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Day 261 could potentially be a turning point in #Russia's war, even if only half what we're hearing from #Kherson through the night is true.

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Quite a few late developments yesterday evening. Here's the link for Thursday's daily thread.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia

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Everything is centred on #Kherson with many seemingly fanciful rumours now looking likely to be really as bad for #Russia as suggested.

We know there were big missile attacks on retreating Russians trying to cross the river. Seven different sites were hit by rockets.
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Frustratingly the lack of internet means verification is extremely difficult.

The latest reports I've had include a missile on a hotel just outside #Kherson where Russians were staying.

Beryslav, Nova Kakhovka, Antonivka, Kherson, all covered by heavy artillery. Huge losses
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No news (yet) of the dam being damaged at #Kakhovka, but again, trustworthy information is scarce, especially at night and with no communication.

The bloodbath may not be reflected in today's daily losses total when released by #Ukraine later - they'll likely come tomorrow
#Russia has been firing on #Ukraine tonight too.

#Mykolaiv the latest to be hit (RU: #Nikolaev)

Earlier #Kharkiv region also suffered strikes with #Chuhuiv (#Chuguev) in particularly targeted.

#StopRussia #RussiansGoHome
#Russia may have abandoned its troops in #Kherson but it has some of its best in #Bakhmut and environs.

The town itself is ruined but remains in #Ukraine hands. But heavy losses reported on both sides.

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
#Russia's again claiming its units have entered the centre of #Pavlivka, around 140 km south of #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk), but still in #Donetsk region.

Treat this with scepticism - after massive RU losses, including newly mobilised around here, they need to announce some good news.
Russian channels claim they blew up the Antonivskyi Bridge overnight, but only indistinguishable video even though it's been light for over an hour.

Meanwhile in #Kherson explosions heard this morning.

#StopRussia
Earlier I reported on a missile strike in #Mykolaiv.

It's now known 2 died and 2 were injured when a rocket hit a 5 storey residential block.

#Nikolaev #RussiaIsATerroristState
Fleeing Russians claim they destroyed the bridges at #Antonivka and across the #Kakhovka dam.

A popular blogger then also claims #Ukraine damaged the dam! This could be a convenient excuse prior to them breaking the dam.

#StopRussia
Five people have now been confirmed dead in the attack on #Mykolaiv (see earlier tweet)

Rescue work continues in the apartment block.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
The centre of #Kherson sees a #Ukraine flag for the first time in months.

Partisans are now roaming freely around the city.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome
#Russia's death toll continues to lurch towards 80,000

#Ukraine's daily estimate shows another 700+ soldiers killed on the battlefield.

#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome
Wow. the #Antonibakyi bridge did fall during the night.

#Russia reported it, having also said #Ukraine was shelling with #HIMARS.

There were at least 6 explosions but it does look like Russians have sabotaged the structure themselves
This guy seems remarkably relaxed as he's winched across where a bridge used to be in #Kharkiv region to be able to get treatment.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
This is how #Russia's stranded troops fled to freedom across the Dnipro river on foot.

#RussiansGoHome #StopRussia
Best video yet of the section missing from the #Antonivskyi (RU: #Antonovsky) bridge, #Kherson region.

#StopRussia #RussiansGoHome
More signs of the hasty retreat from #Kherson region.

This is in #Beryslav district.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
#Russia's MoD confirms bloggers' reports that the evacuation of the west (right) bank of the Dnipro in #Kherson region is complete.

Only yesterday #Ukraine's Defence Minister said 40,000 Russians were on the left bank and would take a week to escape.

A big breakdown in intel?
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Just deleted an old video/tweet mistakenly uploaded - thanks to those who quickly alerted me.

Here is the video of free #Kherson today with numerous yellow and blue #Ukraine flags and a palpable joy in the centre.

#SlavaUkraini
After months being afraid to even be on the streets of #Kherson and terrified of being caught with any yellow and blue material, the residents of the now de-occupied city are relishing their first taste of freedom in over 8 months.

#StandWithUkraine #RussiansGoHome
The atmosphere right now in a city tasting freedom for the first time in over 250 days.

#Kherson is free. #Kherson is #Ukraine.
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One more video, and this is the first of #Ukraine's soldiers to enter the city of #Kherson.

Understandably they're greeted as heroes as the crowd chanting "ZSU" to show their support for the armed forces, which has forced #Russia's army to flee.

#StandWithUkraine
In other news, 45 more Prisoners of War have been exchanged by #Ukraine and #Russia.

Here are the freed Ukrainians.

#HeroiamSlava #StopRussia
A blurry photo of the damage at the Hydro-Electricity plant and bridge in #Kakhovka.

#Ukraine says #Russia's troops blew up an energy facility and a canal before leaving last night, resulting in a loss of power and water for much of #Kherson today.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Much joy on the right bank of the river Dnipro in #Kherson oblast. Meanwhile on the left bank, where #Russia retreated to, another explosion is seen.

Remember, a large part of the province is still occupied.

#StopRussia #RussiansGoHome
Big crowds now gathering in #Kherson - remember they have no power, no phone signal, no internet. The people were not really sure it was true or safe.

By word of mouth news of the liberation travels, and the citizens rush to join the celebrations.
#KhersonIsUkraine
A little earlier the Police HQ in #Kherson was denazified.

Very emotional scenes throughout the deoccupied city this afternoon.

#SlavaUkraini #SlavaZSU
For some people in #Kherson it's still a matter of survival.

No electricity or gas or running water. But fresh water is available in the mighty Dnipro river.

#KhersonIsUkraine
They've done it again! #Ukraine's postal service has a stamp ready to go, to celebrate the liberation of #Kherson.

These commemorative issues are so sought after Ukrposhta's website had crashed when I tried it a few moments ago.

#SlavaUkraini
Briton admits trying to spy for #Russia in Germany:

news.sky.com/story/british-…
Night comes quickly in #Kherson because it's a city without power.

But right now it has an energy of its own, the celebrations continue and it brings tears to the eyes.

Here, an impromptu rendition of what's became the anthem of the war for #Ukraine, "Chervona Kalyna"
Having survived numerous hits by #HIMARS it was always going to take something enormous to break the #Antonivskyi bridge in #Kherson region.

Any weapons experts want to hazard a guess what was used here?

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine
The 'famous' #Kherson mega-flag of #Ukraine - seen when #Russia invaded the city in February, was unfurled again today.

This morning on @TimesRadio I heard Sergey Markov say 90% of Kherson wanted to be Russian. What a clown he is and terrible that a lot of lies went unchallenged
#Ukraine has started strengthening its borders to the north and east.

This is the wall being built in the #Rivne #Volyn + #Zhytomyr regions which border #Belarus

The government's already improving fortifications near #Russia.

#StopRussia
Another entry for #RussiaOnFire. Nothing suspicious but nice video!

A Russian made Lada taxi burst in to flames in #Ufa, the largest city in #Bashkortostan.

Spotted by @CarolynnePries1
The Mail runs with this, I don't believe it. Pure speculation and some wishful thinking from the "expert" perhaps.

#StopRussia

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The people of #Kyiv take to the streets to show their support and have their own celebration of events in #Kherson.

"Chervona Kalyna" is once again the must-sing patriotic song. Gotta Love #Ukraine.

#SaveUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
ooh, look at this. The "aquafresh" has disappeared from #NovaKakhovka in #Kherson oblast. And that's on the LEFT bank (east of the river) where the Russians fled to.

#SlavaUkraini
This is short, simple, but so symbolic.

For months the departure board at #Kyiv central station has shown "aspirational" departures.
Today that hope was realised in #Kherson.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia
#Russia claimed they successfully evacuated the right bank with all soldiers and equipment.

OK, so it seems they chose to donate this helicopter which was left behind and found by a rather excited member of #Ukraine's armed forces!

#StandWithUkraine
This is what freedom tastes like.

The first of #Ukraine's armed forces just couldn't reach the centre of #Kherson earlier today, besieged by ecstatic locals.

Anyone still think these guys voted to be part of #Russia🤡🤡
💙💛
There's been some party in #Kyiv this evening.

The country is united. Together like never before.

The predominantly Russian speaking people of #Kherson hate #Russia and all because of #Putin, who's done a great job of uniting #Ukraine.
The state of just one family's home in #Kherson after #Russia's soldiers used it during the Occupation.
Totally ransacked; almost anything of value which was not broken was taken.

The first of many likely #WarCrimes, likely far worse tales are to come.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
So much happening earlier that I missed this update from Nick. Potentially very interesting.

#KhersonIsUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

This time last night we were wondering how much damage was being caused by the numerous explosions with #Ukraine's Defence Min claiming 40,000 Russians were trapped, waiting to flee.

Turned out #Russia was doing the bombing as new satellite photos prove:

Wow! Banksy just made his first post of 2022 on his Instagram page. It's new street art on the ruins of a building in #Borodianka, near #Kyiv destroyed by #Russia back in February.

#BanksyLovesUkraine #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
It seems this post earlier may well have added importance.

A #Ukraine Resistance movement says it has sources confirming #Russia will evacuate its people from #NovaKakhovka tomorrow (Saturday), sending them close to the border with #Crimea.

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Day 1249 of terrorism being inflicted on Ukraine.

It's been another very difficult night as Russia pounds major cities with combined attacks.

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Russia's night time attack is continuing.
Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions have been most badly hit.

You can read about most of the attack towards the end of Friday's thread - it's another big one and here's the link for the start; click & scroll..

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But this is the link you probably really want! To check back on all yesterday's news, especially when Russia was attacked late at night.

So last night ended with a lot of damage in southern Ukraine & southern Russia

Part of the damage in the Sochi/Adler are of Krasnodar region seems to have been self-inflicted.

Here's a new video of what seems to be Russian air defence missing but landing harmlessly this time.
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You've found the start of another daily thread. I've not missed one day since Russia's full invasion, bringing all the Ukraine news in one handy thread every single day.

It's Day 1246, let's begin.
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But not due to a massive Russian attack, but because of the political situation & public backlash

Another bumper thread, big Ukraine street protests for the 1st time in years in here
The biggest thing today will hopefully be the resumption of talks between Ukraine and Russia.

The meeting will again take place in Istanbul, starting at 7pm UKR time, 5PM BST, noon EST.
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Day 1245
One thousand, two hundred + forty-five days of battling to survive against what was said to be the world's 2nd greatest army.

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I'm starting Tuesday's thread before sleep as the air attack just ended.
Monday's thread was another 50-post marathon

A lot of problems for Russia, with drones, planes, trains and the elements. But another major Ukraine city was hit in the early hours of this morning.
All yesterday's news is here, click and scroll to catch-up
Straight to events in Odesa then.
At around 2am Russian drones descended on the city.

There seem to be 3 sites of damage - though at least one may be debris damage.

Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov, a great self publicist, released a video after visiting the site of the worst damage.
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Day 1243 of Russia's gross violation of the peaceful world order. Breaking UN Rules and the Geneva Conventions. Doing anything to anyone in a bid to eliminate Ukraine and all its people who won't bow down to the Führer of the 21st century.

Here's yet another daily thread.
Well, for a country at war, it's been a quiet night and day so far in Ukraine.

Mind you, not so in Russia, and the previous 24 hours turned out a little crazy, with a 50-page thread to get your teeth into if you were busy on Saturday:

No missiles were fired at Ukraine overnight, and "only" 57 attack drones.

As Russia fired mostly at soft targets in front line regions, the air defence stats don't look good.

Just 18 UAVs were shot down and 7 stopped by EW, which is 44% Image
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It's Day 1242, which began after midnight with a mass of objects flying both both sides of the border.
Friday's was another huge thread, not surprising as it encompassed 24 hours from start to end.

Catching up? Click, scroll down to where you left off.
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A massive 35 missiles were fired by Russia, mostly this morning, along with 344 suicide drones.

Ukraine shot down:
7/12 ballistic missiles
7/8 Iskander-K cruise
9/15 Kh-101 cruise

But more interesting is that Ukraine says all the other 7 cruise missiles were disabled by EW Image
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