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#Ukraine: Latest updates - lot's happening in #UkraineWar: 1. In the NE #Kharkiv region UA forces have liberated 700 sq km, taken 20 settlements & penetrated 50 km into Russian defence positions today. Freed villagers in tears. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. UA forces have confirmed they now have control over the city of #Balakliya, #Kharkiv region and the UA flag has been restored to #Borschivka just to the north-east. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 3. Russian troops ran away so quickly from #Balakliya that they left a lot of equipment and ammo - much of which will be shot back to Russian targets. Raising the flag over Balakliya:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1567959101287632897

#Ukraine: 4. Success of current UA counter offensives is showing up in UA estimates of Russian losses today (8th): Russian troops killed 51250 (+640), 2112 tanks destroyed (+15), 4557 armoured vehicles destroyed (+37), artillery units destroyed 1226 (+32). #tweet100

#Ukraine: 5. A Russian convoy of 3 cargo trucks and 2 x BMP-2 armoured vehicles were ambushed on the road to #Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region. The village has now been taken by UA forces. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 6. The Russians are trying to defend #Kupyansk, an important road & rail hub in #Kharkiv region. If UA take it, it hits Russian supply lines and opens up the road to Kharkiv and further east. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 7. The UA flag is reappearing in the Kharkiv countryside. #tweet100

https://twitter.com/i/status/1567921682244935682

#Ukraine: 8. In the #Kherson region UA forces have broken through the defensive line of Russia's 20th Motor Rifle Division near #PosadPokrovsky, east of #Mirny, 30 km from Kherson city - Russian sources report. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 9. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv today and met Patron, the Russian mine-finding dog, as well as Pres. Zelensky. US announced further $675 million for UA including supplies of HIMARS ammo.

#Ukraine: 10. Norway has announced also that it is donating approx 160 hellfire missiles to UA, including launch pads and guidance units + night vision equipment. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 11. Russia lost 3 x BMP-1 armoured IFV vehicles as they tried but failed to cross the Donets River in #Kharkiv region. More successfully UA forces crossed the Siversky Donets River in the #Donetsk region and liberated the village of #SyaryiKaravan. #tweet100

#UkraineRussianWar: 12. The US has lodged a complaint at the UN that says it has evidence Russia has interrogated, detained and forcibly deported to Russia "100s of thousands" of UA citizens. Russia dismissing this as "fantasy". #tweet100

#Ukraine: 13. A large fire is being reported at #Novofedorivka military airport in Crimea. Plus a smoke mushroom cloud has appeared over #Tokmak in the #Zaporizhzhia region. (UA forces and partisans very busy!) #tweet100

#Ukraine: UA large score card today, included a captured Msta 152 mm self-propelled howitzer, 3 x T-64 Russian tanks abandoned, 7 KS-19 100 mm air defence guns abandoned, and 1 BMP-1 captured. #tweet100