#France's Armed Forces Minister, Sebastien Lecornu has confirmed today that the country has given #Ukraine two Crotale air-defence systems plus two more MLRS.
M. Lecornu revealed Pres. Zelenskyy has also requested radar systems, which is "under review"
The @IAEA has issued a strong response, but clearly is so for unable, or unwilling, to apportion blame for the attack on the #Zaoprizhzhia nuclear power plant in Occupied #Ukraine.
This is the situation on Komsomolskaya Square, a couple of miles from Red Square. #Russia's emergency services are tackling the blaze.
... And here's another video from the scene of the big blaze in the capital of #Russia.
The square in #Moscow is known as the place of the three railway stations, Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky.
#Belarus alleges that an armed #Ukraine soldier crossed the border illegally.
They say this video, taken at 4pm local time yesterday, shows the man at the railway checkpoint Slovechno/Vystupovichi before taking photos + videos and "searching or installing something in the snow"
#Russia's Emergency services says 7 people have been rescued from a warehouse which is burning in the "3 stations" area, around 3 km east of Red Square.
It's said two newly mobilised recruits refused to fight and were hauled out of line and arrested. The whole thing looks like a set up to me, especially the way the two guys run down to make the first "arrest"
Lovely tale here
Volodymyr Yanitsky is almost blind. He's from a front line village in #Donetsk. His disability doesn't stop him painting and his art work he sells with all profits going to #Ukraine's armed forces.
A rolled metal factory caught fire in #Slobodskoy. No injuries. Rolled metal could potentially be used in the production of weapons, but no indication of foul play.
Nuclear watchdog investigators will inspect #Europe's largest such power plant tomorrow.
It follow #Russia's allegation of 12 shells having been fired at the #Zaporizhzhia plant
#Ukraine's Emergency Services are trying to clear rubble in #Kharkiv region. They fear people may be trapped after shells struck private houses in the village of Shevchenkove, 30km west of #Kupiansk.
1/3 So Trump has, crucially, for the first time, allowed US weapons to go to Ukraine, so it is a step forward. And while no specifics, let's hope the best long-range weapons are to be given.
But no confirmation about the U.S. using Russia's frozen assets in favour of Ukraine.
So why a special day?
@generalkellogg has arrived in Kyiv to convey expected good news.
The sanctions guys - @LindseyGrahamSC + @SenBlumenthal meet with @SecGenNATO + Trump later, with the US President virtually confirming sanctions and releasing Patriot air defence systems:
It may be Sunday, but no rest!
I'm back again, for Day 1236 of Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine.
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So Russia is currently 1233 days behind schedule in its expectation to control Kyiv.
I've documented it here every day. Saturday had some more blatant Russian war crimes, starting with more death and destruction.
If you were away from screens, catch up⬇️
Starting with breaking news as Ukraine has announced it has killed the assassins of an Intel officer gunned down in broad daylight in Kyiv a few days ago.
Intel boss Vasyl Malyuk says a special Russian FSB/combat group murdered Col Ivan Voronych.
Hello again and welcome to the weekend and another daily thread. All the important Ukraine news, fact-checked, every single day (never missed one yet).
It's Day 1235 and signs that Russia is becoming increasingly desperate. Let's begin:
Don't know about you, but I was up most of the night documenting another huge Russian attack.
If you missed it, you can catch up on that, as well as the rest of Friday's news by clicking here for the start of yesterday's thread:
23 missiles + almost 600 drones flew from Russia overnight, trying to destroy Ukraine's infrastructure, culture & people.
Air defence did well, shooting down 25 of 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
Of 597 attack UAVs, 319 were shot down, another 258 stopped via EW, or decoy drones.
Day 1233 of a war that's the biggest threat to the future stability of the lives of every person reading this.
The root cause is extremist, imperialist and anti-democratic forces being allowed to wage war unchecked. Ukraine in the firing line today, but who's next? Here's the🧵
Another very difficult night for Ukraine, especially Kyiv, with more deaths now confirmed in the capital.
It was a second successive very long and loud night for many. To bring yourself up to date on all yesterday's news, click the link:
First breaking news this morning from Kyiv, where a man has been shot dead in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital.
It's now been confirmed that the victim is a colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine.
The gunman used fired from a gun with a silencer and fled in a SUV.