Thread by @TWMCLtd

It's seven months ago today that #Russia started its illegal full invasion of #Ukraine.

The "short special military operation" started in winter, and is now in its fourth season. The killing continues.

Here's the daily news thread for Saturday 24 Sept

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1573103566948306944

Let's start Day 213 with #Russia's total losses after 7 months. On average 264 soldiers are being killed every day. The ratio between deaths and injured/disabled means if #Ukraine's estimates are correct likely 200,000 have been lost to the military

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

the morning update from the #UK's intelligence concentrates on #Russia's dambuster tactics!

#StopRussiaNOW #SaveUkraine

Kudos to Stuart Ramsay - back reporting on the frontline in #Ukraine after being shot in the early days of the war.

I'll forgive some of the pronunciations here because the report is a damn good, apparently exclusive, view into life on the southern axis.

news.sky.com/video/ukraine-…

Next a video showing the work done by #Ukraine's incredible emergency services.

This was from the attacks on #Zaporizhzhia, where one civilian was killed and 7 were injured by #Russia's missile strike on this apartment block.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #RussiansGoHome

Also in #Zaporizhzhia oblast, cctv caught the moment one of #Russia's kamikaze Iranian made drones struck.

As I reported blast night, the Iranian ambassador to #Ukraine is being expelled.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

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I am now prepared to back stories some media in #Russia and #Ukraine have been reporting that the Kremlin is trying to conscript over a million new recruits through #mobilisation.

Russia promised 300,000 and even that seemed high. This was clearly possible through reservists

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Seeing the volume of recruits in some places plus many witness testimony videos of young men swearing they've never had any military connection shows #Putin was lying about "partial #mobilisation"

We can also see many over 50s forcibly drafted. No wonder men flee #Russia.

Freed Briton Aiden Aslin @cossackgundi has posted his first video since returning to the UK.

He was among 5 Brits and 10 foreigners freed in the Prisoner exchange deal (in which Bloomberg says Roman Abramovich was the middleman)

Aiden asks us to remember those still in 🇷🇺jails

I've just checked the situation at #Russia-#Finland border. Things seem calm - almost normal now.

Chat sites say on average about an hour to cross.
Last night Finland tightened entry regs.

Screenshot here from this webcam:
#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
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New footage of the #Antonivskyi (#RU Antonovsky) bridge in occupied #Kherson.

Clearly not repairable in a short time. No sign of the pontoon bridge unless this video was shot from there.

#SlavaUkraini
(Can't credit as the original watermark has been blurred)

Still big queues at #Russia's border with #Georgia.
Considering my research proves not many call-ups from St Petersburg/Moscow, not surprising it's much busier than the Finnish border.

Young Russians dump cars in traffic jams & cross on bikes or on foot

netgazeti.ge/life/631984/

An horrific tale from a woman who says she is traumatised in #Ukraine.

The only way this nightmare ends and doesn't return in a few years is to defeat Putin. Please support #Ukraine and its soldiers so we can stop the nightmares and treat those with PTSD

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Some protests are taking place again in #Russia against #mobilisation. However, numbers are lower than on the day Putin announced the plans

In #Irkutsk already mass arrests, including girls and women, as in this video. Also plenty of "Titushki" - local thugs paid to help police

Safe to say that police outnumber protesters at many of the proposed rallies today. Virtually as soon as a protester is seen, the uniforms move in.

#Russia against #mobilization

#Mobilisation #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia

The "voting" has continued today in the four temporarily, partially occupied regions. But in #Donetsk and #Zaporizhzhia regions explosions were reported.

#Mariupol' had two blasts according to mayoral adviser Petro Andryushchenko while there was also an explosion in #Berdyansk.

In #Russia the President's address will be this coming Friday. It's likely then the official announcement of the annexation of the 4 regions of #Ukraine into the RU Federation.

There are rumours Putin may also introduce Martial Law, especially in view of today's protests.

Reports of a few skirmishes between new conscripts and police today.

Reuters published this photo after locals in #Omsk said fighting broke out.

It's alleged the mobilised men demanded the police "come and die with them in the trenches."

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

730 people were arrested during anti-mobilisation protests in #Russia today.

Among them was this elderly woman. No respect for age or liberty.

#StopRussia

Is Europe listening?
Will USA donate ATACMS?

https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1573720911831769088

#Ukraine says the foreign observers for the fake referenda are from 8 countries as well as #Russia.

Belarus, Syria, Egypt, Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay, Togo, South Africa have representatives present in the occupied regions.

They may be attending in a private capacity.

#Zaporizhzhia is under attack again. Six blasts recorded so far.

#Russia has fired S-300 anti aircraft missiles again.
They were launched from near Tokmak.
No news yet on damage/casualties.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia