Day 194 of #Russia's 10-day "special operation" to take #Ukraine, but now they lose ground in the south and some territory in the east.
Welcome to a new week, which will end with the 200th day of this illegal war.
This is the daily thread with all the news
DMs open for tip offs
Welcome to a new week, which will end with the 200th day of this illegal war.
This is the daily thread with all the news
DMs open for tip offs
The fightback continued last night - if you missed anything, here's the start of yesterday's thread - scroll through to the end.
The last story was about a journalist in #Russia who's likely to be jailed for 24 years in a few hours.
@freesafronov
The last story was about a journalist in #Russia who's likely to be jailed for 24 years in a few hours.
@freesafronov
https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1566211503317045255
Already quite a few regions in #Ukraine hit by #Russia's bombs tonight.
#Kharkiv, #Mykolaiv and #Zaporizhzhia.
These heavy explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia city.
#Kharkiv, #Mykolaiv and #Zaporizhzhia.
These heavy explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia city.
Another strike in #Donetsk tonight..
This is a clip from #Kalininsky district of the city held by #Russia.
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
This is a clip from #Kalininsky district of the city held by #Russia.
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
President #Zelenskyy says #Russia "uses nuclear weapons" - referring to the threats around the nuclear reactor in occupied #Enerhodar.
In an exclusive with @ABC he also said 🇷🇺wants to disconnect the power station from the Ukraine grid.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
In an exclusive with @ABC he also said 🇷🇺wants to disconnect the power station from the Ukraine grid.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
It looks like a double strike in the last few minutes in #Horlivka (RU: #Gorlovka)
There are separate fires close to each other in the occupied town.
#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
There are separate fires close to each other in the occupied town.
#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
This pontoon bridge in #Kherson region did not last long!
#Ukraine's Southern Command says Major HIMARS paid a visit tonight.
#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome #StandWithUkraine
#Ukraine's Southern Command says Major HIMARS paid a visit tonight.
#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome #StandWithUkraine
https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1566511344542797827
#Ukraine's Southern Command also talks of a rebellion among #Russia's ranks in #Kherson.
They report "The 127th regiment of the 1st army corps collectively refused to participate in hostilities."
Soldiers said to be complaining about support, some even had no water.
Unverified
They report "The 127th regiment of the 1st army corps collectively refused to participate in hostilities."
Soldiers said to be complaining about support, some even had no water.
Unverified
Even a year ago I was certain I wouldn't see this in my lifetime.
#Putin is doing this.
Remarkably, in the previously almost exclusively Russian speaking city of #Odesa, the football club changes the name on seats of its stadium to the Ukrainian spelling. No longer Chernomorets
#Putin is doing this.
Remarkably, in the previously almost exclusively Russian speaking city of #Odesa, the football club changes the name on seats of its stadium to the Ukrainian spelling. No longer Chernomorets
Just when you think it's been a while since Macron made a speech that sounds like it was written by Putin...
How appalling must this be to Poland and The Baltics especially. Countries which actually border Russia and lived under occupation?
How appalling must this be to Poland and The Baltics especially. Countries which actually border Russia and lived under occupation?
The diminishing prospects of #Russia holding sham referenda in #Ukraine and the slower than a snail progress of the world's Second Army - highlights of Monday's UK Intelligence update.
#StopRussiaNOW #SaveUkraine
#StopRussiaNOW #SaveUkraine
#Russia's daily losses are again above average for all the first four figures.
The number of Russian soldiers killed in the war remains on course to hit 50,000 tomorrow
*according to #Ukrine's estimates.
#RussiansGoHome #StandWithUkraine
The number of Russian soldiers killed in the war remains on course to hit 50,000 tomorrow
*according to #Ukrine's estimates.
#RussiansGoHome #StandWithUkraine
Tip : When you're doing fakes make sure you know the difference between American and British English! 🤡🤡
#FakeNews cos the Russkies are scared!
#FakeNews cos the Russkies are scared!
Heard on @BBCr4today a member of Scholz's SPD party in #Germany say the war was not foreseeable.
Yeah, I guess it would have been helpful for them if there'd been a sign. Like a partial invasion 5 or 6, maybe 8 years before? And thousands of Russian weapons in Ukraine? Oh wait..
Yeah, I guess it would have been helpful for them if there'd been a sign. Like a partial invasion 5 or 6, maybe 8 years before? And thousands of Russian weapons in Ukraine? Oh wait..
Difficult to tell conclusively, but circumstantial evidence that opposition to the war is growing inside #Russia.
These were spotted yesterday in the country's second city St Petersburg
#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
These were spotted yesterday in the country's second city St Petersburg
#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
https://twitter.com/Sota_Vision/status/1566516895716675584?t=cbrtFo0iYrQiTYHCFUYpIQ&s=19
A suicide bomber in #Afghanistan has killed himself by #Russia's embassy in Kabul.
Few details so far:
"a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of the building of the Russian diplomatic mission. Local residents report that a large number of ambulances are on site."
Few details so far:
"a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of the building of the Russian diplomatic mission. Local residents report that a large number of ambulances are on site."
A couple have asked me to state the differences between US/UK English in this fake:
Counsellor
Behaviour
Defence
Organisation, mechanised, mobilisation etc.
10,000 not 10.000
2,600 not 2600 (repeated error)
Usually it's 8 August, not August 8
+ others
Counsellor
Behaviour
Defence
Organisation, mechanised, mobilisation etc.
10,000 not 10.000
2,600 not 2600 (repeated error)
Usually it's 8 August, not August 8
+ others
https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1566686531812790272?t=XIZSVNnBgvd6VyjTtAlByg&s=19
Investigators are set to question two military over the #Chernihiv incident where a child fired an RPG
One is a Commander who ordered RPGs to be brought to the exhibition, the other a servicemen who let a child pick up the weapon and "pull the trigger"
One is a Commander who ordered RPGs to be brought to the exhibition, the other a servicemen who let a child pick up the weapon and "pull the trigger"
https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1566061397863272449
More @iaeaorg staff have left the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. There are now just two employees remaining there as "an ongoing presence"
#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
Seen in #Moscow.
A babushka disguising her sword as a walking stick.
On her way to the Kremlin per chance?
#StopPutin #SaveUkraine
A babushka disguising her sword as a walking stick.
On her way to the Kremlin per chance?
#StopPutin #SaveUkraine
Two employees at #Russia's embassy in #Kabul have been killed by the suicide bomber (see earlier in the thread)
#Afghanistan authorities say in total 8 people died and around 20 other civilians are thought to have been injured in the blast.
#Afghanistan authorities say in total 8 people died and around 20 other civilians are thought to have been injured in the blast.
#RussiaOnFire
Today's edition features #Krasnodar, in southern #Russia, fairly near #Crimea
No deaths or injuries reported despite this fire at a high-rise in the city. 85 people safely evacuated the blazing.
#StopRussia
Today's edition features #Krasnodar, in southern #Russia, fairly near #Crimea
No deaths or injuries reported despite this fire at a high-rise in the city. 85 people safely evacuated the blazing.
#StopRussia
A lot of black smoke in #Tavriiske in #Kherson region.
- likely fuel (or weapons) dump?
This is around 30km south of Kherson itself.
#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome
- likely fuel (or weapons) dump?
This is around 30km south of Kherson itself.
#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome
#Kherson used to have a great planetarium, indeed the only one in the south of #Ukraine.
Sadly, the Gagarin Planetarium had to close - the Director told journalists the Occupiers confiscated (stole) property belonging to them.
Pillage before fleeing!
credit: TG kherson_typical
Sadly, the Gagarin Planetarium had to close - the Director told journalists the Occupiers confiscated (stole) property belonging to them.
Pillage before fleeing!
credit: TG kherson_typical
More good news for #Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW
#StandWithUkraine #StopRussiaNOW
https://twitter.com/Denys_Shmyhal/status/1566746908214890497
Cool story about how "cyber honey traps" condemned Russian soldiers to death.
#Ukraine's I.T. experts playing an important role in the illegal war.
ft.com/content/f4d25b…
#Ukraine's I.T. experts playing an important role in the illegal war.
ft.com/content/f4d25b…
#Russia has killed two more civilians in #Kharkiv oblast.
The grad attack happened shortly after 11am in #Zolochiv, near the Russian border. The dead are men aged 39 and 52.
#RussiaIsATerroristState #SaveUkraine
The grad attack happened shortly after 11am in #Zolochiv, near the Russian border. The dead are men aged 39 and 52.
#RussiaIsATerroristState #SaveUkraine
Been trying (so far failing) to confirm some rumours in the south that #Ukraine's armed forces have made quite a push in one direction today.
If true, the front line is now at #Kyselivka, which would put Ukraine just 10km from Chornobaivka and 20km from downtown #Kherson.
If true, the front line is now at #Kyselivka, which would put Ukraine just 10km from Chornobaivka and 20km from downtown #Kherson.
Another striking example of #Russia doing what it accuses others of.
"Ignorance is strength" says the presenter knowing she is lying to the audience, almost all of whom have no other access to British politics or TV.
What a hateful society Russia built.
"Ignorance is strength" says the presenter knowing she is lying to the audience, almost all of whom have no other access to British politics or TV.
What a hateful society Russia built.
https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1566783439088615429?t=6yVMOMziJl38xB0veS4ArA&s=19
You remember seeing pictures of ruined #Russian tanks in central #Kyiv for #Ukraine Independence Day.
The exhibition's ended but you can experience it in a VR "tour" online
Click this link, then click 2nd down on left hand side "парад розбитої техніки"
guide.kyivcity.gov.ua/en/virtual-tou…
The exhibition's ended but you can experience it in a VR "tour" online
Click this link, then click 2nd down on left hand side "парад розбитої техніки"
guide.kyivcity.gov.ua/en/virtual-tou…
On the eastern front, #Ukraine's General Staff says it has pushed back the enemy near #Kramatorsk. No villages liberated, but Russians were forced to retreat from their front positions.
They also claim RU offensives were blocked in 9 towns including #Bakhmut and #Soledar.
They also claim RU offensives were blocked in 9 towns including #Bakhmut and #Soledar.
One of the most powerful exiled Russians has called for people to rise up and sabotage Putin's war.
@mich261213 says "Its used to feel normal, nothing to be ashamed of. Now every time you say you’re Russian, there is an internal discomfort,”
theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
@mich261213 says "Its used to feel normal, nothing to be ashamed of. Now every time you say you’re Russian, there is an internal discomfort,”
theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
#Ukraine's energy minister says the world is again on the brink of a nuclear disaster.
@G_Galushchenko made the statement on Facebook (translation below) after revealing the nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar is "de-energised again"
#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
@G_Galushchenko made the statement on Facebook (translation below) after revealing the nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar is "de-energised again"
#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
Since posting that statement @iaeaorg has said "one of its six reactors continues to operate to generate enough power to keep the plant working safely."
Ukraine told them a reserve power line was disconnected to fight a fire but will be reconnected soon.
#ZaporizhzhiaNPP
Ukraine told them a reserve power line was disconnected to fight a fire but will be reconnected soon.
#ZaporizhzhiaNPP
The last full day as Prime Minister is ending for @BorisJohnson.
Ukraine's President was straight on the phone!
Ukraine's President was straight on the phone!
https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1566792848896397312
#Russia has lost over 80,000 troops (dead, injured, deserters) in the disastrous war in #Ukraine.
That's the latest estimate @BWallaceMP outlined today. But Mr Wallace also warned that #Ukraine is "suffering (heavy) losses associated with an attacking force."
#StandWithUkraine
That's the latest estimate @BWallaceMP outlined today. But Mr Wallace also warned that #Ukraine is "suffering (heavy) losses associated with an attacking force."
#StandWithUkraine
#Russia publishes photos from the nuclear plant, showing the damage caused during today's shelling.
Naturally they blame #Ukraine, but still zero evidence, while there is evidence of the Occupiers shelling the #ZaporizhzhiaNPP themselves.
Naturally they blame #Ukraine, but still zero evidence, while there is evidence of the Occupiers shelling the #ZaporizhzhiaNPP themselves.
Three more areas of #Kherson region have seen plumes of smoke in the last couple of hours.
None looked like a particularly big strike, with this in #Odradokamyanka near #NovaKakhovka probably the largest:
#Ukraine #StopRussia #RussiansGoHome
None looked like a particularly big strike, with this in #Odradokamyanka near #NovaKakhovka probably the largest:
#Ukraine #StopRussia #RussiansGoHome
Residents of #Vysokopillya can be seen greeting #Ukraine's forces as they march into the liberated village.
#Kherson oblast.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome
credit: TG kherson_typical
#Kherson oblast.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome
credit: TG kherson_typical
A gas pipeline is on fire in #Stupakove (RU: #KrasnyiPakhar) in #Donetsk region.
It follows shelling there, about 20km east of #Horlivka (#Gorlovka)
#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
It follows shelling there, about 20km east of #Horlivka (#Gorlovka)
#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
An explosion has hit #Zelenskyy's home town of #KryvyiRih.
One explosion reported by residents so far.
#StopRussiaNOW #SaveUkraine
One explosion reported by residents so far.
#StopRussiaNOW #SaveUkraine
An unofficial group of saboteurs is claiming responsibility for a train derailment in the far east of #Russia
These photos are from #Yakutia (one of the coldest places on earth). 15 freight cars and 300 metres of tracks were damaged. No injuries.
#StopRussia
These photos are from #Yakutia (one of the coldest places on earth). 15 freight cars and 300 metres of tracks were damaged. No injuries.
#StopRussia
Sad, but inevitable.
A 22 year jail term given to journalist @isafronov by a court in #Russia today.
A disgusting shambles. But still the ordinary people in the Terrorist State are happy to ignore the obvious and live their "comfortable" lives
dw.com/en/russian-ex-…
A 22 year jail term given to journalist @isafronov by a court in #Russia today.
A disgusting shambles. But still the ordinary people in the Terrorist State are happy to ignore the obvious and live their "comfortable" lives
dw.com/en/russian-ex-…
Fair play to artist Peter Seaton @ctoart1 for apologising and admitting his work was "clumsy"
At the weekend I wrote about the anger among many Ukrainians when they saw the artwork in Melbourne. It was unintentional and Mr Seaton comes out of this well:
bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…
At the weekend I wrote about the anger among many Ukrainians when they saw the artwork in Melbourne. It was unintentional and Mr Seaton comes out of this well:
bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…
I for one am pleased to see the G7 issue this warning to Pres. #Zelenskyy
He's had more or less carte blanche to do whatever he wants and took the opportunity to ban numerous political parties & exert pressure on opponents.
Too much power is dangerous.
He's had more or less carte blanche to do whatever he wants and took the opportunity to ban numerous political parties & exert pressure on opponents.
Too much power is dangerous.
https://twitter.com/G7AmbReformUA/status/1566865375215734790
Sorry, I should explain this draft law threatens the absolute independence of #Ukraine's anti corruption bureau #NABU
Until now The Director of NABU was forbidden to co-operate with political parties or be a member of any.
This is a key need for acceptance to the #EU.
Until now The Director of NABU was forbidden to co-operate with political parties or be a member of any.
This is a key need for acceptance to the #EU.
The Head of the @iaeaorg will release a report tomorrow on the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Most of @rafaelmgrossi's team left today, but two members are staying in #Enerhodar to monitor the situation.
Will it be a fudge or will blame be apportioned?
#StopRussia
Most of @rafaelmgrossi's team left today, but two members are staying in #Enerhodar to monitor the situation.
Will it be a fudge or will blame be apportioned?
#StopRussia
#Russia exhibits more pointless aggression/provocation/insanity (delete as appropriate, or maybe all 3)
The Kremlin "has terminated the agreement with Japan on facilitated visits to the #Kuril Islands by Japanese citizens who were formerly residents of the disputed territory.
The Kremlin "has terminated the agreement with Japan on facilitated visits to the #Kuril Islands by Japanese citizens who were formerly residents of the disputed territory.
⚡️Breaking⚡️
#Ukraine's armed forces usually confirm hits long after we've seen the photos or videos.
But this evening they confirm they've "delivered a precision strike" on #Russia's bases in #Chornobaivka and #HolaPrystan'
#SlavaUkraini
But this evening they confirm they've "delivered a precision strike" on #Russia's bases in #Chornobaivka and #HolaPrystan'
#SlavaUkraini
Two rocket strikes recorded in #Kharkiv already this evening.
I could just post the same video each night at this time!
Again S-300 anti aircraft missiles used on the population, but I understand this is outside the city.
#Kharkov #Ukraine #SaveUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
I could just post the same video each night at this time!
Again S-300 anti aircraft missiles used on the population, but I understand this is outside the city.
#Kharkov #Ukraine #SaveUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Although most of #Severodonetsk was evacuated, local journalists have documented 400 deaths there since March.
Pre war the population of the town in #Luhansk oblast was just over 100,000. So around 0.4% of the population died (not even incl. displaced people who died elsewhere)
Pre war the population of the town in #Luhansk oblast was just over 100,000. So around 0.4% of the population died (not even incl. displaced people who died elsewhere)
In #Donetsk more night-time explosions.
This clip captured the sound of 2 explosions in the Kyivsky district.
#StopRussia
This clip captured the sound of 2 explosions in the Kyivsky district.
#StopRussia
This is said to be fire or light munitions landing on #Ukraine positions in #Donetsk oblast.
A perfect example of a "chandelier"
A perfect example of a "chandelier"
Earlier Russian media described #Ukraine firepower on #Zaporizhzhia (occupied) region as some of the strongest of the war.
Now #Ukraine claims it has destroyed an FSB base in the region.
The FSB are thought to be preparing the sham referenda in the Occupied areas.
#SlavaUkraini
Now #Ukraine claims it has destroyed an FSB base in the region.
The FSB are thought to be preparing the sham referenda in the Occupied areas.
#SlavaUkraini
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