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:
Wednesday 20 May is Day 1547 of Putin's catastrophic full invasion of its peaceful neighbour.
Russia has lost a large part of a generation of men - dead, dying or those who managed to emigrate. Reserves spent, economy collapsing.
Putin, not Zelenskyy, is Russia's biggest enemy
Let's start the daily thread in the traditional manner with the link for the start of Tuesday's thread.
A lot more destruction on both sides, as Putin grovels in China. Click, but remember to come back for today's news...
Welcome to THE daily thread on Day 1546 of the war.
Russia is showing small signs of desperation.
More economic woes, more Ukraine air attacks deep inside Russia, a desperation to strengthen ties with allies and having to make new nuclear threats.
All the news in one place:
Here's the link back to the start of Monday's thread for those catching up.
A day when Russia lost more equipment, including a helicopter, but also bombed the hell out of Dnipro, while the EU looks for a lead negotiator to meet Putin.
One thing I learned last night I'll repost here as very few people saw it last night, and for Ukraine watchers it's very interesting and potentially important.
Will Zelenskyi dare fire Zaluzhnyi so he has no platform in the run up to an election?
I've now had confirmation of one fatality in Russia's attack on Kyiv.
The injury count is now up to 16.
This is a video from first responders, trying to rescue those trapped in a collapsed apartment building in the Darnytskyi district.
Air alerts are beginning to be lifted in more regions of Ukraine.
Among those is Khmelnytskyi, where there was a drone swarm on the military airbase. No damage is reported.
Hello again. It's the daily Ukraine thread on Day 1540 of Russia's full invasion of its peaceful neighbour, which never threatened nor ever fired a shot at Russia, until after the original 2014 invasion.
All the big news in one place, every single day. It's what I do!
Tuesday saw a late flurry by Ukrainian drones in Russia, while earlier the Terrorist State was having problems with self-starting fires.
Loads of other interesting stories in a near 50-post thread - missed anything? Click and scroll now:
A big daytime drone attack on Ukraine is ongoing as I type.
Explosions have been heard in Kyiv - air defence shooting them down as far as I can tell so far. About 30 Russian drones are attacking the region and city.
Day 1530 of the war in Europe.
After almost going through the night, it's a late start for me today, but details are now in from another dramatic night.
More civilians murdered in Ukraine, more Russian drones in NATO territory and more Russian ships hit.
Lots to catch up on..
We fell well short of 15k views yesterday despite a very long thread.
We ended with late night drone waves by Ukraine, while earlier on Saturday Russia was hitting buses and trains in another big daytime attack as Putin gets increasingly desperate.
The morning after the night before. A dreadful 24 hours for Ukraine as Terrorism rained down on all four of 🇺🇦's biggest cities.
Russia acts with impunity. Putin & his commanders have got away with war crimes for 4 years, so what will change?
Here's the🧵for Day 1513
As I type, BSky is down, which causes problems as it's much easier to simul-post than go back & repost everything later.
So, like the old days before fascism took over here, I'm on X (itter) only.
But these problems are infinitesimally small compared to 1000s in Ukraine today.
A pretty astonishing 24 hours of round-the-clock day and night attacks from Russia. Trying to exhaust Ukraine's air defence missiles and also exhaust the operators too, no doubt.
Many, many civilian deaths and injuries.
This is how it unfolded..