So let's start today with news of explosions inside #Russia and on #Crimea
First Crimea - they may try to pass off loud bangs in #Simferopol & #Bakhchisarai as "air defence working". But it seems more than that, one report of several military trucks and fuel trucks were damaged.
Speaking of loud bangs, this was heard in #Belgorod region in #Russia.
Maybe the Russians are fearful of a breakaway Republic? The last one to try that was #Chechnya and its capital got razed to the ground.
To disguise the fact they profit from blood money as #Ukraine's people die, it's rebranding as "Lab Industries"
Please RT/Shame
📷Henkel
This time next week #Russia is likely to hit 100,000 - that's the number of dead soldiers, lives wasted at the whim of the dictator in the Terrorist State.
Today another 420 sacrificed according to #Kyiv's figures, plus the 61 Cruise missiles shot down in defence of the nation.
More from #Bellingcat on that 700-page document from the EU outlining precise sanctions.
These guys' commanders were also named. Impressive from both Bellingcat and that the EU followed it up.
I don't often publish maps: they are usually estimates and things can change quickly in any case.
However, this not only looks accurate, it also shows despite almost the entire might of #Russia's army put into taking #Bakhmut, nothing changed in 19 weeks
The newest iconic structure in #Kyiv has officially been reopened. The "Klychko Bridge" is working again a little over 2 months after being targeted by #Russia in a bomb attack.
All 18 reinforced glass paving 'stones' needed replacing. Well worth a visit when you go to #Ukraine
Consequences of night shelling in occupied #Donetsk.
Three people were injured here in the #Budonivskyi district. 5 cars were damaged in this garage.
#Kherson - the attack happened while humanitarian aid was being distributed
One person writes:
"I don’t know yet if this is a strategy by #Russia, but volunteers be careful when distributing aid..
Yesterday in Chornobaivka and now Stepanivka hit exactly during aid distribution."
A landslide in the mountainous Transcarpathia region of west #Ukraine caused panic for nearby residents.
This is in #Vladivostok in the far east of #Russia; over 1,000 square metres is blazing at these warehouses.
The man filming says the fire started in a trash bin, but they couldn't extinguish it.
Doesn't seem like anything interesting is stored or made here.
Apologies to all my followers and the good people of #Switzerland. #Henkel is based in #Germany. My mistake - the Russian press agency reported the news and I did not check location.
Anyway, @Henkel still needs to get out of #Russia or prove this is wrong
#Moldova has banned six pro-Russia TV channels for broadcasting lies about the war.
All 6 are closely tied to Ilan Shor, who is in exile in Israel. He has backed, and many think orchestrated, protests against Western-leaning President Maia Sandu.
Reports of another Russian base receiving a #HIMARS calling card in #Zaporizhzhia oblast.
This time the strike was in the village of #Troitske, about 25km north of #Melitopol'
Locals report 2 hours of burning and explosions, with the destruction of many vehicles and troops.
The traditional "Christmas Tree" (in Ukrainian 'yalynka') has been lit in #Kyiv.
After much deliberating officials decided to go ahead with a tree despite the war, specifically to try to keep life as normal as possible for kids.
Lights will be 🟡+🔵 and be powered by a generator
I've seen three videos today all from #Donetsk and all showing numerous bodies of killed Russian soldiers.
Two are said to be from #Bakhmut.
Unlikely these are coordinated, which means it's even more of a bloodbath out there.
It's that time of year...
What can be more traditional and Christmassy than Santa ("Ded Moroz") arriving on a.... errr Armoured Personnel Carrier? WTF?
Welcome to November, which becomes the 46th different month to see fighting in Ukraine
And yet Russia is nowhere near its aim of Kyiv in 3 days.
Indeed 1,344 days behind schedule as we start today's thread on Day 1347 of the full invasion
Please think about sending a KoFi💙💛
Friday saw a lot of damage in Russia, an attempted counter-attack in Pokrovsk, Trump blank Orbán, power cuts in Moscow and so much more.
Clicking here⬇️will take you to the start of yesterday's🧵. Scroll through, catch-up then remember to come back here
Hello again, on Day 1346 of the war.
Russia's genocidal war, that's both the intent and the reality as Ukraine fights to keep not only democracy, independence and freedom but also to avoid its culture and language being eradicated.
This is THE daily thread. Happy Hallowe'en
Due to various different events, I am still awake & instead of adding to y'day's thread, I thought it best to start a new one, then get some sleep.
First, the link for Thursday's🧵which started with Russia's mass missile attack but ended with🇺🇦 attacking
Russia will not stop until it's stopped.
The war ends the moment Russia leaves.
Russia lies repeatedly (we won't invade Ukraine, we didn't kill Litvinenko, didn't kill 300 on MH17, didn't use Novichok in the UK etc etc)
We MUST NOT trust Putin.
Day 1345. Here's my daily thread
It's proved a very difficult morning for Ukraine, especially in the west. Russia tried to ensure misery and destruction, hits everyone across Ukraine.
At dawn missiles rained down, the start of the overnight attack was covered at the end of yesterday's🧵
It's Day 1336 of Russia's full invasion, but that only started because the world didn't provide a deterrent almost 12 years ago when Putin first tested the west's response by invading Crimea
The west failed the test. Are we about to fail the biggest exam too?
It's Tim's daily🧵
There was a big drone attack on western Russia last night, with Rostov in particular feeling the heat
There was also plenty of heat again on Russia's largest gas facility, the Georgian 'government' doing Russia's fascist work, and an a tragedy in Kherson
An explosive start to Day 1334 of Russia's 10-day operation to erase Ukraine from the map.
Not quite #EATP for Putin.
An early start to Sunday's thread as we have news from central and eastern Russia.
All the news, all the time, every damn day. Here we go again!
So much happened yesterday and the fireworks really started in the last couple of hours.
Do yourself a favour and have a quick skim through what you missed from Saturday's news about Ukraine's battle for survival. Incredibly only 14,000 views😳🫣