First today sad news from #Kherson which has had a terrible 24 hours.
After the murder of 8 civilians when #Russia shelled the central market area, news now that 3 soldiers helping to demine formerly occupied areas have been killed.
One of the Kremlin's explosives blew them up.
How stupid are the occupiers?
Trying to raise the spirits of locals and spread propaganda in #Melitopol.
Except the Russians cannot even spell the town's name correctly - this says "Miletopol"🤡🤡🤦
⚡️Breaking⚡️
Credible, but unconfirmed, reports that #Ukraine has hit a local HQ of #Russia's troops in #Kherson oblast.
The hit seems to be near Velyka Lepetykha, on the banks of the Dnipro, about 50km north-east of #Kakhovka
Over 600 more of #Russia's troops have died fighting in #Ukraine.
The number of destroyed APCs ticks over 6,000
Christmas gifts from Ukraine's army
A new type of Russian drone has been shot down by #Ukraine's air defence in Zaporozhzhia.
In #Kherson many spend Christmas Day queueing to give blood. An urgent appeal was sent out for donations after yesterday's horrific attack on the city centre.
There's been another explosion in the last 5 minutes.
Not much to report today from Occupied #Donetsk. But the invaders have been showing photographs of damage from yesterday's shelling, particularly in the Kyivskyi and here in nearby #Horlivka (RU: #Gorlovka)
Once again the "Stirol" plant has been hit.
Michael and Darren are my newest supporters. Guys, thanks so much for the "Ko-Fi" fund (see bio)
#Ukraine at Christmas.
These people suffer because they refuse to give in.
They refuse to be defeated to protect not only Ukraine but all of our lives.
#Kyiv has electricity today! The city looked stunning.
Artist Gerry Hofstetter created a light show across the city. Photos show the Motherland monument, Central Railway Station and St. Mykolaia (Roman Catholic) Cathedral
Merry Christmas Jack G, thanks for the coffee donation!
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Truly astonished how many Orthodox Ukrainians celebrated Christmas today on the 25th.
It's the first time people have been given the chance to officially celebrate "western" Christmas rather than the date in the Julian calendar of 7 January used by Russia and some other nations.
The growing internet euphoria over #Kreminna has been dampened by the reliable DeepStateUA Telegram channel.
It describes reports of the capture of the town in #Luhansk as a "wet dream".
News now of another needless controversy created by the President of Ukraine
Having dismissed some ambassadors this week, it's now leaked that Olesya Ilashchuk will be installed in #Bulgaria. A former "sexologist" she has zero diplomatic experience. Why?
Guys, we go again! No rest on the frontline for the brave warriors defending #Ukraine, so the least I can do is report on it and the least you can do is read and spread the news, ensure there is NO war fatigue.
Welcome to Saturday's news thread, Day 304 of #Russia's illegal war:
So much happened yesterday, including numerous fires in Russia, in Moscow in particular.
Then there was a likely assassination in Melitopol and reported drone attacks on Crimea.
Missed something? No problem... click and scroll yesterday's thread:
Thursday. Day 302 of #Russia's illegal war on #Ukraine begins where it's still Wednesday evening, with President Zelenskyy of #Ukraine about to address Congress in Washington DC.
He needs Congress to continue to approve US aid for the war.
A busy news day yesterday - if you missed anything, catch up by clicking and scrolling down here:
While we wait for #Zelenskyy's speech on Capitol Hill to start, I see Liz Cheney sitting with Democrats!
Meanwhile in #Ukraine, during an air raid warning in #Odesa (RU: #Odessa) explosions are reported in the region - not in the city itself.
However it may be air defence.
So what's special about 21 December? Well it's the solstice so days get longer from today.
It's also the day Pres Zelenskyy went abroad for the first time in the war.
And, the day #Ukraine's tally of tanks destroyed reached 3,000 (tomorrow a bigger landmark!)
I don't often retweet my own stuff, but this came through late last night and likely got a bit lost in the news around #Ukraine's President's trip abroad.
The @UN stands accused of "yielding to #Russia's threats" for not investigating #Iran's role in the drone attacks which are causing the civilian population unimaginable suffering
Many in #Kyiv were woken by loud explosions this morning, especially two blasts in the central area of #Ukraine's capital.
Mayor @Vitaliy_Klychko reports 15 of #Iran's Shaheed killer drones were shot down. But one did hit more critical infrastructure. Two injuries reported.