Sunday 18 September, daily thread number 207 covering the news and analysis of #Russia's illegal invasion.
The fundraising to help #Ukraine's army with specific items for winter stands at £900 / €1000 after 2 days which is amazing - please see the pinned tweet if you can help!
A late start today to the thread, but it's been largely quiet in #Ukraine so far this Sunday.
For all yesterday's stories check through yesterday's thread right here:
#Russians will doubtless claim it was housing #Ukraine soldiers, no way to prove either way in the fog of war, but there are no reported civilian casualties in the city near the frontline in #Donetsk region.
The Governor Oleh Synehubov reports that patients and medical staff died in the village of #Strilecha as they tried to evacuate a psychiatric hospital which came under fire.
Warm clothing and night vision stuff needed for the long, cold winter nights ahead in #Ukraine.
Good progress being made.
To donate anything from £1 to £1000 see my pinned tweet and link here on Twitter
#Russia's authorities report another shelling of the notorious jail in #Olenivka in Occupied #Donetsk where in July around 50 Ukraine prisoners of war were killed and the #UN has still yet been allowed to visit and investigate.
Today they claim one #Ukraine PoW died in shelling.
In related political news, #Hungary's Prime Minister continues to cause controversy.
It's just being reported that in a speech last weekend Orbán said he expects the #Ukraine war to last until 2030 & again hoped sanctions against #Russia would be dropped
Only of interest to avid #Ukraine watchers I guess, but important to report that anti-corruption bureau NABU has finally searched the premises of oligarch #Kolomoiskyi
He's effectively the guy who helped Zelenskyy become president through his TV channels
It's being reported by a few channels that one of the exhumed bodies in #Izium/#Izyum had been castrated
Important to say I have no proof of this. A "medical examiner" is quoted saying "the (unknown) man's hands were first tied behind his back and then his genitals were cut off"
Quite a large demo in #Armenia, protesting against #Russia and in favour of becoming a NATO ally (MNNA).
Many are angry with #Russia for doing nothing in the recent conflict flare-up with #Azerbaijan.
Yesterday #Ukraine managed to take another couple of settlements in the north of #Kherson region.
Among them is Mala Seidemynukha, which has proved quite important as it sits on the #Inhulets river and the🇺🇦army is reportedly able to cross the river there.
Big protests reported in #Moldova, against the government and President Maia Sandu.
Obviously the opposition parties in Europe's poorest country have strong lies to #Russia and try to create discord.
Today's a travel day, so a little behind reporting some news. But delighted to say a big thanks to Chris W who pledged £200 to take us over £1,500 raised to help #Ukraine's servicemen and women this winter.
More details tomorrow on what we hope to buy.
See pinned tweet to donate
#Ukraine has now officially confirmed what I reported yesterday - they've crossed the river #Oskil and control the east bank also. Russians have been driven out of #Kupiansk entirely.
A photo from occupied #Svatove.
This used to be a bus station apparently. #Ukraine's forces got intel that Russian troops used it as a base. They don't any longer.
The town is in #Luhansk region about 20km from the state border with #Kharkiv
Locals in #Melitopol report a large explosion and another collaborator has likely been killed.
Unconfirmed reports that Denys Stefankov, one of 118 police traitors, has died. The blast happened in the yard of an apartment block in the city centre.
Add to the previous tweet:
This video was posted in #Melitopol purporting to show the yard immediately after the explosion in the centre. It does not reveal too much in the dark to be honest, but clearly some rubble and a lot of interest among the residents.
Looks like there's a battle underway for #Krasnohorivka.
That's a small town just 20km west of #Donetsk city centre and only 10km from Kirovskyi district on the outskirts #StandWithUkraine
A group of foreign students have been liberated by #Ukraine's troops.
The came to study in #Kharkiv but got captured by Russians. Some claim they were tortured as well as locked up for months.
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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.
Here's THE daily thread for Wednesday, with all the news.
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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Afghanistan
NK (North Korea)
#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.
On the other hand, Moscow attacks civilians. Take a look at what you missed: