Thread by @TWMCLtd

It's Tuesday 18 Oct, it's Day 237 of #Russia's war.

Here's the start of the daily thread with all the news you need about #Ukraine and its defence against "the world's second biggest army"

Yesterday was so busy - missed something? Catch up here:

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1581912686023307264

Well despite #Iran's denials, The #UK government is in no doubt that it's their "kamikaze" drones which are causing death and destruction, involved in a string of war crimes in #Ukraine.

No "maybe" or "possibly" - Britain says IT IS Iran providing #Russia with killing machines.

A very high number of #Russia's soldiers became fertiliser in #Ukraine's soil over the past 24 hours*

In addition, 35 drones shot down and a continued high amount of Artillery systems still being picked out by the Defenders.

*Ukr govt figures

The cowardly, aerial assault continues this morning.

#Zhytomyr, #IvannoFrankivsk, #Dnipro and the capital #Kyiv (photo) all under attack.
Again energy installations are the primary targets, with large scale power cuts happening already and likely to happen throughout the morning

#Ukraine's air defence has improved but stopping all of the weapons through the air will never be possible.

Here air defence takes out a missile mid air, a rare close up of the strike.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiaIsATerroristState

About an hour ago #Kharkiv was hit.

Mayor Ihor Terekhov says "there were two series of explosions in the city within five minutes."
Again, 'critical infrastructure' has been hit.

The metro has stopped and stations are used as shelters again.

#Kharkov #StopRussia

As a result of the earlier air strikes back in #Dnipro, many residents report water is off.

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

In the attack on #Zaporizhzhia a vegetable warehouse was destroyed.

A security guard in the warehouse miraculously survived this carnage.

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

Police in #Denmark confirm "powerful explosions" underwater caused the gas leaks in the Nord Stream pipeline.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StopRussia

reuters.com/world/europe/d…

As a result of today's attacks by #Russia, two thermal power plants have been significantly damaged.

One plant worker died, another 7 were injured.

There is now huge strain on the country's electricity grid.

Meanwhile Ukraine is not allowed to strike 🇷🇺 with western weapons

Investigators in #Kharkiv say they've exhumed 600 bodies in the area previously occupied by #Russia.

In #Donetsk region, 5 murdered children have been exhumed in #Lyman. Four of the kids were buried in a mass grave, the other buried by his mother in their yard.
#WarCrimes

Explosions and smoke in occupied #Donetsk.

This is in Gvardeika district

#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome

A new UN report identifies a catalogue or war crimes in #Ukraine.

#Russia is responsible for the vast majority, including illegal deportation, sexual crimes & of course murder.

Yet media of the Terrorist State only write about 2 incidents relating to 🇺🇦

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Ukraine defence forces say #Germany's Iris-T air defence system is already a big help on com at duty in the south of the country.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/otrimanij-…

#Israel's Defence Minister refused to speak to his #Ukraine counterpart in the wake of #Iran's killer drones being used to smash the country's people and infrastructure.

However #Ukraine will officially request defensive help from Israel.

haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Well @Reuters tagging this as an exclusive though it was already well known and provable, but they do have quotes to back it up.

It's behind a paywall, but I found a free link for you!

#StopIran #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

censor.net/en/news/337464…

An ex-#Russia intnl and now coach of Rotor Volgograd, Dmitry Khokhlov has won a court case against Facebook/Meta.

He sued them for blocking his page. His name is similar to an insult about Ukrainians.

But FB is banned in Russia as extremist so how does he know he's blocked?🤪

#Russia now admits 15 civilians, including 3 children, died when a military plane smashed into an apartment block yesterday.

It happened in #Yeysk, near #Ukraine territory.
19 other people were injured and 72 apartments were damaged.

#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState

#Ukraine has taken another swipe at the @ICRC

Head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, says "Unfortunately, the Red Cross not only tolerates Russian violations of all norms of international law, but also does so silently."

#StopRussia

pravda.com.ua/news/2022/10/1…

A woman in #Ukraine who sent photos of defences in her home city of #Cherkasy to family in #Russia, has been jailed for 10 years.

Tetiana Drobot wished the fortifications weren't there, justified Russia's invasion and even seemed to call for missile attacks.

#StandWithUkraine️

#NATO has promised to urgently provide #Ukraine with help to defend itself from #Iran's deadly drones.

#Russia has been targeting power plants and substations in Ukraine with the attack UAVs.

Head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg says they'll supply hundreds of active jamming stations

#Kyiv now - automatic gunfire heard: presumably anti-drone defence.

#SaveUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

credit: TG UAonlii

Another site is reporting the drone is reconnaisance and not a "kamikaze" UAV. Still better to shoot the bugger down!

Latest score from Battle of the Drones:

🇺🇦1-0🇷🇺

A #Ukraine UAV shot down a Russian imposter in #Zaporizhzhia oblast.

Judging by the decision the Occupiers in #Kherson have taken, to evacuate most of the north of river, I'm fairly confident that #Russia is losing more ground and about to withdraw forces again to beyond the Dnipro 🤞