#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: 3. According to RU they have already destroyed a M1 Abrams tank in UA's "unique desert climate"! At #Bakhmut another RU Lieutenant Colonel died, Vladyslav Ivanov. + Another good report from Kiyany (subtitles) (Pic: @Havoc_Six)
#Ukraine: 2. At #Bakhmut, RU forces still trying to cut UA lines of comms & supply & at #Soledar are nr highway T-05-13 + at #MyikaPond attempting to cut H-32. UA Cossack reinforcements have arrived to relieve pressure. Video report (subtitles) #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Reports that UA forces have captured 2 soldiers from #Germany fighting with the Wagner Group mercenaries. UA troops also destroyed RU ammo dump together with personnel nr #Bakhmut. #tweet100
#Ukraine: Today's updates from #UkraineWar: 1. UA Gen. Staff confirms #Soledar is still under UA control. RU unit penetrated the salt mine area & was adjusting fire control for RU artillery. UA forces sought them out & eliminated. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Fierce battles are taking place on the #Bakhmut/#Soledar front right now in below-freezing conditions, but UA forces hold on despite the difficulties. #tweet100
#Ukraine: Today's news updates from #UkraineWar: 1. RU forces made gains at #Soledar yesterday taking the salt mine & other positions. UA withdrew to avoid flanking in the north. UA 46th Airmobile Brigade counter-attacked overnight. #tweet100 (Map; @mhmck)
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#Ukraine: 2. Pic from journalist,Yuriy Butosov, this morning 7/12 at #Soledar shows salt mine regained & devalues RU claims of "taking the town". More like strategic manoeuvring. #tweet100 (Gif: @MILChronicles)
#Ukraine: 3. At #Bakhmut UA Border Guards repelled RU advance & killed RU unit commander. Waves of RU forces sent against city and many dying. This pic shows at least 46 RU dead nr #Bakhmut. RU troops so exhausted they accuse UA of using "chemical weapons". #tweet100
#Ukraine: Today's reports from #UkraineWar: 1. Despite the supposed Russian "ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas", journalists have confirmed that attacks on UA positions in #Bakhmut are relentless. Jan 6th update with subtitles. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 2. Just N of #Bakhmut, nr #Soledar, Russians are reported to have made some gains around a salt-mining complex. US Intel has suggested this is aim of Wagner Group-owning slug Yevgeny Prigozhin, to take control of UA salt & gypsum mining. #tweet100 (Map: @ChuckPfarrer)
#Ukraine: 3. Heavy fighting continues in the forests near #Kreminna, with UA forces making some gains. According to the 2023 Global Firepower Index, UA now ranks as the world's 15th strongest army, up from 22nd. #tweet100
#Ukraine: Latest updates on #UkraineWar: 1. Tension building around #Kreminna as UA forces approach southern urban areas of city, while another Russian attack on #Bilohorvika was repelled. Both a RU Mi-8 helicopter & Su-35 jet downed.#tweet100 (Map: @ChuckPfarrer)
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#Ukraine: 2. Putin has requested a ceasefire in UA from noon Jan 6th to midnight Jan 7th "to allow celebrations of Orthodox Christmas". UA has declined to take part. UA sees it as "hypocrisy" & as a ploy for RU to regroup and rearm. #tweet100
#Ukraine: 3. Also the weather on the #Svatove/#Kremmina front is about to crack down. Friday forecast -15C, Sat -17C, Sun -15C at night. More badly equipped Russians will likely freeze to death. UA armour will be able to move on solid ground. #tweet100