However teams from both Sky and CNN have been atripped of accreditation by #Ukraine's General Staff for broadcasts without agreement, presumably breaching safety protocol after the liberation of #Kherson.
Amid the celebrations in #Kherson, anyone noticed how quiet #Russia has been the last 2-3 days?
Very few missiles sent overnight again. Contrast these days with the first days of the war. Yet Russian war bloggers keep telling us they have an endless supply of weapons🤔
It may be quieter, but still hundreds of Russians dying every day.
The total is on course to hit 100,000 before Christmas
1/2 Sick or not? #Russia's FM has been taken to hospital in #Indonesia according to local officials who say he's suffering from a heart complaint.
Naturally The Kremlin denies this. They've just posted this video of Putin's defacto #2 supposedly in good health ahead of the G20
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Since then #Russia admits #Lavrov was in hospital but is now back at his hotel.
This video is so staged. As if Lavrov would be sat at a table outside and be caught by surprise with a camera/interview!
He takes the chance to spout even more propaganda.
#Ukraine's President #Zelenskyy has spent the morning in #Kherson. The city finally escaped occupation by #Russia just a couple of days ago.
Mr Zelenskyy has been chatting to military and residents in the regional capital.
The Head of the #Turkey's Ministry of Internal Affairs is quoted as saying "we know where the terrorist attack in Istanbul was coordinated from, we do not accept the condolences of the US Embassy."
It's reported by #Ukraine that #Kherson resident, US citizen, Suedi Murekezi, a 35 year old Rwandan-born crypto investor has been released by Russians.
Also worth noting about the CNN/Sky story, many people in #Ukraine, especially journalists, are expressing the viewpoint that the President's people and state organisations were annoyed they didn't get the credit and cuedos for being first.
#Ukraine liberates the first settlement on the left bank of #Kherson region.
@arestovych has just given the news on TV this evening, saying #Oleshky is back under Ukrainian control and "The series Chornobaivka closed, the series Chaplynka opened."
#Russia tonight says it is still in full control of the Kinburn Spit.
Yesterday #Ukraine said they had landed forces on the strip of land and liberated it as far as #Heroiske. However there's been no pictorial evidence of the claims by either side.
On #Russia's state TV tonight the nightly Sovolyov show sees the sanctioned propagandist says they "have no choice but to bring back the death penalty (for deserters)"
Notable that he's saying this the day after the scandal of #Wagner eliminating a 🇷🇺mercenary who surrendered
Update on the winter gear we sent to #Ukraine for the troops fighting for democracy + freedom.
The clothing and boots etc have all now been delivered to the frontline.
Here's a translation of a video when the consignment was handed over.
Hopefully individual thank yous to come.
A couple more tweets to close Monday's thread.
No hard news from the left bank of the Dnipro in #Kherson or the Kinburn spit, where #Ukraine sources have claimed liberated territory, but not confirmed by ZSU
There are loud explosions in #Skadovsk tonight, could be RU air defence
Last night rumours swept #Ukraine that the army had liberated multiple settlements on the south/east bank in #Kherson, fanned by Govt officials commenting on #Oleshky.
But so far they remain just rumours with no hard evidence.
Here's the British Intel update which explains why #Henichesk was chosen by #Russia as its 'capital' of #Kherson, having lost the real regional centre last week.
It's Day 263 of this war.
In 8 days it's the anniversary of the start of #Euromaidan protests in #Ukraine and subsequent Revolution of Dignity when the corrupt pro-#Russia president fled.
It's also 18 years since Moscow poisoned pro-West future President Viktor #Yushchenko.
The UK daily update focuses on the news about kids getting military training in #Russia's schools.
the #UK's Defence Minister @BWallaceMP has a message for #Russia and its people after yesterday's liberation of #Kherson and the whole region east of the River Dnipro.
We reach Day 260 of #Russia's war on #Ukraine. They continue to go backwards after Wednesday's announcement that Putin's troops are evacuating #Kherson region west of the river.
This is the daily thread for Thursday. Catch up on the previous 24 hrs here: