670 more soldiers losing their lives needlessly and at some point today the 185,000th troop will be killed in #Ukraine fighting a non-existent cause for a regime in Moscow as sick as Hitler's Nazis.
Fuel tanks destroyed high again.
Overnight #Russia launched another drone attack, this time in the #Dnipropetrovsk region.
All six attack UAVs were shot down.
So far at least relatively few reports of attacks on population centres today. #SaveUkraine
The renaming of #Russia's forces is the rather mundane daily update from London on the war on #Ukraine.
#Ukraine still holds the western part of the town in #Donetsk. Relatively few troops are there and they are rotated often to keep them fresh. Almost like a small attack force, they go in, attack #Russia's positions and move out 3-4 days later.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is in #Kyiv.
Jens Stoltenberg's unannounced visit started with a commemmoration to fallne #Ukraine soldiers on Mykhailivska Square in the centre of the capital. #StandWithUkraine
Last night I posted a photo of damage in #Vuhledar but wasn't sure it was new.
Now soldiers of the 72nd OMBr. have confirmed an airstrike by #Russia demolished the residential block in the town. They released these photos and wrote about "the deaths of peaceful people."
1/2 #Russia says two drones have crashed inside its territory.
One UAV, alleged to have been launched by #Ukraine, was brought down "by electronic warfare" just short of the village of Murom in #Belgorod region. Explosives were being carred by the drone.
#Ukraine's investigating after an unauthorised plot went wrong.
Various personnel thought a pilot in #Russia would defect + fly his plane to Kirovohrad region. But Russian found out and bombed the airfield, killing 1 person and destroying 2 jets.
This one's interesting - an electronics factory is on fire in #Moscow.
The "Kvant" complex on the outskirts of #Russia's capital reported a blaze on the second floor. The building was evacuated. They produce TVs for Chinese companies but could help the war effort
The 'neutrtal' country has also taken action against the "news agency" RIA FAN, which is owned by Wagner's founder Yevhen Prigozhin. The Swiss realised it's spreading pro-#Russia propaganda and disinformation.
A 59 year old man's the latest civilian victim of #Russia's war.
He was killed when rockets hit the village of #Kizomys, on the banks of the river Dnipro, in #Kherson region this afternoon.
#Russia recently worked out #Ukraine's tactics so I can write about it now. They'd "let" Russians drive them out of a building, but only after laying explosives. When the maximum number of invaders were inside for shelter, boom🧨🔥
Just disgusted that #Germany placed an entry ban on Aiden, which prevents him returning to his home/family in #Ukraine.
He's a hero; does🇩🇪 think he's a criminal?
#Russia's army doing their best to sabotage the war effort again.
Some kind driver managed to overturn this anti-aircraft missile system near the village of Prudne, in #Tula region. They say it's worth about $160m.
Sadly looks like it may still be usable.
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A late start to today's thread on Day 1216 of Russia's war of choice, after another late finish due to the latest murderous attack on civilians by Putin's horde.
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Kyiv was again the target overnight, details at the end of yesterday's thread.
But a lot of important and interesting stories Sunday, including how the animal kingdom took revenge on one traitor, but more pain for Ukraine as a training ground is again hit
Zelenskyy is visiting my shores today, speaking with Sir Keir Starmer to discuss joint defence protection, which will probably see an agreement on manufacturing.
Ukraine's leader points out the hypocrisy of Russia, condemning the US strikes in Iran then hours later hitting Kyiv
Russia displayed outright Nazism + Fascism on Friday.
From killing in Ukraine, more utterings from the war-criminal in chief, to locking up young women and taking legal action against small independent new sites.
Thursday 19 June is Day 1212 of the conflict in Europe.
Russia continues to make ground, expending its soldiers at will for a few more metres as Ukraine fights for its existence having been shamefully let down by the USA.
I'm here every single day, so here's today's daily 🧵
Wednesday saw the death toll in Kyiv rise throughout the day, ending at double the number it started at. Then later Putin cynically told journalists they only hit military targets
Elsewhere another traitor to Ukraine met his fate - click here to catch-up
Trump is now 150 days late in promising "peace within 24 hours" of taking office.
It's also, as @andrii_sybiha points out, 100 days since🇺🇦 agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, as tRUmp demanded.
Russia did what it always does: delay, lie, kill.
No time to waste. Kyiv is under the most immense attack.
It's Day 1210 of Russia's increasingly desperate attempt to eviscerate Ukraine and all Ukrainians.
Here's the daily thread, continuing to document the night attacks...
Just gone 04:35 in Kyiv.
A hellish night is not yet over.
Apartment blocks, student dormitories hit.
6 districts of Kyiv city damaged, plus other injuries in the wider region
Here's the link for Monday's thread with all the last half showing the chaos:
If you're just waking up, here's an idea of what's happened to Kyiv while you were sleeping.
Ukraine's capital has not slept.
Many are without homes due to Russia's ongoing war crimes and one person, an American, has lost his life during the attack.
Hello again. Day 1203 of Russia's genocidal war in Ukraine
Anyone with a brain slightly larger than that of a chihuahua knows it. Russian history and Putin's own words spelt it out, but peaceniks, Naziniks and idiotniks are still in denial
More proof coming up in🧵for Day 1203
Yesterday's thread lasted well over 24 hours, but nothing to be proud of.
I know I'm crazier than you, and thankfully you all have lives to live. So you will be needing the link to the start of yesterday's thread so you can catch up on what you missed..