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And so begins the daily thread for Day 423.
This is the only 🧵you need for all the news about #Ukraine and its defence against #Russia's illegal invasion.

Missed something yesterday? It's all here:

Quite a good 'haul' for #Ukraine in the lat 24 hours on the battlefield.

Four anti-aircraft systems and three "special equipment" items could be crucial ahead of the counter-attack.

In addition, #Russia lost another 680* soldiers.

*estimate by #Kyiv Image
London today gets around to countering some of the masses of disinfo #Russia creates, which trolls, bots and useful idiots gleefully spread.

#StopRussia #StandWithUkraine Image
Unconfirmed reports of an explosion in #Melitopol' this morning.

The exiled Mayor of the occupied city also mentions the sounds heard by locals.
It's near the railway just south of the centre of Melitopol'

#RussiansGoHome
In its' daily update, #Ukraine's General Staff says #Russia refused to allow its own injured soldiers across the border for treatment.

Details are specific: 14 trucks "full of wounded" moving from occupied #Luhansk to #Belgorod. But the convoy was turned back, many later died.
While #Germany recently 'celebrated' closing nuclear power plants, #Ukraine has just signed a deal for the construction of up to 20 new such plants.

State owned "Energoatom" and US company Holtec International agreed power units with SMR-160 reactors across Ukraine.
#SaveUkraine
Last night there were some reports of explosions in #Zaporizhzhia region. #Ukraine says 4 drones were shot down, and there are no reports of damage.
However they did report an attack by 5 UAVs, with no word on the last one.

#StopRussia
Seen on the frontline.
#Avdiivka Is #Ukraine says the sign from which the effigy hangs.

#RussiansGoHome
Explosions also in #Crimea this morning.

"Air defence works" is of course the familiar refrain... but as in Zaporizhzhia earlier, we don't know if it's 100% true.

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If you like what I do here, threads, insights, analysis and all the news in one place, every single day, you can buy me a coffee, just as "C" has done the last couple of days.
Thank you so much 💙💛

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This blast in #Melitopol' is now confirmed.

It seems to have been a little north of the centre, but was on the railway. A diesel locomotive said to be carrying mainly Chechen fighters was blown up near the depot.

A big column of smoke was observed.

If you want more stats and trends on the battlefield losses in #Ukraine, Ragnar is your man.

You know there's something wrong with your behaviour when the Terrorist State calls you brother.

All labels of "state funded media" have also been removed by Twitter to help Iran, China, Russia amplify their propaganda and they all now show up in searches.
Fellas we need action! Image
Oh another coffee bought. Thanks to Russ L for this donation 💙💛

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Good to see #Ukraine supporters protesting outside the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon, against Lula's visit to #Portugal.

The Brazilian President recently spouted pure propaganda from #Russia.

#Russia sends a plane to Berlin to pick up "many" diplomats they say have been expelled by #Germany.

It comes days after the latest allegations of The Kremlin using embassies as spy bases.

#StandWithUkraine ImageImage
Thsi is #ChasivYar.
The town in #Donetsk region is due west of #Bakhmut and the only supply route for #Ukraine to the town under siege.

Chasiv Yar is a virtual ghost town, almost entirely evacuated of residents, after incessant bombing by #Russia.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
A couple of days ago #Russia bombed its own city, #Belgorod.

Turns out two bombs "fell off" the Russian Air Force jet. The second FAB-500 shell didn't explode though.

It's now been discovered 6m underground. Local houses are being evacuated before they dig the missile up.
Thank you "currywurst" for the coffee 💙💛

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#Russia claims it's captured more territory in #Bakhmut and I think this is true.

They say three more areas were taken. #Ukraine has not denied the claims but says heavy fighting continues.

#Russia's troops here in Verkhnyi Park south-west of the centre near the train station
OMG not again @Pernod_Ricard!
Thx @johnsweeneyroar for highlighting

Publicity we gave when they reintroduced Absolut Vodka to #Russia soon forced them to backtrack.

So, they need another kick up the backside!
Boycott Pernod Ricard & @BeefeaterLondon

The EU is trying to introduce a ban on the transit of goods through Russia in its 11th sanctions package.

Bloomberg reports countries bordering 🇷🇺 saw a big increase in exports to 3rd countries with transit through Russia. Some goods are kept in Russia or get sent back to Russia
A civilian was wounded earlier when #Russia shelled a park near the river in #Kherson.

The 46-year-old man suffered injuries to his head and lower leg and is being treated in hospital.

#StopRussia
#Ukraine have just claimed they've shot down an enemy helicpoter.

The Mi-24 was hit today, but they don't say where (presumably Donetsk region) or what happened to the crew.

In addition 4 of #Russia's drones were shot down (2 reconnaisance and 2 "Lancet" kamikaze drones)
Lots of suggestions for stories today. My thanks again for links and tips from @MuffinmanMc @NeneOriginal Ali and "Mr C"

One spotted that a Russian visitor to #Finland claimed residents doused his car with blood.
Incidentally the Russian is from Karelia which used to be Finnish. ImageImage
#RussiaOnFire ... just 20km from the border with #Ukraine.

A train allegedly carrying grain caught fire in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in #Rostov region.
It's perfectly possible the grain is stolen from #Ukraine. Image
Air defence? That's what officials say the explosions heard in #Belgorod are due to.

#Russia was launching rockets into #Ukraine when this happened. Can't help but hope they dropped another bomb or one of the rockets took a course of denazification.
In #Kharkiv around 4 or 5 of #Russia's rockets were said to have landed in the region.

In the village of #Kotlyarivka (140km east of Kharkiv) no wounded or dead following the attack by #Russia but a big fire as a private garage, cars and houses were damaged.

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Apr 25
Day 426 of #Russia's needless and disastrous full invasion and war in #Ukraine.

A reasonably quiet start to Tuesday 25 April.
Need a quick recap of yesterday's news? Click below:

#StandWithUkraine

The level of #Russia's losses in the last 24 hours remains in line with recent days. Another 690 killed in #Ukraine and we remain on course for 200,000 in mid-May.

Also note a very large 31 vehicle/fuel tanks.

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British Intel today comments on the figures. They are slightly behind the 8-ball because as readers here will know, the trend is slightly up again. But yes, down from the insane numbers when #Russia was launching non stop attacks with cannon fodder.

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Apr 24
Welcome to my daily #Ukraine thread for the 425th time!

Here every single day without fail to bring you the news of #Russia's illegal invasion in one handy place.

If you like what I do, tips are welcome. Buy me a coffee (see my profile) or send me a story tip via DM.
Sundays are often fairly quiet, even in a war it seems. But not yesterday.

One of the longest Sunday threads for over six months of fighting in #Ukraine.

If you need to catch up, here's the link for the start of yesterday's 🧵

I'll start in #Russia where a drone "stuffed with explosives" has been found near #Noginsk in Moscow region.

The 3-metre UAV weighing 85kgs "fell from the sky".
Media are saying it's one of #Ukraine's UJ-22 drones, with Canadian M112 explosive charges (unverified)

#SaveUkraine
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Apr 23
Hello and welcome to the daily "#Ukraine" thread for Day 424 of the awful and illegal war started by #Russia.

For those of us in #England, happy St George's Day. It's also London Marathon day, so let's wish luck to this remarkable man: #StandWithUkraine

Yesterday we saw #Russia's brotherly love for Eton Musk. Russian advances in #Bakhmut. Explosions in occupied #Melitopol as well as usual attacks on the liberated part of #Kherson and #Kharkiv.

Review anything you missed by clicking and scrolling⬇️

For the first time the @TheStudyofWar states that #Ukraine troops have claimed land south of the river (left bank) in #Kherson region.

I'm not 100% convinced. I'd say this coastal region is uncontrolled, with very regular sorties by 🇺🇦 tactical squads:

understandingwar.org/backgrounder/r…
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Apr 20
It's Friday already and here is Daily Thread No. 422 covering events in #Ukraine and #Russia's illegal war.

Yesterday was fairly quiet, but if you need to catch up on events, click and scroll here⬇️

1/2
First, one big update on this story in #Russia which broke last night.

The Kremlin has actually admitted they bombed themselves in #Belgorod! #FriendlyFire on steroids!

2/2
They also admit 2 people were injured when #Russia bombed its own city, #Belgorod.

Look at the first photo - a car blown onto the roof of a supermarket!

The Kremlin says "abnormal derailment of aviation ammunition occurred" from a Su-34 VKS aircraft.

The bomb fell off😅🤡 ImageImageImageImage
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Apr 20
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
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Apr 19
Hello again and welcome to the daily #RussiaUkraineWar 🧵for Wednesday 19 April.

Today marks the end of 60 weeks of fighting since the invasion. Day 420.

Feel free to reply to any post to try to beat the Twitter algorithm and buy me a coffee if you enjoy my work (see profile)
As usual, here's a link to the start of yesterday's thread as I know many like to catch up on what they missed.

Tuesday ended with a bang in #Russia as a drone hit an army registration office.
Also attacks in #Kherson + #Zaporizhzhia and much more:

Very disturbing article here showing the extent of #Russia's spying on pretty much all of us.

Seems pretty much all embassies are just used as centres of espionage.

#StopRussia

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