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Oct 20 36 tweets 34 min read
Hello and welcome to Friday's daily thread of news and events in #Ukraine where #Russia continued its illegal war.

This is Day 240.

Some late breaking news last night which I'll recap, but if you missed anything on Thursday, here's the link:

So to recap the breaking news:
There've been new strikes on the #Antonivskyi bridge in Occupied #Kherson

Russia says 3 people are dead, 10 injured and 12 civilian cars were burned out.

To be honest, the 🇷🇺version has more holes than the bridge itself.

In #Russia itself, some alarm at strange rings appearing in the sky in the far east of the country.

The black smoke images appeared after an explosion at a railway electrical substation in Primorye/Primorsky Krai.

magadanmedia.ru/news/1381290/
#NorwayDroneSpy update now and late yesterday evening, #Norway quietly released 3 of the 4 #Russia citizens arrested after using drones near sensitive installations.

The 4th is also expected to be released soon say local media.

vg.no/nyheter/innenr…
In #Kharkiv explosions confirmed by the mayor.

#Russia launched strikes shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. No details on damage or casualties yet.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine
Also further explosions in occupied #Enerhodar during the night.

As usual working out what exactly happened is difficult, but early reports indicate it may have been a #Ukraine strike on one of #Russia's bases.

#StandWithUkraine
Update on #Kharkiv.
Seems there were three separate explosions.

Residents in the central District of #Saltivka recorded these sounds.

#SaveUkraine #StopRussia
#Russia claims a fourth civilian has died after the strikes on the #Antonivskyi bridge (#Antonovsky) in #Kherson.

#Ukraine struck the bridge again a day after the puppet head of occupied #Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov went to inspect the bridge to judge safety of military transport.
#Zaporizhzhia is also under attack this morning.

Casualties are likely but unconfirmed after a strike reportedly hit residential buildings. A fire is now burning where a missile landed.

#RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine
The lowest number of #Russian troops killed in a 24 hour period that I can remember. Indeed low numbers across the board except for drones of course.

Probably indicative of a stalled assault on #Bakhmut, potentially rotation of troops.

#StopRussia
There have been conflicting reports about Russian troops arriving in #Belarus.

It seems likely they are only mobilised heading there for training. I agree with the British update today that the aim is to tie up #Ukraine forces. The Belarusian army likely has no will to fight.
First photo of the damage to a residential buding in #Russia's morning attack on #Zaporizhzhia.

Dead/wounded "still being clarified"

📷Anton Gerashchenko

#Zaporozhe #Ukraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Another reminder of what's at stake in #Ukraine. Namely thousands of Ukrainian lives immediately, then much of Europe if water cannot reach the nuclear power plant.

#RussaIsATerroristState

Love the first line of this article:
"Luke Skywalker is leading an army of drones to war."

Actor Mark Hamill is Ambassador for #Ukraine's 'Army of drones' which has sent over 500 to help defend against #Russia's aggression.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Looks like someone's been smoking again!
This big blaze in #Moscow region was caused by "violation of fire safety rules during welding" and #Russia's authorities also say the building was illegally erected.

The fire was in #Noginsk, about 60km east of the Kremlin.

#RussiaOnFire
Unconfirmed reports of explosions in #Kyiv region.

There has been air raid warnings in many parts of #Ukraine in the past half hour.

#StopRussia
Officials say it was a planned explosion. De-mining has been taking place in the #Kyiv region.

This was snapped on a road near #Moscow.
Obviously military... but what are they?

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
A school in #Moscow oblast has been evacuated after a bomb threat.

This is school No. 10 of the Chekhov city district, about 50 miles/80km south of Red Square.

#StopRussia
A full scale air alert in #Ukraine right now.

UAonlii reports:

📍2 enemy planes over Belgorod
📍4 over occupied east Ukraine
📍4 more over the Sea of ​​Azov
📍Over the Black Sea - 5 aircraft.
📍Over the Crimea - 2 planes.
📍3 planes flying in Belarus. Missile launches possible.
#Ukraine helicopters patrolling #Bakhmut. This is timestamped lunchtime today, showing the Defenders still have air support and are able to adequately defend the town.

#Artemovsk #Donetsk #Donbas #Ukraine
credit: TG Tsaplienko
A missile looks to have hit an industrial building in #Belgorod region of #Russia.

A fire subsequently broke out in #Shebekino. The local Governor says one woman was injured

#RussiaOnFire
It's claimed ten Iranians, helping #Russia operate #Iran's killer drones, have been killed.

#Ukraine says they died in #Kherson region during strategic missile attacks.

jpost.com/breaking-news/…
Not #RussiaOnFire, but a Russian-aligned church in #Ukraine.

Obviously suspicions of arson after flames took hold of the Moscow-Patriarch Orthodox Church in the village of Kolodnoe in west #Ukraine.

No casualties reported.
#Russia's consulate in #Leipzig, #Germany has been given a make over!

An unknown person threw several bottles of yellow and blue paint into the building and on the sidewalk in front of the building.

However, separately 100s have been protesting against support for #Ukraine
More footage of the destruction of #Bakhmut (RU: #Artemovsk), which #Ukraine continues to hold.

#SlavaUkraini #HeroiamSlava
Kidnappers again publicly celebrate their 'prize' as #Russia abducts all the kids from nurseries (literally baby house).

They have the audacity to say they "saved" the #Ukraine children twice having stopped them from travelling to freedom in #Poland

ura.news/news/1052597027
#Ukraine's relentless march continues in #Kherson.

It seems all officials and admin staff have fled #Beryslav, leaving just conscripts to defend.

In the last 17 days another 38 settlements have been freed from #Russia's occupation, making 88 liberations in total.

#StopRussia
Could #Russia play a key role in electing the new Prime Minister?

Seems a bit far fetched but in theory it is possible and a loophole which needs closing.

mol.im/a/11340877
More friendly fire in #Russia

A new "gesture of goodwill" came at the Alabino training ground in Novomoskovsk Troitsky, #Moscow region.

An anti-tank guided missile with a range of 5.5km was misfired. No one was injured but a car was damaged. Bits of the shell scattered around.
A #German company confirms it's already sent a new radar system to #Ukraine, to work in conjunction with the IRIS-T air defence.

The TRML-4D can detect 1,500 targets within a 250km radius.

Three more systems are due to be sent in the coming months.

hensoldt.net/news/hensoldt-…
#Ukraine has either hit the #Antonivskyi bridge again or near it.

A huge blast was heard in #Kherson. Last night #Russia tried to claim civilians died in a missile attack, then said two journalists had been killed.

Ukraine says fleeing Chechen fighters died.

#StopRussia
Unconfirmed reports of explosions in both #Vinnytsia and #Kharkiv.

#UkraineUnderAttack
#RussiaIsATerroristState

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Oct 22
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#Russia's attack on the people (quite literally) continues with power cuts becoming more frequent as the temperatures tumble outside.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine

So today's the biggest attack by #Russia for weeks.

More missiles are flying around #Ukraine right now - but it's becoming noticeable that air defence is getting better.

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This is the daily news thread. For yesterday's stories, click this link:

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Hello! You've found the start of Wednesday's thread all about #Russia's war on #Ukraine.

We're now at Day 238. Read on for the latest news, views and analysis. Or check back on yesterday's stories right here:

First a developing story in the ongoing #Russia "spy" trail in #Norway.

Police have closed Bergen airport in Norway amid reports of another drone.
Recently 2 Russian "tourists" have been arrested with drones and masses of potentially sensitive data.

bt.no/nyheter/direkt…
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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:

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.
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*Ukr govt figures
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Oct 17
Welcome to the start of another week and the start of my daily thread with the news and views from #Ukraine as #Russia continues the illegal war.

We're on Day 236 now as #Putin brings terror to #Kyiv again.
Here is where you'll find yesterday's stories:

#Ukraine's President @Zelenskyy publishes this video from the capital #Kyiv, writing
"All night & all morning, the enemy terrorises the civilian population. Kamikaze drones + missiles are attacking all of Ukraine. A residential building was hit in Kyiv."

#RussiaIsATerroristState
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"The enemy can attack our cities, but it won’t be able to break us. The occupiers will get only fair punishment and condemnation of future generations. We will get victory."

#StandWithUkraine
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The big battles for #Bakhmut and #Kherson are already underway.

In case you missed y'day:
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Working on the ratio of 2:1 maimed to died, that's likely 200,000 lives ruined by #Putin.

* #Ukraine estimate.
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