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Starting in traditional way with a chance for you to check back through yesterday, in case you missed Orban's undiplomatic words about #Ukraine, the latest big blaze in the series #RussiaOnFire or anything else during Friday.
Speaking about Orbán's stupid remarks, he's not alone in the region with #Russia also having culivated useful political idiots in #Croatia#Slovakia + #Czechia
Hopefully an election in 🇨🇿 today will sideline one more (Babiš) as @motytchak explains here:
The total of dead Russian soldiers* passes the 125,000 mark today. Another 800 sacrifices - though #Ukraine is also suffering heavy losses in the east.
A lot of equipment destroyed in the last 24 hours too, including two more of #Russia's aircraft.
#BakhmutHolds but the intensity of #Russia's attacks is getting worse and worse.
This video is said to be from #Bakhmut this morning. The time stamp, weather and lighting check out. I cannot verify more than that, but I suspect it's genuine and within the last few days.
No shelling in #Dnipropetrovsk overnight, which is a welcome change.
But free #Kherson is still being hit.
The local authority says there were 19 attacks by #Russia.
Two people were killed and seven civilians injured.
Two more people were injured when #Russia's rockets hit more civilian targets. Apartment blocks, a hotel, garages and cars were all damaged in the town in the free part of #Donetsk region.
The strike reportedly happened in #Novoaidar roughly 40km east of #Lysychansk and about 60km north of #Luhansk city.
They claim 14 patients and medics were killed, 24 injured.
If #Ukraine has hit a working hospital it's a war crime.
But let me give a timeline:
Occupiers in #Luhansk say the attack was at 07:30 today
13:10 Russians report "shelling" in #Novoaidar - no mention of #HIMARS or a hospital.
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The founder of the illegal mercenary group, Wagner, says they've captured another village near #Bakhmut.
Yevgeniy Prigozhin's Telegram channel claims they now control (RU: #Blagodatnoye)
It's just along the T0513 road from #Soledar and will now increase pressure on Krasna Hora.
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The Occupiers claim Ukraine "launched two strikes on Ilovaisk from the MLRS in 10 minutes, firing a total of seven missiles."
This presumably was the moment one hit.
#Ilovaisk is an important transport hub, so this strike, if confirmed, is much more likely than the supposed hit on a public hospital Russia reported earlier.
The town in Donetsk is also etched in all #Ukraine's memory as the site of a "humanitarian corridor" massacre in 2014.
Looks like a concerted attack on #Donetsk region by #Ukraine once the curfew was underway.
Just north of #Ilovaisk in the Occupied territory is #Khartsyzk where this is visible.
Welcome to the daily news thread for Day 338 of the #RussianUkrainianWar, with all the important bits, hopefully some stories you won't see elsewhere and a bit of comment too as #Ukraine continues its heroic defence of freedom and democracy.
Read on...
Awful start to yesterday, but a quiet end to the day and still calm this Friday morning so far.
If you need to catch up on Thursday's events, here's the link to the start of yesterday's thread - scroll through at your leisure.
1/2 First let's update you on the territorial situation at the front. You probably know I seldom publish or link to maps; to be frank many are guesswork and often out of date.
The British MoD has validated my previous rebuttal of #Russia's claims of gains in #Zaporizhzhia oblast
Thursday 26 January starts with millions in #Ukraine sheltering in bunkers, as waves of drones have been threatening the country and now #Kyiv is under threat
This is the daily thread with all the news, updated throughout each & every day...
So much news yesterday afternoon and evening.
Firstly the tank-coalition news then the angry reply from #Russia.
To glance through anything you may have missed, just click and scroll Wednesday's thread here:
Today it's Day 336 of #Russia's full invasion and war on #Ukraine.
It's also a special day for many people.
Burns' Night in #Scotland
St Dwynwen's Day for lovers in #Wales
While it's also the 45th birthday of @ZelenskyyUa - mnogo lita Mr President!
Here's the daily thread
@ZelenskyyUa It should also be a very special day for #Ukraine's military leaders with confirmation coming from #Germany and the #USA that the country's top fighting tanks are finally going to be given to the country.
The news leaked out y'day. Here's Tuesday's thread