Looking at #Ukraine's estimates for #Russia's losses, I think the 460 illegal invaders they "liquidated" in the last 24 hours is an all-time high - I'm sure this war's stat-man @ragnarbjartur can confirm.
All first 4 totals above avg
#Ukraine officials have said the figures for RU losses do NOT include Private Military Contractors
Of course #Russia loves to pass death sentences for mercenaries but hires its own.
But 40% of RU PMCs in #Kharkiv region are dead/injured according to Kyiv
Putin has come up with more bizarre pronouncements today claiming "#Russia has not lost anything in the Special Military Operation, but has strengthened its sovereignty"
Hey Vova, not sure the crew of the Moskva or 50,000 other grieving families agree!
2/2 Putin also says Russia "did not start the Special Military Operation in #Ukraine, but is trying to end it. It has been going on since 2014."
Fact check: Lunatic in the Kremlin!
Yes the WAR did start in 2014, when #Russia invaded Crimea and the Donbas of sovereign Ukraine
Meanwhile Putin's Axis of Evil is growing.
After buying weapons and ammo from Iran and North Korea, looks like #Myanmar is being recruited despite (or maybe because of) its appalling Human Rights record:
Today Putin met Myanmar's Prime Minister Min Aung Hlein.
Far fewer attacks from #Russia overnight, maybe because of their stocks and positions being degraded.
But #Kharkiv still "copped it", I reported on the strike on Nemyshlyansky district last night - a hotel was hit
Another rocket landed near a medical centre in #Zmiiv
Apologies for not updating for a while - not missed too much though.
The highlight has been seeing a red rag removed from a flagpole in another liberated village.
This is in #NovaHusarivka (RU: #NovayaGusarovka) in #Kharkiv region.
For the first time #Ukraine officially admits last month's bombings in #Crimea
Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhny & First Dep Chair of Committe on National Security Mykhailo Zabrodskyi write about the success of the operation to awaken ordinary Russians
In its evening report the General Staff of #Ukraine say they carried out "14 strikes on enemy strongholds and concentrations of manpower and equipment."
They also claim to have hit another Ka-52 "alligator" helicopter as well as the two fighter jets mentioned above.
3 civilians died while queuing for humanitarian aid in the village of #MalaTokmachka, 70km SE of Zaporizhzhai (I'm not showing the photos of the bodies)
#Ukraine opens a criminal case into the murder of a UK volunteer
Although the victim's not named, I believe it's Paul Urey. The 45yo diabetic was helping citizens evacuate from #Zaporizhzhia when kidnapped; later appearing in handcuffs on Donetsk TV
Paul died in prison in July.
#Russia's soldiers tried to make a TikTok of how they crossed the River Dnipro despite no bridges!
They boarded the hi-tech ferry (errr. raft) near #HolaPristan before finding out #Ukraine really does have fire control of all transport links!
Oops, I means FIVE explosions. Also new blasts heard in #Berdyansk on the south coast.
Authorities apparently trying to pretend it was only air defence being successful. Considering they have little air defence in Melitopol', that's unlikely 😜
Not connected to the war directly, but indicative of endemic corruption in #Russia.
Apparently this unauthorised protest in occupied #Crimea came after a man was murdered, with 36 stab wounds. Protesters say the suspect "knew" local police chiefs & was released from custody.
This is now confirmed. Thanks to @NEpifanes for spotting that #Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubynets saying that Paul's body has now been returned to Ukraine.
Let's hope Paul's family can now at least say a proper goodbye.
I wrote a little earlier about explosions reported in #Berdyansk... there is now video of anti-aircraft fire furiously trying to protect the Occupiers.
After criticism yesterday, the 40th day of inaction and refusal to help by #Russia, the @UN has finally announced it will investigate the #Olenivka massacre.
The organisation says it will send an investigation team to the site near #Donetsk "in the coming days."
The scale of #Russia's losses in #Ukraine's offensive becoming clear. The decimation of the invaders' ranks in #Kharkiv region around #Balakliia helping to swell the daily number of killed troops to an enormous 640, almost 40% higher than yesterday's previous record.
Following on from the last tweet, a reminder that the #USA has evidence that up to 1.6 million Ukrainians were forcibly deported to #Russia during the full scale conflict.
Each one is a war crime.
Russia desperately needs repopulating.
#Melitopol: more assassination attempts on traitors.
Yuriy Onishchuk is a former member of #Ukraine's parliament who's been trying to organise a sham referendum. Today an explosion at his home & here also reports of a blast at another collaborator's home
Cleaning up in southern #Dnipropetrovsk region today after heavy shelling.
In #Nikopol and neighbouring #Marhanets, just over the river from the occupied nuclear power plant at #Enerhodar, 11 houses and a local enterprise were hit.
During the night propaganda "journalists" from #Russia were admitting #Balakliia had been lost but troops were able to break the cordon and evacuate safely. I reported fighting was ongoing in #Shevchenkove
#Russia now claims neither has been "lost"
My info is both have.
A missing Italian journalist covering the war in #Ukraine has appeared in a Russian hospital.
#Russia is trying to make political capital, claiming Mattia Sorbi's car "was blown up by Ukrainian mines" and he was rescued by RU troops.
The yellow and blue circle on this Google map marks the presumed 🇺🇦advanced line.
In red I also highlighted the major centres and other areas of interest in yellow.
Last night #Russia's propaganda channels were trying to convince us that their troops in #Balakliia had broken the encirclement and managed to calmly leave the town.
Videos today seem to show that was just another Russian lie.
This is what it is for.
This is what it will be like x100 in #Kherson, #Izium, #Melitopol and all other #Ukraine territories currently occupied.
The sweet taste of freedom:
Today sees the completion of 3 years of full scale war unleashed by #Russia on #Ukraine.
As signs point to an end to this war relatively soon, the ONLY question which should be asked is: are you happy to reward war-criminal terrorists with land?
Here's THE daily thread:
It's Day 1096 of #Russia 's war.
If you missed anything yesterday, catch up on Saturday's news here:
1/2 The #UK is in full focus today.
As @Keir_Starmer prepares to fly to Washington, new sanctions will be unveiled tomorrow.
Foreign Sec @DavidLammy says it will be "the largest package of sanctions against #Russia since the early days of the war eroding its military machine."
Day 1083 of the war in Europe and the 1083rd of my daily threads.
Three years ago we knew #Ukraine wouldn't go down without a fight. Now, for the first time in over a year there's genuine reason for #Russia to be worried about the outcome.
Plenty to learn and from in Sunday's thread.
In #Russia, ships crashing and exploding, faking capture of a key town in #Ukraine and late at night drones attacking again.
On the other hand, Moscow attacks civilians. Take a look at what you missed:
While #Ukraine hurt #Russia infrastructure during the night (covered at the end of last night's thread), the terrorist state still has success with its own drone attacks.
More than 11% got through 🇺🇦defences overnight, with 38 of 71 UAVs being stopped and 25 likely decoys.
Sunday 19 January is Day 1061 of #Russia's all-out war in #Ukraine. We are also just 2 weeks away from the 4,000th day since #Moscow's initial invasion with the start of its illegal takeover of #Crimea
Welcome to another daily thread with all the news you need in one place 💙💛
Thankfully a quieter start to Sunday than yesterday, which means I get a later start today.
Saturday was all about #Russia's double ballistic attack which brought death to 2 #Ukraine cities.
Catch up on that and all yesterday's stories here⬇️
Hello on Day 1054 of #Russia's terrorist campaign in #Ukraine.
I've been working for a while today, tidying up loose ends, but a late start to the daily thread - the only feed you need for all the important news and analysis.
So a lot to catch up on, let's go again!
Normally I pin the first post of the thread on my profile page, but for another 24 hours the pinned item is about the auction for a truly unique item - please check it out
So, it's even more important I post a link back to yesterday's thread. Here we are
Christmas Day 2024. Day 1036 of the war inflicted on #Ukraine. The third Christmas for Ukrainian people to suffer. Empty chairs at the dinner table, that will never be filled again. Others at the frontline fighting for their lives and the life of the country.
It's the daily🧵
So Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to those celebrating.
A special shout out too, to those working this special day. Also working today, emergency workers in #Ukraine after another massive missile attack