Thread by @TWMCLtd

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.

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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 🧵

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1650052504132919296

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

Overnight, reports of loud explosions in #Sevastopol on #Crimea.

Two loud bangs were heard according to social networks, but officials on the occupied territory only say "defence worked" to repel surface drones.

#StopRussia

I think #Russia is more concerned about pretending to its few supporters at the U.N. that the illegal annexations are irreversible. The results of the next Presidential election are already known!

Forcing citizens of occupied territories to accept a passport is another war crime

Yet another drone attack on the Russians overnight - this time in occupied #Luhansk

Details are just coming to light about a big strike at an oil depot in #Rovenky, just 20km from the border with #Russia and around 100km from the frontline.

#RussiansGoHome

#Crimea - the occupiers still insist this was them successfully defending against the attack by #Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/honeydewhugs/status/1650403390839574529

Thank you Tony for your ongoing support!
Glad you like the threads 💙💛

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A #Moscow-aligned church in western #Ukraine has been the victim of an arson attack.

A suspect was arrested after the Iov Pochaivskyi in the village of Miliieve, #Chernivtsi region was set ablaze during the night.

A local store was also badly damaged.

The woman accused of murdering #Donbas criminal and pro-#Russia war blogger 'Tatarsky' has had her appeal against detention rejected by a #Moscow court.

During the closed hearing Dariya Trepova said "I'm madly sorry about what happened. Every day I pray for the victims."

I've reported very few of the details of the recent US Intel "Discord Leaks", but this one's worth mentioning!

It's said #Ukraine “had agreed, at Washington’s request, to postpone strikes” on Moscow, which it planned for the anniversary of the start of #Russia's illegal invasion

I guess they feel they have to do something, but a letter signed by 300 journalists calling for the release of @evangershkovich will change nothing.

#Russia will let him go when they get something they want and/or when they want to appear reasonable.

theguardian.com/world/2023/apr…

No surprise. The man who confessed to killing a young girl in #Ukraine on direct orders from #Wagner & its owner Yevgeniy Progizhin, has been badly beaten says Gulagu

The illegal mercenary group has already shown its love of punishment beatings + murder.
#RussiaIsATerroristState

An executive commander of one of #Ukraine's Special Operations Forces has been arrested following the botched op in #Kirovohrad region (see original tweet.)

Roman Chervinskyi is suspected of abuse of power, or official authority, by a military official.

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1649055808855089156

Bad news for some of President @ZelenskyyUa's opponents who claim they've fled to Europe to avoid politically motivated charges.

The #EU has reached agreement with #Ukraine to enact each other's court judgments. It comes into action in September.

consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

The man who's probably the foremost expert on #Russia's Naval Fleet in #Crimea, says this morning's attack on #Sevastopol did reach Striletska (Rifle) Bay

Andrii Klymenko writes on Facebook that a surface drone, which Russia claimed was destroyed, likely hit targets.
#StopRussia

#Ukraine's shot down 9 more of #Russia's drones today. That's the claim in the General Staff's evening update.

6 Iranian attack drones were hit in the east of the country, while two attack "Lancet" drones and one reconnaissance UAV was downed by Southern Command.

#StopRussia

* Breaking *
#France's embassy in #Moscow has been sent a mystery substance inside an envelope.

11 days ago staff there received a parcel containing bones.

The contents of today's letter are being examined but not clear if the French are able to carry out the inspection.

Much talk about #China's supposed support for #Russia. My view is Beijing is happy for war to continue to make both sides weaker

Meanwhile a reminder that in 2013, during Maidan protests, President Xi guaranteed to defend #Ukraine against nuclear invasion
washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/…

The EU steps up ammo supplies for #Ukraine.

@JosepBorrellF this evening promised:
"We continue to fulfill our promise of €1bn for ammunition. About 1,000 missiles have already been provided. This is increasing and should increase rapidly in the coming days."

#StandWithUkraine

#Ukraine's ATESH resistance movement has claimed that it struck a Russian checkpoint last night.

Here's the translation of its Telegram post, in which they say they killed a guard near #Oleshky in #Kherson region.

#RussiansGoHome

Today in Bucha, a memorial for the 461 residents murdered during #Russia's occupation.

Ihor Klymenko, #Ukraine's Home Minister + #Estonia's PM Kaja Kallas laid flowers at a memorial cross where Bucha's slain civilians are buried

#RussiaIsATerroristState

https://twitter.com/MVS_UA/status/1650573239825883147

In #Khamchatka today a man was trapped, believed to be killed by an avalanche. Nothing very strange in that, but there are reports it hit an explosives factory.

No photos and nothing from state media that I've seen.