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.
Hello again. Day 860 of #Russia's all-out war on #Ukraine, but for newcomers, we only got here because the west did nothing when Putin tried to subvert democracy in 2013/4 & invaded #Crimea and east Ukraine in Feb 2014.
Let's start another daily thread - not a single day off!
Monday was another busy thread.
More signs #RussiaIsCollapsing, big blackouts and record losses for the invader.
In occupied #Ukraine there was an important hit on #Crimea, and how drones hit a moving train used by Russia.
What times we live in.
#Russia takes over the revolving Presidency of the UN Security Council, while Putin's biggest ally in the west, #Hungary holds the EU Presidency for 6 months.
This morning Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán arrived in #Kyiv for the first time since 2012.
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It's Day 849 of #Russia's full invasion of its peaceful neighbour. But it's well over 10 years since the original illegal incursion into #Ukraine territory.
This is another daily thread with all the important news, presented without exaggeration, updated all day long every day!
#Russia's favourite mantra, repeated by trolls, useful-idiots, MAGA types etc, is of Nazis in #Ukraine.
It's simple: #Russia accuses others of what it does itself.
Democratic elections?🇺🇦✅🇷🇺❌
Jewish President?🇺🇦✅🇷🇺❌
Previous Pres Jewish?🇺🇦✅🇷🇺❌
Far right MPs?🇺🇦❌🇷🇺✅
Thursday ended with a lot of activity in #Russia's #Krasnodar region, explosions and nice videos.
You can see them at the end of yesterday's thread, a mammoth 60-post effort.
To catch up, click and scroll:
Hello and welcome of Day 838 of #Russia's full invasion of #Ukraine, a country which never fired a shot at any other until the initial 2014 invasion by its imperialistic neighbour.
This is THE thread for all the news, analysis and a bit of comment on the situation. Let's dive in
Regulars will know I (try to) always include a link back to the previous day for those who missed something, or like to just browse the main stories in one place, in a few minutes.
Please share, boost, do your NAFO thing to raise visibility!💙💛
It's Day 835 of #Russia's war.
A conflict based solely on the ego of one very little man. But Putin managed to remove all freedoms & opposition and then brainwash the public into supporting his tyranny, just as Hitler did.
This is THE daily thread covering the war in #Ukraine
It was another very difficult night for the people and air defenders in #Ukraine.
All the details coming up right here on Friday's thread.
First though, your chance to look back on Thursday's news. If you missed anything, click + scroll here:
First I want to point out the seemingly random number of "views".
Yesterday's thread-header has the lowest view count I can ever remember, despite almost identical likes/retweets to the previous day.
The last 3 days: 35k 22k and 9k
However of those 35k, 2/3 came after 2am GMT