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
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😂😂🤡
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to Sunday morning.
I'm starting early for the daily thread on Day 760 of #Russia's full invasion of its peaceful and sovereign neighbour #Ukraine.
There is a big danger of another missile attack from Russian aircraft. Follow for all the news all day (and night!)
It proved another marathon thread (almost 70 posts) on Saturday with the consequences of the #Kransogorsk terrorist attack dominating the agenda.
Playing catch-up? Click and scroll from the start, right here:
Across #Ukraine, millions are on tenterhooks. Anyone asleep will soon be woken by air alarms, with monitors sensing launches of cruise missiles from #Russian planes.
Meanwhile attack drones are also causing problems. Explosions recently in #Lviv but these seem to be air defence
It's a bleak start to another daily thread.
Friday 22 March, Day 758 of #Rusia's full invasion, begins with an enormous attack on the power sector of the country it illegally invaded.
Large parts of #Ukraine have no power.
#USADelaysUkrainePays
This is the start of the daily🧵
24 hours ago, the day began with missile strikes on #Kyiv, attempting to hit #Ukraine's Intelligence and other key government institutions.
If you missed anything, catch up here with a look through Thursday's thread:
Day 751 of #Russia's full invasion of #Ukraine begins.. and it's Day 4 of the second insurgency inside #Russia since the war began.
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Thursday was another bumper thread.
Russia's western border resembled a civil war zone, Macron admitted he would likely have to send troops within a year and more Russian stuff collpasing.
Catch up by clicking and scrolling through yesterday's thread⬇️
Today we reach another small milestone in the gruesome, illegal and wholly unnecessary war launched by #Russia in #Ukraine.
It's Day 750 of the 3-day "operation" to capture #Kyiv.
Welcome to Thursday's daily thread with all the news you need in one place, updated all day long💪
And here's the chance to look back at yesterday's news. Wednesday saw more oil problems for #Russia, which took revenge by beating another political opponent and hitting #Ukraine tower blocks.
Plus ca change😡
I'll start by reminding you of the daily reality for almost all those living in #Ukraine. Virtually the whole country is under another air raid and has been since just before 8.30 local time.
Yet offices, shops, schools and life continues no matter how #Russia tries to stop it.
It's THE daily thread, the original and most reliable update on anything important happening in #Ukraine or to do with #Russia's abominable war on its neighbour.
I'll try get this correct today... It is Wednesday! It's 13 March and that makes it Day 749 of the invasion.
Read on!
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