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Tuesday 6 December, also known as Day 286 of the #RussiaUkraine war: this is the daily news 🧵

#Russia's illegal invasion continues to make no ground, so they bomb civilian targets.

Y'day's barrage was well defended by #Ukraine
See what you missed here:

A warning that for the next few days the updates may be a little slower than normal, or go missing completely - dependent firstly on my travel and secondly on power/connection in #Ukraine.

Today is my first return since February.
Thanks to those who already sent good wishes
It's a special day in #Ukraine too - The Day of the Armed Forces.
There is literally a day for anything and everything (a Soviet relic), but today is very important, especially in current times

To all the heroes, helping the Armed Forces in any way - we salute you.
#HeroiamSlava
It was noticeable that most, if not all, #Russia's missiles were launched at sea - even bombers from Saratov flew towards the Caspian before unleashing their deadly load

A military expert says it's because so many old missiles fail and will fall in water:
24tv.ua/rosiyski-raket…
The latest satellite photos from @Maxar of the Engels airbase in #Russia are interesting.

Here you can compare the new image with one a week ago. It seems fewer aircraft and activity (though it's a small sample size) and are those scorch marks on the ground from explosions? ImageImage
#Russia has already hit #Zaporizhzhia (RU: #Zaporozhe) this morning.

Governor Oleksandr Starukh confirmed rockets hit the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia city with one striking the Stepnyan Territorial Community.

There is damage to infrastructure, but thought to be no casualties. ImageImage
⚡️Breaking⚡️

Another air base hit in #Russia

This video from #Kursk where the regional governor says a drone attack caused an oil storage tanker to explode. No victims reported.

It seems the clever Russkies moved all their air defences to #Ukraine, leaving airfields exposed!
Another video of the fire at the #Kursk airfield.
It's the third airbase in #Russia to be hit in 2 days.

Russians say a drone hit an oil storage tanker here
#SlavaUkraini
In #Debaltseve (#Donetsk oblast) early this morning, "chandelier" explosives were seen.

Often mistaken for phosporus munitions, these are usually used to light up an area for tactical reasons.
Just seen this video, reportedly from yesterday.

A #Ukraine BUK superbly knocking out one of #Russia's missiles.

#SlavaUkraini #StopRussia
Also some morning action in #Donetsk to report.

This is the view in the Leninskyi district of the occupied city right now.

#RussiansGoHome #StandWithUkraine Image
And more from #Donetsk oblast.

An explosion in #Olenivka (RU: Yelenovka), 20km south-west of the occupied city.

Olenivka is where #Russia bombed the prison full of Ukrainian Prisoners of War.

#DonetskIsUkraine #StandWithUkraine Image
#Russia is claiming #Ukraine is shelling the industrial zone of the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in #Enerhodar.

Regional Russian puppet Volodymyr Rogov made the claim.. It's impossible to prove which side is firing on the plant, but the truth is Russians shouldn't be there at all
Just wow.

The @UN Security Council is to hold a meeting on #Ukraine.

#Russia, which started the illegal war, and has kidnapped thousands of Ukrainian kids, is to "raise the issue of child protection"

This makes me really, really angry!
A news group in #Melitopol' reports another collaborator has probably gone to visit the good ship Moskva!

They say Kolya Volyk was likely killed in explosions this morning at the airfield just outside the town.

#SlavaUkraini Image
#Ukrine's apparent sudden ability to strike way into #Russia's territory is still the 'talk of the town', even in London.

The UK's MOD speculates harsh punishment for some scapegoats who "let it happen", and this was written before they knew of today's strike in #Kursk. Image
And now the daily figures showing #Russia's estimated losses* in their disastrous attempt to wipe #Ukraine off the map.

Again more than 500 lives sacrificed for the "Tsar".
Equipment losses remain fairly low except for the big leap in cruise missiles destroyed.

* by Ukraine Image
A month ago Russians loved drones and celebrated the death and destruction heaped on #Ukraine with #Iran's weapons.

They don't seem so keen now after another likely 🇺🇦strike, this time in #Bryansk on the Slava plant - the second attack there in a week.

#SlavaUkraini
3 blasts reported by locals in #Kramatorsk.

This is the view of the #Donetsk city, looking north from #Druzhkivka. Both places are effectively on the frontline considering easy artillery range.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine Image
Another fairly large prisoner swap has taken place with both #Russia and #Ukraine releasing 60 POWs, two of whom are women. 15 are officers

Here are the freed Ukrainians; they include 14 who were in the #Azovstal siege, in total 34 defended #Mariupol'

#HeroiamSlava #SaveUkraine
Our friends at @UKRinROU today became the latest embassy to receive suspicious packages as #PostalTerror continues.

Police were called and took the items away - no news on their contents yet.

📷Inquam Photos ImageImage
#Russia's occupiers say 6 people were killed in shelling in #Donetsk today.

Shells hit the city's youth centre, the South Bus Station area, the Golden Ring shopping centre and the Yellow shopping centre in the centre.

#RussiansGoHome

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Welcome to Thursday's thread with all the important news on Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.

It's Day 1275 - the day Putin openly mocks Trump.
After China + India upped oil purchases, the indicted war criminal ordered his army to bomb a US company in🇺🇦

Let's begin:
Ukraine is recovering from the predicted massive overnight attack.

Russia launched more than 600 missiles and drones.

The mayhem started in the last third of yesterday's exhausting thread. If you missed it, click and scroll here:

So let's break down Russia's aerial attack, which consisted of 40 missiles and 574 drones.

Ukraine's air defence intercepted these missiles:
1/4 Kindzhal hypersonic
0/2 ballistic
12/14 Kalibr cruise
18/19 Kh-101 cruise
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and 546/574 UAVs = 95%

11 locations were hit. Image
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It's Day 1274 of Ukraine's incredible defence of its people, land, culture + shielding many NATO states, next on Putin's hit-list from his long stated dream to reunite the USSR

Somehow Trump & his cults (I nearly misspelled that) seem intent on helping Putin.
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But politics and Russian atrocities are omnipresent.
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Thankfully, the governor says it was human error, Myrhorod should've had an air alert, not the radiation warning. Image
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There's an angry reaction from a wide cross section of society to Trump's compliant acceptance of Putin doing just what he wanted on U.S. soil

Welcome to my🧵on Day 1270 of Russia's war. I've never missed a day, if you want to support my quest for truth
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Yesterday proved to be about a 26 hour long thread, which even for me was crazy!

Ukraine had great success striking military targets, while eventually, Putin had great success manipulating Trump.

Here's the link if you're catching up:
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Both X and BSky have been a bit crappy scrolling through threads. One thing you can do is click my profile and then "replies", click one + scroll up

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Whoever said 7 days is a long time in politics was dead right.

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It's Day 1263 of THE Ukraine thread:
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Fewer than 20,000 views for the first time in weeks on such an important day🤨🤔

So much effort and so little impact some days 😢
If you're one of many to miss it, click⬇️
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As I said last night when Trump announced details, Putin got EVERYTHING he wanted (again) & gave up nothing, not even secondary tariffsImage
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Follow me & today's thread:
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Catch up here:

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The venue has been arranged - this is from one of Russia's state news agencies. Image
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