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Sunday 20 November is the day the world cup starts in Qatar. It's also day 270 of #Russia's full invasion of #Ukraine.

Welcome to the daily thread with all the news, updated throughout the day.

Here's the link for yesterday's thread:
I mention the World Cup as #Russia has a history of using big events to hide some of the worst atrocities.

In 2014 the Terrorist State was actually covertly invading #Crimea while hosting the Winter Olympics.

And don't forget FIFA let Russia host the last WC despite waging war.
Again fairly quiet overnight in #Ukraine and for the last 24 hours little movement on the frontline.

#Russia's daily losses reflect that with the trend towards lower numbers continuing for the time being.

#StopRyssua Image
The daily update from the UK acknowledges #Russia's improved line of command and how it transfers to the war.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine️ Image
#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"

#StandWithUkraine
Nature's revenge?

The Shiveluch volcano in #Russia has woken up.
A full eruption is predicted soon after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale.

This is happening in #Kamchatka, which is even further east than Japan. ImageImage
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#Russia published this video from the nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar in Occupied #Ukraine

The Kremlin claims Ukraine launched 12 artillery shells at the plant trying "to create the threat of a man-made disaster"

#Ukraine blames the Russian occupiers.
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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.

Former President of #Russia, "Sleepy" Dmitry Medvedev has called #Kyiv "just a Russian city" 🤡🤡

#RussiaisATerroistState #StandWithUkraine
After #Russia stole all the ambulances from #Kherson, the city finally has emergency vehicles again.

#Ukraine's Ministry of Health delivered the first new ambulances this morning.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
Another thing #Russia's war criminals are accused of is looting everything they could from the Regional History Museum in #Kherson.

These are some photos from inside the museum now:

#RussiaisATerroistState ImageImageImageImage
#Russia reports shelling in #Belgorod this morning caused shrapnel wounds to two people.

It happened in the border village of Nizhny Olshanets.
10 houses were damaged according to the local governor.

#StopRussia
Interestingly, there are reports of more explosions in #Shebekino, inside #Russia's borders.

With great timing, The Kremlin announced "the defeat of #Ukraine's battalion which was shelling residential areas in #Belgorod"

They claim 4 x US-made M777 systems were destroyed
Occupied #Donetsk has come under heavy fire today.

This was the scene in the Kuibyshevsky district of the city an hour ago.

#StopRussia #DonetskIsUkraine
A new view from devastated #Lyman in #Donetsk oblast.

It's still being shelled despite liberation last month.

#RussiaisATerroistState
"Calendar Man" is becoming a well known figure of fun in Occupied #Ukraine.

Today he turns up in #Ilovaisk to show the damage after recent shelling in the #Donetsk town.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine ImageImageImageImage
#RussiaOnFire

A big fire has broken out in centre of #Moscow.

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"
Update on the fire in #Moscow centre.

#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.

#RussiaOnFire
Look at this theatrical powerplay in #Russia.

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.

#SlavaUkraini

focus.ua/ukraine/537805…
#Ukraine's forces coming under increasingly heavy fire in #Donetsk.

It seems the retreating Russian troops and equipment from Kherson have already been redeployed further east.

Today Ukraine-held #Avdiivka was badly hit.
#DonetskIsUkraine
#RussiaOnFire - this time in #Kirov region, almost 1,000km east of Moscow.

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. Image
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

Reports of a hit on Russians in the #Melitopol' area.

Three explosions heard in the village of Vesely.
Some say a checkpoint of the Occupiers was the target.

#SlavaUkraini #RussiansGoHome
#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.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

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Jul 15
Day 1238 of the all out war, but also 4,162 days since Putin launched his original invasion in Crimea.

It's Tuesday 15 July and the day after a somewhat deflating series of announcements by Donald Trump.

Let's begin THE daily thread..
All international main stream media are headlining Trump's U-turn on Ukraine.

And while they are correct, none has picked apart the announcements which are more like a left-branch than a 180 turn.

Here's where to find yesterday's news:

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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.
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Hello on Day 1237 of Russia's 3-day 'special operation' to take Kyiv.

Could this be the day we look back on as the turning point in Ukraine maintaining a united, free, democratic country?

We'll find out in today's thread, so let's begin..
Before we get into today's news and a recap of overnight happenings, here's the traditional link back to the start of the previous day's thread.

Many people out and about on Sundays, so here's your chance to catch up. Click and scroll, then come back!

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:
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Jul 13
It may be Sunday, but no rest!
I'm back again, for Day 1236 of Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine.

All the news, fact-checked, all the time.
Everything is free, no substack or premium, but if you appreciate my work, you can show it here🙏💙💛
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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.

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Jul 12
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. Image
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Jul 10
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. Image
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A very bright and warm good morning to you, on Day 1231 of Russia's war of choice

Putin's choice to invade a sovereign, peaceful neighbour, to ruin the economy, to send hundreds of thousands of his countrymen to die

Is the tide about to turn? Here's THE daily thread on Ukraine
Well 2 days ago I was optimistic, and today that optimism is borne out.

But first, let's backtrack to yesterday, and in among the forehands and backhands, I still managed to produce a good thread with a Pimms or two🎾

An awful lot of people criticised me (well, I picked up a lot of bots and Kremlin stooges too) for saying that the Donald would backtrack.

But I read the runes and I was correct. Trump has unequivocally promised more weapons for Ukraine.
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