Once again we've seen far fewer attacks than "normal" from #Russia in the last 12 hours. In fact it's newsworthy that there was not a single rocket fired on #Kharkiv overnight.
The monument to #Russia's Catherine the Great in #Odesa has been daubed with paint.
I'm guessing this is in retaliation to #Odessa Mayor Trukhanov's statement in favour of keeping the statue when many, including the President and military want it removed.
Nikopol was attacked twice. 20 buildings, several gas pipelines and power lines were damaged.
Interesting that #Russia's war bloggers and the Wagner group are still insistent they remain in control of (the east) part of #Kupiansk, over the river Oskil.
Traitor Yevhen Balitskyi, #Russia's imposed "Head" of the occupied part of #Zaporizhzhia, says they've handed out "more than 15,000 Russian passports" in the region.
Amusingly, reports yesterday that border guards in Crimea refused to accept the "pseudo passports" from #Ukraine
#Russia says it's arrested a resident who was spying for #Ukraine.
Releasing this video, the FSB says he collected and transmitted data on military facilities in the Vladivostok region. Interesting that Russia admits Ukraine has people over 5,000 miles (8k km) from Moscow!
The Kremlin has just issued a statement that Putin won't be attending The Queen's funeral on Monday.
LOL
Could've sais he won't attend Man City v Dortmund tonight or be shopping in M&S either!
Persona non grata: the small man was not invited to UK neither was anyone from Belarus.
The 20yo gymnast who disgraced himself by wearing a "Z" during competition at the start of the war, has benefited from a partial climbdown by the (Russian leaning) governing body.
He's still banned for a year, but so is #Russia - no extra suspension.
In the last week or two, it's become clear from friends fighting that #Ukraine's soldiers fear they won't have enough winter gear - temperatures already dipping.
I've been trying to organise purchase and transport of equipment using trustworthy contacts.
Fundraiser coming soon.
I'll be in #Poland this weekend - we have great volunteers able to deliver direct to units where we know men & women fighting on the frontline.
There's a shortage of supplies in #Ukraine and costs are so high. We plan to buy in w. Europe and transport
#Ukraine's President said "Earlier, when we looked up, we always looked for the blue sky. Today, when we look up, we are looking for only one thing - the flag of Ukraine."
It's alleged (I have no proof but seems highly possible) that troops returning after the retreat from #Kharkiv were told they'd be sent straight to the front in #Donetsk
Mothers, wives & girlfriends intervened to stop the redeployment #SlavaZhinkam
As the #EU reveals its energy price policy, Vice President Frans Timmermans says "the situation is unprecedented, so our measures must be unprecedented."
This is #Kharkiv region and is just 10km from the Russian border on the east. The territory is already secure to the northern part of the border with #Russia.
Kryvyi Rih / Krivoy Rog, #Dnipropetrovsk region
A bridge has already been swept away as water levels surge through the city.
An hour ago Russian missiles smashed into critical infrastructure in the city. It's believed the Inhulets Dam has been deliberately destroyed. #KryvyiRih
Not surprisingly there are now reports of chaos in shops as people try to stock up on water, predicting supplies will be hit for a long time. Officials in #KryvyiRih deny there will be long term problems.
There are already reports that most of the water supply in #KryvyiRih has been restored by engineers.
This was stated by Governor Aleksandr Vilkul but not confirmed by residents yet.
At the same time as the 8 missiles were fired at #KryvyiRih, the Russians also tried to hit #Zaporizhzhia.
Two missiles were intercepted by the city's air defence. No known damage.
Another small bridge slowly swept away in #KryvyiRih, a large city in central-southern #Ukraine.
The tide of water caused by the bombing of the Inhulets Dam upstream.
No casualties reported despite the 8 missiles fired.
"This is a very interesting indicator, because according to the laws of war, you lose much more in the offensive than in defence."
Some residents of #KryvyiRih are holding their breath this evening and hoping the city will not be flooded.
The Mayor says the damage caused by #Russia's missiles has been repaired. Tap water is flowing again.
However water levels continue to rise after the hit on the dam.
Armenia relies on Russia's support. Here's what the people think in the capital #Yerevan of signing a peace deal: mass calls for the Prime Minister to resign.
More now from #Kherson where a missile has killed four people this evening.
#Russia's Occupiers released video uncharacteristically quickly, which I posted earlier. Immediately they said it was a #HIMARS hit.
But Telegram channel hueviyherson has a compelling argument:
Another recruitment drive for the Wagner mercenaries.
Putin's chef Prigozhin has a captive audience... literally.
More murderers, rapists and robbers from the prisons - everyone welcome. Lots of vacancies for some reason😅😜
Unconfirmed reports from #Russia's sources tonight that #Ukraine has "landed 5 boats full of troops" at Kinburn Spit.
That's the tiny slither of land marked on the map below. It's a risky manoeuvre if true and really does emphasise that Ukraine has fire control over the region.
This mystery was solved.
Apparently it was a Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal "hypersonic" missile, or at least the booster.
Seems something went wrong. These missiles were only introduced 5 years ago.
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Yesterday started with shocking lies and propaganda from the White House and ended with another massive attack by Russia, knowing tRUmp and co don't mind at all.
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The war Russia inflicted on Ukraine enters Day 1120
Ukraine, a country which never invaded another, never killed anyone abroad; a fully democratic nation where only one President has ever won a second term in office.
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Yesterday was all about the ritual humiliation of tRUmp, dished out by Putin, and the US president's brain being too rusty to realise.
I also indulged in a long sub-thread on my fears about what's happening in Washington DC.
Catch up here:
It's official. tRUmp's supposed skill at making a deal is absolutely RANK
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#TraitorTrump promised a deal with his mate in NK, got nothing.
He handed the Taliban everything, got nothing.
Now, ending the war in 24 hours turned into humiliation
Putin, the aggressor, the war criminal, presiding over countless heinous crimes, executions, kidnapping of children, is about to be given a pass by Donald J Trump.
The despot and the wannabe talk today.
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Yesterday saw an explosive end to a day which started with mystery surrounding a Ukraine hit in Russia, and moved through the thread with some harrowing and shocking tales and scenes from Kherson.
Welcome to my daily thread, covering all things #Ukraine every single day since even before the first day of Russia's full invasion.
This is Day 1110 of Putin's long promised land grab - he's also pledged to reunite the rest of the USSR.
More atrocities overnight, let's begin:
For those loving people who urge me to get more sleep, you will be pleased to know there was no alarm this morning; I am refreshed and ready to tackle JD TRussia again.
A busy Friday ended with news of the awful attack in free Donetsk, catch up here:
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?
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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.
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