The death of another American soldier has been confirmed in #Ukraine.
28-year-old Afghanistan veteran Andrew Peters from #Wisconsin died 10 days ago while helping Ukraine defend its territory. Andrew was part of the International Defence Legion.
📷Wisconson Public Radio
Each day #Ukraine releases figures for the numbers of Russian soldiers killed and equipment destroyed.
Invariably it's lower at weekends. So today's numbers (covering Saturday's losses) are lower across the board. I'm wondering if a couple of units don't report at weekends?
Ukrainians are saluting a new football hero this morning!
FC Lviv's Oleksiy Dityatyev, at a training base in Turkey, removed #Russia's flag from the flagpole!
He said "Very soon, the Armed Forces will do this in all the occupied cities. In the meantime, let's start with Turkey"
Forbes (note, the #Ukraine edition) estimates that #Russia spent around a third of its entire annual budget on the war.
The authors worked out the bill for the illegal invasion is about $10 billion a month.
Another of #Russia's fighter jets seems to have "denazified" itself.
So far unconfirmed reports that an Su-25 has crashed - the pilot managed to eject safely.
"Within 10 days" #Ukraine will receive 14 transport helicopters from #Croatia
Twelve MI-8 MTV-1 helicopters and two MI-8 T models have been taken out of the Croatian military according to this report, markings have been removed and they're being serviced
Almost forgot to include the British Intel update, and it's quite interesting today.
In essence it's not news, about the destruction of many of #Russia's elite fighters around #Vuhledar (RU: #Ugledar), but the detail about degraded units will be very encouraging for #Ukraine.
#Ukraine's PM says Government will be reformed with fewer ministries and employees.
Denys Shmyhal noted "Ukraine should not only ask for money, but also demonstrate internal changes."
It's important to ensure it's not just used to oust critics.
Dear @elonmusk,
I saw you refer to ex-President of #Ukraine Yanukovych as having been a victim of a coup. It's very disappointing to see someone with 130m followers repeating #Russia's nonsense. So I wrote this essay to help people understand:
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Explosions reported at a military airfield in #Belarus
BYPOL, a group of reformers, says a Russian military transport aircraft and snow-plows were damaged at "Machulyshchi", just 12km from the capital #Minsk
Now, locals say a lot of military and police crews are at the airfield
This is allegedly an employee of #Russia's embassy in Rio de Janeiro, slapping the backside of a young woman who came to protest against the war on #Ukraine.
First he demanded the phone, then chased the other girl, but a policeman then seems to reprimand the employee.
Yet another attack on a military enlistment office in #Russia.
Around 3am in Sosnovy Bor in the Leningradsky Region, a man in dark clothing and a balaclava threw 2 molotov cocktails at the building. Only one caught fire and the premises were reporetdly undamaged.
@HPevkur came bearing more gifts. A new package given to #Ukraine includes assault rifles, pistols, drones, thermal imaging cameras, generators and chargers, as well as clothing.
Estonia spends 1% of its GDP aiding Ukraine
Met Matt on my last trip to #Ukraine.
Doing good work. Keep it up!
A #Ukraine soldier has been killed in a shootout at the border with #Belarus.
It's reported by the usually reliable DeepState channel. The dead man was a member of the Volyn Territorial Defence, obituaries say he died of a gunshot wound from the territory of Belarus.
It seems either #Ukraine or #Belarus patriots attacked an AWACS A-50 aircraft at Machulishchi. This plane is air-defence, used to protect other bombers and fighters.
The photo shows where they think 2 explosions hit the aircraft.
#Ukraine shoots down a 300th Russian plane since the full invasion began.
President @ZelenskyyUa announced in his evening address to the nation "I'm especially grateful to our guys from the 110th separate mechanided brigade, who shot down another enemy plane near #Avdiivka."
The #Russian air warning plane was hit by partisans within #Belarus using drones, according to the Head of the protest group which first reported the incident.
The people responsible for the attack have already left the country according to Aleksandr Azarov.
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Air raid warnings in #Kyiv and some other neighbouring regions.
Reports of air defence working in the capital and #Chernihiv with drones, thought to be Iranian shaheeds, attacking
Strong explosion reported in #Zaporizhzhia. Could be two blasts, possibly from S-300 missiles again.
The fear in #Ukraine tonight is that this latest drone attack is a prelude to another large scale missile attack.
Wednesday. Day 1302 of the illegal war started by Russia.
For all the fact-checked news about Ukraine, analysis not sugar-coated, and honest appraisals of the situation, trust an expert who isn't here for clicks (if I was I'd post lies & gory videos).
Thanks for being #TeamTim
Yesterday an astonishing report from Yale showing Russia forcing kidnapped kids to work in drone factories, how Croatia may have embarrassed the Putin/ Hungary/Slovakia axis.
Those and many more stories in Tuesday's thread, click here to review:
Day 1301 of Ukraine fighting for its survival. The right to be free, speak their own language, worship in their own churches, to learn their own history.
A history of long suppression by Russia.
As war crimes grow daily, the words "never again" don't seem to apply.
Here's the🧵
Yesterday began, and ended, with Russia attacking Zaporizhzhia, injuring civilians.
Also, the head of the IAEA disgraced himself in Russia's arms, changes of 🇺🇦army leadership, and how a Russian guy was a Putin opponent, until 3 mins after being elected.
Day 1300 of Putin's war.
Another 100 days of fighting completed.
We are no nearer peace than we were 100 days ago.
Almost 200 days ago Trump demanded a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.
Not surprising as he started it, it's always Putin stopping peace.
Here's Monday's daily🧵
If you were busy over the weekend, click the link to see all Sunday's stories.
It was a day when Ukraine had to quickly repair a main railway line after a massive explosion, but they also managed to make multiple hits on Russia's rail and oil industries
Hello on Day 1298 of Russia's full invasion of its sovereign neighbour. So, only 1295 days late in fulfilling the boast of taking Kyiv in 3 days. #EATP for Putin.
I've compiled a🧵every single day without fail.
You can help my work with a boost, comment, re-post or a coffee🙏
Friday saw more important visitors arrive in Kyiv (and another familiar place is in Ukraine today).
There was more solidarity and practical support, while Russia suffered more oil woes.
I'll start in Odesa, because that's where the familiar face has turned up.
He was planning to return to Ukraine a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't make it, but now Boris is back.
Loved by nearly all Ukrainians, his early arrival (with Lord Ashcroft) meant he avoids the crowds.
Day 1297 of Russia's imperialist war, but the senior bully keeps being given a bloody nose by the junior school kid next door. How embarrassing for the "world's second greatest army" and more 'punches' thrown by Ukraine overnight..
There was so much in yesterday's thread.
Russia hitting churches, Ukraine striking a boat.
The US helping Belarus, which helps🇷🇺 & Trump questioning if the drone attack on Poland was a mistake.
Thursday ended with a Ukraine drone surge into Russia: