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Apr 20, 2023 22 tweets 21 min read Read on X
It's Day 421 of #Russia's full invasion and this is the war news thread for Thursday 20 April.

Yesterday saw a late night scare for residents in #Kyiv, while Russia attacked #Kherson, #Zapoprizhzhia, #Odesa and #Donetsk regions.
Review it all here⬇️

#Russia's daily losses continue to creep up.

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. Image
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.

#StandWithUkraine Image
It's reported that the latest round of sanctions on #Russia has been drawn up by the EU Commission.

Contents may be made public today but it's believed #Germany has been pushing for restrictions in the nuclear energy sector.

#StandWithUkraine
In case you missed it last night. This was caused a flood of memes in #Ukraine about UFOs being shot down and aliens siding with #Russia!

A meteor lit up the night sky and cause a huge explosive roar.

#Russia says a 54 year old woman has been killed in #Donetsk by #Ukraine attacks on the region.

#DonetskIsUkraine
#BakhmutHolds

#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 Image
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." ImageImageImage
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#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.

#StopRussia
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Earlier state news agencies in #Russia reported a UAV crashed in a parking lot of an airport in #Pskov.

No explosives were attached to this drone and it's thought it was gathering surveillance data, but they do not ouright blame Ukraine for this one.

#SaveUkraine
#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.

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#RussiaOnFire

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 Image
#Switerland has imposed sanctions on #Wagner

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.

#RussiaIsATerroristState Image
Yet another apartment block is hit in #Bakhmut.

#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🧨🔥
I missed @cossackgundi's original tweet, so thanks to @NeneOriginal for highlighting this.

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?

A big explosion in #Belgorod, #Russia tonight.

The Terrorist State reports "a huge funnel with a radius of 20 metres" on a road in the city.

One car seems to have been blasted upside down.
Windows in nearby buildings damaged but no injuries according to Mayor Valentin Demidov.
Oh no, how sad.

Having seen the flagship of its Crimea Fleet sunk in the war, sanctions may now account for the flagship of the Northern Fleet!

The nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" may be retired due to costs (and lack of materials)

#StandWithUkraine #StopRussia Image
Welcome to the golden beaches of #Crimea.

Oh, wait... perhaps not!

#CrimeaIsUkraine #КримцеУкраїна Image
#FriendlyFire

#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. Image

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Day 1297 of Russia's imperialist war, but the senior bully keeps being given a bloody nose by the junior school kid next door. How embarrassing for the "world's second greatest army" and more 'punches' thrown by Ukraine overnight..
There was so much in yesterday's thread.

Russia hitting churches, Ukraine striking a boat.
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Day 1296 of Russia's genocidal war in Ukraine, welcome to THE daily thread for Thursday 11 Sept.

My thoughts today are with all Americans on the 24th anniversary of a sickening terrorist attack, born of hatred.

It seems we learned little. A cycle of violence has to end.
Some may accuse me of hypocrisy, and that's fine, it's their right in a free world.

My strongest criticism is reserved for leaders who spread lies, try to brainwash and use people instead of helping them.

I don't hate all Russians, though I detest what the country has become.
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Here we go then, another day in Russia's imperial war on Ukraine

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Review here:
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Review all yesterday's news here:

The scene in Kyiv this morning.
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Right now, part of Kyiv region has been put on alert for attack drones, along with Chernihiv and Sumy and front-line areas. Image
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