#Ukraine: Today's reports from #UkraineWar: 1. Reports of a serious build-up of Russian forces around #Kreminna, far more than defensive. A pending RU offensive? #tweet100
#Ukraine: 2. RU forces have firmed their control of #Soledar and making small gains towards the #Bakhmutse River and towards the T-05-13 highway N of #Bakhmut. Heavy fighting continues. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Reports that RU lost as many troops killed attacking #Bakhmut & #Soledar as it did in the 2 Chechen Wars put together. Video from drone Master, Magyar: #tweet100
#Ukraine: 5. RU have continued frontal assaults at #Ivanivske nr #Bakhmut and heavy fighting continues all around the city. #Kharkiv National Guard shot down another RU Mi-24 helicopter yesterday with an Igla manpad. #tweet100 (Pic: @PStyleOne1). RU average 7-day troop loss - 773
#Ukraine: 6. UA reports that 6,543 Russians have surrendered utilising the "Want to live" hotline launched in September 2022. 50-100 Russian conscripts apparently call the hotline every day. 1.6 million accessed the website from Russia in Dec alone. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 7. UA Gen Staff says they hit 4 Russian control points yesterday, a temporary base, 2 artillery clusters, an ammo depot + 2 other key targets. They also downed 33 drones & 47 cruise missiles. They are also forming world's 1st "Attack drone unit".Slava Ukraini! #tweet100
#Ukraine: 8. #Canada sending UA 4 x Leopard tanks, and #Poland sending 60 of their PT91 Twardy tanks (Pic: @Tendar) + Leopards. #Belgium supplying 92 million Euros worth of air defence missiles, anti-tank weapons, ammo, grenades and more. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 9. According to UA Ombudsman, 800 severely wounded UA POWs are held in Russia, while 200 severely wounded Russian POWs are held in UA. War is a bloody awful painful business! #tweet100
#Ukraine: 10. Apparently, RU wants to create 24 penal colonies in the occupied territories of UA & says it intends to switch these territories to the Moscow Time Zone in a desperate attempt to solidify control. Dream on! #tweet100 (Info: @ChuckPfarrer)
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#Ukraine: Today’s news from #UkraineWar: 1. On #Bakhmut front, after several days of relative calm, RU forces have resumed assaults at #Ivanivske, increased shelling & resumed an attempt to move towards #ChasivYar, where UA are dug in. THREAD
#Ukraine: 2. Tempo of RU operations also increased on #Avdiivka front where RU troops attempting to push to W. UA estimates suggest RU has now lost overall 428,420 soldiers killed, 6,758 tanks, 12,949 armoured vehicles, & 10,580 artillery systems destroyed. (Map: @ChuckPfarrer)
#Ukraine: 3. #UK is investigating RU military cyber hackers who targeted the plane of UK’S Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, as he flew 60 miles from #Kaliningrad on a return flight from #Poland. For 30 minutes the hackers took out the RAF Dassault 900LX’s primary navigation.
#Ukraine: Today's new reports from #UkraineWar: 1. Under cover of drones & helicopters UA is expanding its bridgeheads on E (left) bank of #Dnipro River, #Kherson region. UA has cut #Oleshky-#NovaKhahovka road in 2 places. UA BMP-1 crosses river:
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#Ukraine: 2. RU channels complain of significant UA air defence on W bank of #Dnipro which is effectively closing E bank to RU aircraft. Expected RU reinforcements have been mauled at #Verbove. UA drone attack S of #KozachiLaheri:
#Ukraine: 3. At #Krynky on E bank of #Dnipro RU complain of low-fly UA helicopter attacks. UA taking new positions at settlement nr forested areas to S & SW. UA in control from Antonivsky railway bridge N of #Poima to Antonivsky road bridge N of #Oleshky.
#Ukraine: Today's latest updates from #UkraineWar: 1. UA forces holding their positions on E (left) bank of #Dnipro River, building up troops nr #Oleshky & consolidating their positions at #Krynky. UA now controls all larger islands in Dnipro.
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#Ukraine: 2. RU struggling to hinder UA's reinforcement of its troops on E bank of #Dnipro. 4 RU tanks fled as UA took positions to secure village of #Krynky. Yesterday RU launched 36 FAB-500/1500 guided bombs against both sides of the Dnipro to stymie UA activity. (Map: @mhmck)
#Ukraine: 3. UK volunteer fighter, Macer Gifford, explains how UA prepared for months for #Dnipro operation. And UA's drone king, Robert Madyar, reappears in #Kherson area to bomb RU river boats:
#Ukraine: Today's latest news from #UkraineWar: 1. Despite initial advances N of #Avdiivka, RU troops have been unable to hold ground, & on SW flank, RU lost numerous vehicles again & were forced to retreat. #tweet365
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#Ukraine: 2. UA's Drone Army makes a record, hitting 428 units of RU gear in a week. At #Avdiivka alone they have destroyed 101 RU guns, 88 armoured vehicles, 75 tanks & much more. Nonchalent commentary from RU soldier passing his dead comrades: #tweet365
#UKraine: 3. UA Special Forces spotted an RU recon team recovering a drone & followed them "back home" to base. Boom! RU losses yesterday included 860 dead, 23 APV, 17 tanks, 44 artillery systems (!) & 1 plane (Su-25) + 1 helicopter (Mi-8) #tweet365
#Ukraine: Today’s latest news from #UkraineWar: 1. S of #Orikhiv UA forces destroyed a T-72 tank & a BTR tracked infantry fighting vehicle & continued to repulse attacks around #Verbove. #tweet365 (Map: @ChuckPfarrer)
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#Ukraine: 2. Pres. Zelensky arrived in #Granada, #Spain today to take part in the European Political Community Summit. “Working together with partners to enhance European Security Architecture,” said the President. Useful meeting on sidelines. #tweet365
#Ukraine: 3. At the Granada meeting, #Spain said it would transfer 6 MIM-23 Hawk air defence systems to UA with a range of 28-31 miles (45-50kms) & #Germany working to send another Patriot missile system this winter. #UK providing $500 in winter fuel payments. #tweet365
#Ukraine: Today’s latest updates from #UkraineWar: 1. Having crossed railway lines E of #Andriivka, S of #Bakhmut, UA have consolidated their positions, dislodged RU from a tree line & pushed them significantly back. #tweet365 (Map: @ChuckPfarrer)
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#Ukraine: 2. S of #Bakhmut at #Klishchiivka & #Andriivka + #Hryhorivka to N, RU attacks have been repelled, despite numerous RU air strikes all along the front. A large group of RU infantry were destroyed by UA using sniper rifles in W Bakhmut. #tweet365 (Map: @mhmck)
#Ukraine: 3. #UK Intel comments on “friendly fire” downing of an RU S-35 (5th Su-35 lost) reported yesterday & RU’s increasing dependence on its Naval Aviation as the Black Sea Fleet becomes largely redundant. #tweet365