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Day 409 of the war and here's the daily thread for Saturday.

A quiet start to the weekend, but #Russia's aggression continues as they try to claim the small #Donetsk towns of #Bakhmut #Mariinka and #Avdiivka.

All the news here, throughout the day in one handy place⬇️
Quite a lot of news again yesterday from "leaked" NATO docs, #Russia land-mining, the weakening of the ruble, Russians sabotaging jets for #Ukraine, Occupiers eating endangered animals and loads of #RussiaOnFire incidents

Click and scroll here to catch up
I think I was one of the first western journalists to report this, the last entry on yesterday's thread, so worth a retweet again this morning.

The worry is #Russia often accuses others of what it does itself.

#ChemicalWeapons #WarCrimes

It seems as though a post by #Ukraine's ambassador to the #Vatican has changed the Church's mind about another ill-advised #Ukraine-#Russia stunt.

The Easter "Stations of the Cross" procession had a last minute change of schedule with plans to unite 🇷🇺 +🇺🇦 kids abandoned. ImageImageImage
Time for the daily losses.

#Russia's seen a slight rise in soldiers killed by #Ukraine (according to the latter) in the last 24 hours.

One plane, which I reported yesterday, but little else of note on the equipment front.

#RussiansGoHome #StandWithUkraine Image
Thanks you to another "appreciative reader"
I know who you are, thank you "C"

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A Russian opposition "Telegram journalist" claims to have chatted with Maria Lvova-Belova, #Russia's children's minister who's wanted by the ICC for suspected war crimes.

@betelgeuse1922 was trying to get "anti-war poster" girl Masha Moskoleva removed from state care ImageImage
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In the end Masha was hastily "reunited" with her mother, which neither child nor mother seemed to want; Denis is scathing in his interesting thread, which I think is true.

He intends to visit the girl and mother soon.

Thanks to @NeneOriginal for alerting me to this.
So let's try something. Should I change my profile pic? I could do a vote here, but in view of being "downgraded" by Twitter, I'll go for the old style:

To change my profile to (then) 12 year old Russian girl Masha's anti-war drawing, RETWEET.
To keep the Uk/Ukraine flag, LIKE! ImageImage
With regards to the profile-pic vote, I'll abide by the results at midnight UK time tonight.
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The BBC clad the Beatles in Vyshyvanka, traditional shirts of #Ukraine, during filming for next month's #Eurovision

Some Russian media have been reporting Brits are outraged, cherry-picking occasional comments such as "blasphemy". In reality most like it!
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
Britain's Ministy of Defence says #Russia has failed in its attempt to break #Ukraine's energy system.

The stoic nation of Ukrainians survived the freezing winter. Indeed, the communal heating system in #Kyiv and many other regions, is being turned off today. Image
A Telegram channel in #Zaporizhzhia reports 100 Russian troops have been killed after #Ukraine's scouts discovered a hidden camp.

The missiles destroyed the military unit near the Verhnii Tokmak settlements near #Polohy

Equipment hidden in the forest was also destroyed.
You guys are being so generous for Easter. Thank you
@lilrobbergirl
for this. And thanks to all who support me by comments, retweets or just reading and spreading the truth and importance about this fight for Ukraine's survival.

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God's way - if you're in #Russia.

I think this priest must be reading a parioshioner secret excerpts from the bible I've never seen!

Translation by @vidtranslator.
In @thetimes today an indepth report on a foiled attempt in October by #Ukraine to take back the nuclear power plant in #Enerhodar.

#Russia's invaders took the plant in the first weeks of the war. The new report is pay-walled but I found an archive here!

archive.is/lUkW7
The "secret" US documents released online and originally reported in the @nytimes are fake according to #Ukraine intelligence.

Andrii Yusov says the plans about Ukraine's counterattack leaked online are a forgery and a special operation of #Russia's special services.
Vague reports today of explosions in #Feodosia, on occupied #Crimea.

Photos are also inconclusive. Could be anything, awaiting further details.

#StopRussia #CrimeaIsUkraine ImageImage
State media in #Russia report "around a thousand" turned up for the funeral of war-blogger Tatarsky.

A common criminal, a bank-robber, venerated by a Terrorist State because he offered to take up arms in exchange for freedom.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
It may surprise you to know that Monopoly is popular in #Russia.

However stocks of the board game have now run out and @Hasbro is refusing to ship more to the Terrorist State.
The years of alcohol continue to see ex Pres. of #Russia Dmitry Medvedev descend into senility.

A ridiculously long rant today where he tries to convince anyone who will listen that #Ukraine will disappear, "we need Great Greater Russia"

By the way how many States in the USA? ImageImageImage
What a sick, sick person.

Yevgeniy Progozhin sent a signed sledgehammer from #Wagner group to the bank robber Tatarsky's funeral.

Remember, sledgehammers were the punishment implement of choice for anyone who surrendered to #Ukraine.

#StopRussia ImageImageImage
UPDATE on #Crimea

Occupiers admit a missile attack, but unsurprisingly claim it was shot down over #Feodosia. Of course no damage nor casualties are admitted.

But the smoke shown earlier in the thread suggest something more. Image
#Russia's desperation to replace the dead and wounded knows no bounds...

Telegram Channel MobilizationNews shows proof of teachers in #Ufa being forced to leaflet army ads on their only day off. While mobile recruitment centres appear in ever more cities in #Putin's Russia. ImageImage
Another town in #Ukraine, another protest against the #Moscow church, inextricably linked with the FSB.

This is beautiful and historic #KamianetsPodilskyi (try visit after the war!)

Despite sounding the bells, the 'monks' couldn't drown out the crowd & this church will become🇺🇦
A further 31 Ukrainian children have been rescued from #Russia.

They were among the thousands illegally deported, leading to war crimes charges.

Look at the joy on their faces. I particularly like when the boy touches the #SaveUkraine sign on the coach which will take him home.
President #Zelenskyy in his evening statement praised #Poland for fulfilling all agreements, including Leopard tanks which are in #Ukraine.

Warsaw also continues to supply infantry fighting vehicles + APCs.

USA, Germany and Netherlands also pledged more aid during the week.
#Crimea - louod noises in #Sevastopol this evening.
Some locals report explosions...
Obviously the Occupiers quickly dispel such thoughts.

The local governor explained the loud noises as "work to prevent saboteurs."

That's got me more interested!
#RussiansGoHome
Occupiers in #Donetsk region says 7 civilians were injured in #Yasynuvata (RU: #Yasinovataya) earlier today.

The town just north of Donetsk and #Makiivka appears to be under attack again this evening.

#StandWithUkraine #DonetskIsUkraine
A man's died in #Kyiv region after "an attempt to seize" another church.

Police confirmed the death of the man in #Lipovets. Some say it's the deputy head of #Kaharlyk, Ivan Semtsov.

Eyewitnesses allege he collapsed after attacking a priest, snatching a cross from him.
A railway line near #Sloviansk (RU: #Slavyansk) looks to have been wrecked by #Russia's missiles.

It's out of action for the time being, with Russians claiming it was likely hit with their modernised Tornado MLRS with guided missiles.

#StopRussia #SaveUkraine
Yet more damage in #Oleshky today.
The small town in #Kherson oblast was hit a further two times by #Russia today in addition to strikes most days this week.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaOnFire
Congratulations to #Russia's Ministry of Emerhency Situations which saw the parched grasslands in #Buryatia could be a threat.

So a controlled burning was in order. Except the clowns managed to set fire to almost an entire village!

#StopRussia
Two civilians were killed today in a #Kharkiv village near the front line.

The 65 and 34 year old men died in #Dvorichna, near Kupiansk. A 65 year old woman was also seriously injured in the attack by #Russia's army.

#StopRussia #RussiaIsATerroristState
And finally for Saturday, the news is that my profile pic (AVA) will be staying with the mixed flag.

It's not quite midnight here, but the results are conclusive. 62 votes in favour of staying with the current pic and just 13 wanting me to change.

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