to #Gorbachev, were arrested for such crimes as wearing an anti-war badge or criticising police.

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Among all the #Ukraine hits in occupied #Kherson, just noticed one thing hidden away in the military reports which I missed this morning.

We already knew all the main bridges in the region were disabled. It appears UA forces also hit the ferry station in #Beryslav (to #Kakhovka)
Earlier today the #Antonivskyi bridge received its now traditional greeting from #Ukraine's forces!

Difficult to say for sure but looks like an effort to ensure the pontoon bridge underneath the road bridge won't get near completion.

#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome
Lots of photos like this appearing on #Ukraine channels today. To be fair, there are always similar pics of Ukrainian prisoners of war posted by pro-#Russia accounts, but there is a real increase in 🇷🇺 POWs the last 48 hours by the look of things.

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3 days after a strike which killed 50 Russian troops in #Balakliya, there's another big explosion in the town in #Kharkiv region today.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia #Kharkov Image
Two people have been injured in #Kharkiv

Several private houses and a high-rise were damaged in the #Novobavarsky district when Russia shelled the city this afternoon.

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At least two people have died in multiple explosions in occupied #Snihurivka (RU: #Snigirevka) in #Mykolaiv oblast.

Early reports said a father and his 4 year old son were killed as locals spoke of "around 10 explosions", some near a playground.

No photos/video yet.
In #Donetsk oblast, a strike in #Trudivske (RU: Trudovsky) this evening.

The town is midway between Donetsk and #Mariupol and has mostly avoided the shells so far in the war.

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A video has been posted online, taken from the ferry in #Kherson at the moment #Ukraine once again hit the #Antonivskyi bridge in the occupied city.

#StandWithUkraine
A couple of hours ago I wrote about a #Ukraine strike on #Balakliya in #Kharkiv region.

Now a video said to be of the scene. It's unverified, so I post with caution, but the time stamp checks out and I can't find this having been posted before.

Another Russian "warehouse" is blazing in #Kherson region.

It seems certain a #Ukraine missile has hit the building in #TomynaBalka. That's about 25km from Kherson city, in the south-west of the oblast.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome
New satellite photos taken today show #Russia has manged to complete construction of a pontoon bridge in #Kherson region.

But it's NOT across the #Dnipro as some are reporting. It's across a tributary to the main river, near Korsunka, on the south bank and doesn't help much. Image
Late this afternoon in #Crimea, another huge column of military equipment was seen on the move.

The destination of this train unknown, but almost certainly will be in mainland #Ukraine tomorrow morning.

How old and reliable the gear is remains to be seen.
#StopRussia
The nightly attack on #Kharkiv region starts again, although to be honest it's just as likely in daylight in recent weeks.

Missiles have fallen in the small town of #Zmiiv, about 40km south of Kharkiv itself.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
It's too early to roll out the meme yet.... but this #Kherson channel thinks there's another strike on #Chornobaivka (RU: #Chernobaevka)

Let's wait for more...
#Donetsk - another 'chandelier' appears over the occupied city.

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Quite a night it's turning out to be for #Ukraine's offensive.

Each strike = fewer weapons and ammo for the invaders to defend themselves with.

What must be really unnerving for #Russia's army is the Intel Ukraine must have. Sure some from satellites but they must fear traitors
Good article here by @Andrew__Roth on #Russia's persecution of another journalist who faces an outrageously long jail sentence tomorrow for doing his job.

@isafronov's father, also a journalist, died when falling out of a window.

cc @freesafronov

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