It's Thursday and it's Day 358 of #Russia's illegal war on its peaceful neighbour and another daily thread
Yet again the day started violently for many regions of #Ukraine with overnight missile attacks targeting critical civilian infrastructure, which is itself a war crime...
Apologies for the late start today, I've had meetings from first thing, which overran a little
First, here the link for yesterday's thread as I know a few of you like to read back in one go and others like to catch up with that they missed in the evening:
So to the overnight attack by #Russia with Cruise missiles and more.
#Ukraine says it shot down 16 out of 32 missiles. Twelve Kh-22 hypersonic missiles cannot be intercepted with current defences.
It's likely #Russia is using a high % of Kh-22 stocks before Patriot is in place
Missiles were fired by #Russia from long range bombers in the Caspian Sea and Kursk regions, from two Su-35 tactical aircraft in the occupied part of #Zaporizhzhia and from frigate ships in the Black Sea
There is a current nationwide air alert in #Ukraine with more enemy aircraft active. Earlier the Southern Command predicted a high possibility of another missile attack by #Russia.
Ukraine's energy company says there are no restrictions following the overnight strikes.
Most damage may have occurred in #Kremenchuk where it's likely the hydroelectric power plant was hit:
Here's a video from #Pavlohrad (RU: #Pavlograd) where one woman's now known to have died in the missile attack.
Officials in #Dnipropetrovsk region say 7 private houses were destroyed, 50 others damaged.
were hit. 8 other residents were injured, 2 remain hospitalised.
In #Lviv, invaders also hit one "critical infrastructure" facility in region
This was confirmed by the head of the Lviv OVA Maksym Kozytskyi. But he said it was not an energy facility & there were no victims.
"A fire broke out at the place of impact, but it's been extinguished."
Yesterday #Lufthansa denied it was attacked by #Russia's hackers when all flights were grounded. They claimed a cable had been accidentially cut through. Russian group KILLNET said it was them
Well now hackers are hitting all #Germany's airport websites.
The invaders claim the craft was trying to land on an island in the river. But the footage is so bizarre I'm surprised they released it; certainly not convincing proof of anything.
Western + Russian media alike wrote a lot of nonsense about #Moldova's govt falling recently.
With a big pro-western majority, it was always going to be another Euro-aligned administration and so it's proved.
Dorin Rechan is the new PM. Only 4 fresh faces in the 17-person cabinet
#Slovakia is the latest country to denounce #Russia as a Terrorist State.
The Parliament in Bratislava recognised Putin's regime as terrorist, and the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Slovakia also showed support for a war crimes tribunal.
Found out who the one civilian freed from Russian captivity today is.
It's Ivan Samoidiuk, Deputy Mayor of #Energodar.
He was kidnapped 11 months ago on 19 March 2022 when #Russia occupied the town and the nuclear reactor.
In #Bakhmut not much change. #Russia's frontline is getting closer. #Ukraine could fall back from the town at any moment but no sign of them needing to do so yet.
Meanwhile more footage of the town council building damaged last week, and new shots from inside the structure.
Meanwhile also in #Bakhmut, @CNN has obtained the best footage so far of the murder of Pete Reed while helping volunteers and medics in #Ukraine.
The American vet was killed in this strike. #Wagner chief Prigozhin says "I can say with confidence Reed was killed by his own side."
The sign says NET VO**E - almost universally understood as "No to War", but you can get jailed for 10 years for this.
So the young person says "alcohol can harm your health" - NET VO***E could be "NET VODKE"
Brazenly, the woman appointed #Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights, admitts on camera she stold a child from #Mariupol.
Maria Lvova-Belova was proud to thank the Tsar after "adopting" a 15 year old, who likely lived a happy, peaceful life until 24 February. #WarCrime
The leader of the Opposition in #UK, @Keir_Starmer visited #Kyiv for the first time today. His visit came the day after he banned Russia-sympathist Jeremy Corbyn from standing at the next election.
No reports of any damage yet. Some Russians reporting their own air defence may have hit their own missile - perhaps one malfunctioned?
Whenever I see John Simpson back in #Ukraine, I'm reminded of his odious article a few years back where he clearly showed his contempt for the country. I'm surprised @ZelenskyyUa and @AndriyYermak don't demand another interviewer.
No real clarification from #Kharkiv.
It is known S-300s were again fired at the city.
The local governor says "infrastructural objects are once again under the sights of the occupiers."
It's known the Osnovianskyi district, just south of the centre was under heaviest attack.
There's a huge column of Russian trucks moving in the occupied south of #Ukraine.
The former Mayoral adviser to #Mariupol posted these photos. He claims almost the whole 80km between Mariupol and #Berdyansk is solid with these KAMAZ military lorries.
Hello again. Day 860 of #Russia's all-out war on #Ukraine, but for newcomers, we only got here because the west did nothing when Putin tried to subvert democracy in 2013/4 & invaded #Crimea and east Ukraine in Feb 2014.
Let's start another daily thread - not a single day off!
Monday was another busy thread.
More signs #RussiaIsCollapsing, big blackouts and record losses for the invader.
In occupied #Ukraine there was an important hit on #Crimea, and how drones hit a moving train used by Russia.
What times we live in.
#Russia takes over the revolving Presidency of the UN Security Council, while Putin's biggest ally in the west, #Hungary holds the EU Presidency for 6 months.
This morning Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán arrived in #Kyiv for the first time since 2012.
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It's Day 849 of #Russia's full invasion of its peaceful neighbour. But it's well over 10 years since the original illegal incursion into #Ukraine territory.
This is another daily thread with all the important news, presented without exaggeration, updated all day long every day!
#Russia's favourite mantra, repeated by trolls, useful-idiots, MAGA types etc, is of Nazis in #Ukraine.
It's simple: #Russia accuses others of what it does itself.
Democratic elections?🇺🇦✅🇷🇺❌
Jewish President?🇺🇦✅🇷🇺❌
Previous Pres Jewish?🇺🇦✅🇷🇺❌
Far right MPs?🇺🇦❌🇷🇺✅
Thursday ended with a lot of activity in #Russia's #Krasnodar region, explosions and nice videos.
You can see them at the end of yesterday's thread, a mammoth 60-post effort.
To catch up, click and scroll:
Hello and welcome of Day 838 of #Russia's full invasion of #Ukraine, a country which never fired a shot at any other until the initial 2014 invasion by its imperialistic neighbour.
This is THE thread for all the news, analysis and a bit of comment on the situation. Let's dive in
Regulars will know I (try to) always include a link back to the previous day for those who missed something, or like to just browse the main stories in one place, in a few minutes.
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It's Day 835 of #Russia's war.
A conflict based solely on the ego of one very little man. But Putin managed to remove all freedoms & opposition and then brainwash the public into supporting his tyranny, just as Hitler did.
This is THE daily thread covering the war in #Ukraine
It was another very difficult night for the people and air defenders in #Ukraine.
All the details coming up right here on Friday's thread.
First though, your chance to look back on Thursday's news. If you missed anything, click + scroll here:
First I want to point out the seemingly random number of "views".
Yesterday's thread-header has the lowest view count I can ever remember, despite almost identical likes/retweets to the previous day.
The last 3 days: 35k 22k and 9k
However of those 35k, 2/3 came after 2am GMT