Yesterday we were not allowed to reveal the location of the Challenger-2 tanks. But the Ukrainian Defence Minister has already taken them for "a spin!"
A huge fire erupted (covering 4,000 sq m) when one hit "a private enterprise" #Ukraine's air defence says two other UAVs were brought down and there were no casualties.
A convoy of old BRDM-2MS reconnaissance trucks and armored vehicles has been spotted heading from the 103rd Armored Tank Repair Plant in #Buryatia, south east #Russia.
The barrel is being scraped.
Thanks to my long time Twitter mate @AngryFil who put aside his anger, and seeing England beat Ukraine in the footy, to buy me a coffee today via the Ko-Fi link in my profile.
Dyakuyu Seryozha! Slava Ukraini!
Personal news and why there've been a few delays in updates to the thread!
Representing myself in court this morning.
I do hope the great and good (and not so good?) of the IOC are shown stories like this when they decide if #Russia's Olympians, fresh from fighting in the illegal war, killing Ukrainians, should be allowed at the @Paris2024 games.
Quick update on yesterday's car bomb attack in #Mariupol'
It's confirmed by occupiers that the victim is the so-called "Head of Police" for the city.
Mykhailo Moskvin is reported to be seriously ill in a local hospital.
There's no electricity in the #Terpinnivska district 15km north of Melitopol after a substation known as "Discoteka" exploded.
Locals now also report sounds of explosions further south around Molochnyi Liman. #Counterattack coming?
In #Russia, a man walking his dog found wreckage of a #Ukraine drone.
The UAV was discovered 100m from railway lines in the town of Novaya Moskva (New Moscow).
The wingspan of the drone is 2m and it had the words "#SlavaUkraini" on the wings.
IOC President Thomas Bach, often seen shaking Putin's hand, says #Russia and #Belarus athletes CAN compete in the Olympics.
Spineless. Many Russian Olympians are in the army, killing Ukrainians.
The word "Kompromat" is in my head for some reason.
A single father in #Russia, who was arrested and saw his daughter snatched from him and put in care for drawing an anti-war picture at school, has fled house arrest.
Aleksei Moskalev was today sentenced to 2 years in prison in absentia. His daughter remains in care. #StopRussia
More photos from #Avdiivka which continues to suffer huge shelling and ongoing bombardment. #Ukraine is hanging on to control of the town as #Russia's forces continue to gather.
Around 5 million Ukrainians died in #Moscow's forced starvation policy. The 2019 film "Mr Jones" is a good starter if you want to know more and be entertained at the same time.
Spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty said there are often advances, then retreats, describing the situation as "dynamic", adding 86 Russians were killed today.
Still on #Bakhmut (and #Avdiivka), the arrival of Leopard-2 tanks from Germany, Sweden and Portugal, plus the Challenger-2s from UK, could help tip the balance in #Ukraine's favour.
But the terrain is still tough, muddy, with drier weather another week away. #StandWithUkraine
In the Russian Republic of #Chechnya there's been an armed attack on a police station.
There are gruesome photos of some of the dead, which I am not posting. It's not exactly clear what's happened, but the city of Gudermes has been shut off with extra military brought in.
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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.
Please share, boost, do your NAFO thing to raise visibility!💙💛
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
It's Friday! The weekend approaches.
It's also the 814th day of #Russia trying to destroy #Ukraine, its language, culture and people, and over 10 years since the first invasion.
For all the news on Day 814 keep clicking back here.
No coffees for 2 days - please help if you can.
Thursday was another busy one.
A day which saw Putin humiliated, #Ukraine attack #Crimea (again) and a load of other stories and videos.
Missed any of it? Just click here and scroll through the day's news: