Thread by @TWMCLtd

Day 402 of the war. #Russia's illegal full invasion of #Ukraine.

This is the start of the daily news thread for Saturday 1 April, with all the relevant news updated as quickly and often as I can around the clock.
Thanks everyone for your support.
Together we #StandWithUkraine

I am currently sat in Mother Theresa airport (did you know there was such an airport name?) - I'll give the city/country in the next tweet, a little quiz to start your weekend!

Friday turned out to be quite busy for #Ukraine news, here's the link:

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1641726125213614080

So, the answer to the conundrum? The airport named after Mother Theresa is in Tirana, capital of #Albania. A taxi ride over the border from Montenegro & now two flights to get home.

Thank you @CLies13 who's just bought me multiple coffees to keep me going at airport lounges💙💛

The chairman of the #USA Joint Chiefs of Staff says #Ukraine's victory this year is unlikely.

However, General Mark Milley did say it was still possible:

#StandWithUkraine

defenseone.com/threats/2023/0…

A 5 month old baby has died under Russian shelling in #Avdiivka.

#Ukraine authorities report the boy's mother refused to leave the day before when police tried to evacuate her and the family. The grandmother also died, while both parents are wounded.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

In #Lviv one person's died and another was injured when a grenade exploded.

It's not yet clear of the exact circumstances.

Reuters is reporting that #USA should announce on Monday a further $2.6 billion in military aid for #Ukraine

The support is likely to include radars, air surveillance equipment, anti-tank missiles and various other ammunition.

#StandWithUkraine

The famous drone manufacturer #Bayraktar announced a successful test launch of its new development.

The IHA-230 supersonic missile produced by Roketsan, can hit targets over 150km away.

The company nased in #Turkiye has always supported #Ukraine in its fight for freedom.

Now news of one of the more unusual international ways of supporting #Ukraine.

#Netherlands has donated 11 sniffer or "sapper" dogs. They will be "in service" to help in demining and detecting the illegal movement and storage of explosives, weapons + ammunition.

#MansBestFriend

On a similar theme and destined to get most "likes" in today's thread...

Seen somewhere on the frontline in #Ukraine!

Here are the daily stats for this first day of April.

#Russia lost another 630 troops according to #Ukraine estimates.

As in recent days all numbers quite low.

#RussiansGoHome

British Intel today more or less predicts that "failing" Chief of General Staff in #Russia, Valeriy Gerasimov, will soon be sacked.

#StopRussia

The Head of the Moscow branch of #Ukraine's Orthodox Church appears in court after leaving the Lavra

Pavlo Lebed's accused of "repeatedly insulting religious feelings of Ukrainians, humiliated the views of believers of other faiths & tried to form hostile attitudes towards them"

What a world we live in, where the Presidency of the @UN Security Council is held by a Terrorist State.

It's not fit for purpose when, because of the veto, a nation thinks it can act with impunity.

https://twitter.com/GLandsbergis/status/1642060314807263232

It's been revealed a 43 year old man has been killed after #Russia shelled #Kharkiv oblast.

The attack happened in the village of Dvorichna in the early hours of this morning.
In all, 12 settlements in the region were fired on.

#SaveUkraine

US journalist Evan Gershkovich remains in jail in #Russia, the country "he loved" which "turned on him."

His employer the Wall Street Journal y'day published a free to read biography of the man now accused of spying, with further details of his arrest.

wsj.com/articles/wsj-r…

Media in #Russia reporting this story about a group of drunk soldiers, back from the war, beating a retired railway worker.

The incident was recorded by one of the father of 13's children. They urge him to run, but it got worse after this clip and he's now in hospital.

#RussiaOnFire

This is supposedly just a poultry enterprise burning strongly earlier today. The chicken farm is in the village of Uruchcha near #Bryansk.

It's only 65km from the border with #Ukraine and some reports claim it may have been a Ukrainian attack.

More courtroom drama earlier in the case of Moscow-patriarch aligned "Pasha Mercedes" as he is known by some for his extravagant lifestyle as a humble priest

Metropolitan Pavel was given house arrest for 60 days, but then said he was unable to wear an ankle tag on health grounds

In the early days I reported on almost every speech by #Ukraine's President. I think it's worth watching today's nightly speech on the day #Russia became chair of the UNSC.

Zelenskyy also praises 'neutral' #Switzerland for joining in sanctions.

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1642223608909930497

Oooh, another very loud bang woke up early sleepers in #Rostov.

The city quite near #Russia's border with #Ukraine has had a series of "unexplained" events since a fire at the FSB building there a few weeks ago.

#StopRussia #SlavaUkraini

Here's another CCTV recording of the explosive sound heard all over the Russian city of #Rostov tonight.

Usually some excuse about fighter jets breaking the sound barrier is wheeled out. Emergency services say there's no incident to attend. Another mystery!
#StandWithUkraine

There's an update on the #RussiaOnFire story from #Bryansk.

A locksmith died in this blaze at a chicken farm. He tried to put out the fire himself and while other employees escaped, they forgot about him.

Owners of the farm say trade continues, they just lost one building.

An extraordinary story here of how a granny claims she was tricked into trying to firebomb a military registration office in #Russia!

This is a translation of the report from Telegram channel 'Shot' along with the blurred photo of the accused pensioner.