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Apr 3, 2023 23 tweets 19 min read Read on X
Welcome to Monday's daily thread documenting #Ukraine's defence against #Russia's full invasion.

It's Day 404 of the war.
What a crazy day Sunday was with a high profile assassination, church shenanigans, and then #Wagner "taking" #Bakhmut.
Review it here
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So what's the situation in #Bakhmut?
#Ukraine vehemently denies this claim made by Prigozhin late last night.

The President's Office says not to believe fakes.
From info I have, Prigozhin made the video at night because the centre is still contested:

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Fighting in #Bakhmut has been ongoing in the centre of the town for a while, so it's likely #Russia made some more ground and #Ukraine was at least temporarily pushed back.

But there's still fighting; ZSU is heavily active in the west of the town and has control of one road.
The number of #Russia's troops killed in the war passes 175,000 today.

Another 600 losing their lives in the last 24 hours according to #Ukraine. Equipment losses remain low.

#RussiansGoHome
Another car bomb attack near #Melitopol'

The Resistance has critically injured another collaborator. Maksym Zubarev decided to work with #Russia when made "head" of occupied Yakymivka (RU: #Akimovka), around 30km or 20 miles south-west of Melitopol'.
More on the car bombing in #Melitopol this morning (see previous tweet).

Here's video from the scene. From previous experience, when the Occupiers say one of their officials is seriously injured, it more than often means dead.

#RussiansGoHome
#Russia's officials in the Occupied territories immediately make up some nonsense for public consumption to prove they're "in control."

Following the hit on Head of #Yakymivka, a 65 year old man has been arrested in the village, supposedly with this illegal haul.
A response from a #Ukraine soldier in #Bakhmut

Repsonding to Prigozhin's claim of "legally" taking the town, in short he says:
"He may have taken #Artemovsk but #BakhmutHolds. It's the Soviet mentality. They believe if you capture an admin building you control the whole city."
Today's British Intel report has extra significance for me. It's impossible to read about the propaganda without thinking of the assassination of Prigozhin's mate Tatarsky, in Prigozhin's cafe.

The Kremlin desperate to reduce Prigozhin's influence and warn others?
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#Russia has now detained Dariya Trepova over the murder of "Tatarsky".
At this point it's worth reminding you the "war blogger" was just a convict in jail until the 2014 invasion when he was offered freedom to fight #Ukraine. So he fits right in to Prigozhin's mob!
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Here's the first picture of 26 year old Dariya Trepova in custody.

For some reason #Russia says it needed more than 100 security officials to be involved in the special operation to detain her in the north of St Petersburg!

Trying to blacken her name already, Russia says...
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.. detained Dariya Trepova is an active supporter of the FBK. That should be a badge of honour - it's an anti-corruption organisation, which of course has long since been banned.

When arrested it's reported Trevova began to laugh and say that it was all a set-up.
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Another unidentified man was with Trepova when she was detained.

And then we get the usual line..
"The terrorist act committed yesterday against Vladlen Tatarsky was planned by the Ukrainian special services" of course there's no proof.
Director General of the IAEA @rafaelmgrossi is to visit #Russia on Wednesday.

There's been very little movement or agreement towards a safe zone around the occupied #Ukraine power plants.
A real LOL tweet.
The guy must feel a real dick. Well, he will soon anyway!

Defensive work continues for #Russia's occupiers.

This GMZ-3 was spotted between Mykhailivka and Orlyanka in #Zaporizhzhia region.

This machine can lay a 1km strip of anti-tank mines in 10 minutes.

#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
More photos have been published of the car which was bombed in #Melitopol' earlier.

Collaborator Maksym Zubarev is supposedly still alive, critically ill.

#RussiansGoHome
12 #Ukraine servicemen have been released from Russian captivity today (see video)
Among them, five are seriously wounded.

#Moscow reports only about receiving 5 of their own wounded in return.

#StopRussia
#Russia has reclassified the bomb blast, which killed Tatarsky, as a terrorist incident. They now say 33 were injured, 22 remain in hospitals, 8 seriously ill.

Meanwhile investigators released new video of the main suspect, Dariya Trepova, at her apartment, then later cuffed.
This 58 year old woman has been arrested for writing pro-Ukraine messages in #Sevastopol on #Crimea.

"Sevastopol is Ukraine" reads this one and now she will be charged with "vandalism"

#StandWithUkraine #CrimeaIsUkraine
#Russia has destroyed a school/gymnasium in #Zaporizhzhia region.

Airstrikes flattened buildings at the Suzirya complex in #Orikhiv.
New news yet on victims.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
* WARNING * Graphic video *

A video has been released showing the first moments after the bomb blast which killed #Russia's war blogger Tatarsky.

It's also clear the accused woman Dariya Trepova was still at the cafe in St Petersburg when the blast happened:
#Ukraine now has three brigades of MiG-29 fighter jets.

Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told TV news they now have about 72 aircraft after #Poland's donation.

"This is an historic step - the transfer of such types of weapons to Ukraine" said Ihnat.
#SlavaUkraini

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Feb 7
The war in Europe continues. This is Day 1445 of Russia's attempt to erase Ukraine from the map & destroy its language and culture.

The genocide continues as I type, with a massive missile attack underway.

For all the news as it happens, keep checking back. This is THE daily🧵
Yesterday started with a supposed assassination attempt on another very senior Russian soldier.

A load of other great stories too, including the start of the overnight attack on Ukraine's remaining energy facilities. Catch up on what you missed here:

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Day 1444 of Russia's merciless war has begun with the invaders losing another Lieutenant General - has Ukraine's special services struck again?

Detail on all the stories, all day, every day in my daily thread. Let's Go!
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And double delight for Ukraine tennis fans, to offset a little of the pain of more Russian attacks.
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So, Russia's reporting (which doesn't necessarily make it true) that one of the most senior Generals has been shot.

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What makes me a little suspicious is there are no photos from the scene. Image
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It's Monday, the second day of the 2nd month.
Day 1440 of Russia's illegal full invasion of its sovereign neighbour.

As we approach another round of "peace talks", Russia seems to be preparing by committing an ever growing number of sickening war crimes.

This is THE daily🧵
Yesterday was one of those days when I was repeatedly sickened by the actions of the monsters from Moscow.

The "energy truce" broken by attacking a bus of civilian miners heading to work. A medical building inc. a maternity unit hit, and more
Review here
Monday is a day of mourning in Dnipropetrovsk region following the deliberate targeting of a bus in the small town of Ternivka, near Pavlohrad.

16 people were killed. Another 14 are in hospital, seven of whom are in a serious condition.
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Dec 27, 2025
Saturday 27 December 2025 is Day 1403 of Russia's war of choice.

The day began with missile attacks on Ukraine shortly after midnight and the terrorism continued with drone strikes, may into residential areas, with Kyiv bearing the brunt of the damage.

Here's THE daily thread
Here's the link to yesterday's thread, which started with Russian murders, missiles on streets in Kharkiv and ended with the missile attack on Kyiv.

But there were also 'direct sanctions' taken by Ukraine on war criminals and military targets:

News is still coming in from Kyiv especially after the awful bombardment. Mayor of the city, @Vitaliy_Klychko has just issued an update saying 28 people have been injured, with 13 hospitalised

Although the city's had the air raid warning lifted, it's still affecting Kyiv region Image
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Dec 24, 2025
Christmas Eve is another milestone as we mark the latest 100 days of war

Yes, it's Day 1400 of Ukraine's fight for its existence.
Coming up:
Zelenskyy accepts peace plan but are we really nearer peace?
A twist in Moscow's 2nd car bomb in 24 hours.
And all the news yet to happen
A very late start today - I apologise but it's Christmas time with things to do, places to go and also my body demanding enough sleep to survive!

So we start as usual with the throwback to yesterday for you to catch up, which included car bomb #2..

The seemingly random attack on police officers in Moscow last night, may have been a Ukraine targeted attack.

Two "traffic officers" died overnight on the same street where a Lt Gen was eliminated the day before.
Now it's reported the dead were in Ukraine and tortured civilians Image
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This is the start of Tuesday's daily thread, with all the important news from, and relevant to, Ukraine in one handy place.

It's Day 1385 and I've still never missed a day of fact checking, analysing and reporting every aspect of the defence against Russia's illegal war.
Yesterday a lot of talking behind the scenes, but politicians were broadly tight-lipped on progress.

Russia did make more small gains on the frontline, but we also found a cat with burned whiskers + how Russian pilots' head-tennis went disastrously wrong
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