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Apr 25, 2023 25 tweets 22 min read Read on X
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.

#RussiansGoHome Image
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.

#SaveUkraine #StopRussia Image
A medical helicopter has crashed overnight in the Volgograd region of #Russia. The pilot was killed.
News is coming in of a missile attack by #Russia in #Kharkiv oblast.

At least 5 people are injured after an S-300 bomb hit a residential building in #Kupiansk, the town liberated last year.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaOnFire

Friendly 🔥 this time in #Kirov. The local police captain decided to wash a patrol car while smoking. Soon bitumen caught fire and the whole garage went up in flames including 3 patrol cars.

The anti-hero received burns to his hands trying to put out the fire. Image
The @FT reports that the #EU and #Japan are against a complete ban on exports to #Russia.
#USA had proposed the measure ahead of next month's G7 meeting in Hiroshima.

One has to wonder if #Russia flexing its naval muscles near Japan recently had any influence, while #Hungary...?
#Russia's MoD has accused #Ukraine of breaking the grain agreement.

It claims #Ukraine used the "grain corridor" to attack #Sevastopol yesterday (and a month before) with surface drones.

Seems the Russians are desperate to end the deal - the current one expires on 18 May.
#Ukraine's universities are booming - thanks in part to the desire to avoid a military call-up.

The Constitution allows students to defer conscription.
All student numbers are ⬆️40%, but for men aged 31-40 there's a 1,285% increase.
For men over 40 it's up 1,600%
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One person's confirmed dead in central #Kupiansk.

The #Kharkiv regional governor confirms a woman's body was recovered from the rubble after the missile strike.

The town's local history museum took the full force of the blast, another employee is still missing. 10 are injured. ImageImageImage
Unconfirmed reports of a "huge hit" on what may be a local Russian military HQ in #Zaporizhzhia oblast.

Some locals in occupied #Tokmak say around 10 missiles hit and there is now frantic activity with a fleet of emergency vehicles flying around.

#RussiansGoHome
Just enjoying my first coffee of the day (later than usual), thanks to this kind reader.

C is a wonderful person whom I've chatted with and who supports independent, honest journalism. Thank you💙💛

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It's been announced that the Pope will be heading to #Hungary this weekend.

During the 3 day trip he will meet with PM Viktor Orbán and talk about #Russia's horrific war in #Ukraine.
#Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency says they're using its new T-14 tanks for the first time.

However back in January, Britain's MoD said this would be purely for propaganda and pointed out the drawbacks of deploying the new and untrusted tanks in #Ukraine. Image
Another cemetery of #Wagner's dead has been found.

Taiga, one of the few remaining outlets to try to report the truth in #Russia, filmed this in #Novosibirsk

They say there are 200+ graves and many of the names on the crosses have not been reported killed before.

#StopRussia
Worth reading the translation of yet more illegal, inhumane treatment of Alexey Navalny.

He's repeatedly put in isolation on some made-up charge. He's then shown food he's paid for but not allowed to eat it. It's supposedly thrown away.

Putin's #Russia

The missing person has also now been confirmed dead in the debris of the museum in #Kupiansk.
She is also thought to be an employee.

Eight of the ten injured are in hospital following #Russia's rocket attack.

#Kharkiv #Ukraine
#RussiaOnFire

Just three days ago I wrote here about a train on fire in #Rostov. Today another one on the other side of the country.

This was filmed at the Srednesibirskaya station in the #Talmensky district quite near #Novosibirsk.

Lack of engineers? Replacement parts?
#RussiaOnFire

They even manage to burn their own graves! This is #Rubtsovsk in #Altai region, less than 20 miles (c30km) from the border with Kazakhstan

Again they decided to burn dry scrub grass, but forgot to put a fire break and flames were soon seen in the town's cemetery.
#RussiaOnFire again!

#Yekaterinburg the scene of this big blaze.
It's apparently at a place which makes reinforced concrete products.

Locals heard two loud explosions. Wonder if they make "dragon's teeth"? ImageImage
and again #RussiaOnFire

I'm not making this up, these are all from today.
Thanks Carolynn for finding some of these.

In #Sverdlovsk Oblast they certainly seem short of firefighters. This was daytime in the village of #Sosva but it looks like night as numerous houses burn.
There's more #RussiaOnFire, this one from #TransBaikal region.

Again remarkable negligence as grass burning went wrong, turning into the burning of a timber processing plant, then the entire village of #Balyaga!

All these regions lost 1000s in the war, presumably skilled people
Almost forgot, 25 April is Anzac Day 'down under'. 108 years since their troops first landed at Gallipoli.

This year they also honour the fallen defending democracy and freedom in #Ukraine.

No surprise as S. Africa's President throw out morals & announce he wants to quit co-operation with the International Criminal Court

Ramphosa profits from the war with better deals from sanctions-busting trade with #Russia.
So he won't dare arrest Putin!

aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/25…
A 75 year old volunteer from #Spain has been locked up in #Russia for over a year.

Mariano García Calatayud was captured in #Kherson during a protest against Russia's occupation in March 2022. Occupiers finally admit the pensioner's being held in #Crimea

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The first few hours of Day 1360 of Russia's genocidal war started with Ukrainians in shelters. More innocent lives have been claimed by the Moscow horde.

The west unable or unwilling to stop the slaughter despite 1000s of war crimes.
We're not incapable, must not be unwilling.
One of the heaviest bombardments Kyiv has ever known dominated y'day's thread and the start of today's.

But Ukraine also continues to pick-off financial targets inside Russia

It all made for one of the longest🧵 so far - the least you can do is read it!
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I am not starting in Kyiv though, because this Friday morning has already seen more murder and another clear terrorist attack by Russia.

A UAV smashed into the town centre of Chornomorsk, another Black Sea port just south of Odesa

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Day 1359 of Europe's war.
Welcome to Thursday's daily🧵 with all the important news from Ukraine + Russia, without gratuitous gory bits.

Every single day, without a break for holiday or illness, I've been here using my 🇺🇦experience & sources to fact check everything. Let's Go!
Wednesday's thread saw evidence of:
Long-range strikes by Ukraine
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Catch up by clicking, scrolling, then coming back here for today's news!

It remained quiet overnight for most in Ukraine, but this morning at least six people have been injured in a Russian strike in Mykolaiv.

Three of the victims are in a 'serious' condition in hospital after the drone attack.
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Hello again, thanks for visiting my Ukraine thread on Day 1353

Views/likes are down on both sites I post on: possible war fatigue

It's exactly what Putin wants from the world - to wear us down so we accept a deal to stop the killing
This will embolden Putin & hasten war v NATO
Here's the link for Thursday's thread.
It was a day which saw Ukraine inflict a fair amount of damage on Russia's energy sector and the crisis is nearing for Putin as it cannot export oil.

The energy crisis for Ukraine is about people surviving winter:
I'll start with the battle for Pokrovsk, as DeepState updated the map 40 mins ago.

Zero change in the lines since yesterday.
That's excellent for Ukraine but I fear the cost.

Of course things constantly change in the grey zone but no breakthrough.
Situation today vs a week ago Image
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Welcome to November, which becomes the 46th different month to see fighting in Ukraine

And yet Russia is nowhere near its aim of Kyiv in 3 days.
Indeed 1,344 days behind schedule as we start today's thread on Day 1347 of the full invasion

Please think about sending a KoFi💙💛
Friday saw a lot of damage in Russia, an attempted counter-attack in Pokrovsk, Trump blank Orbán, power cuts in Moscow and so much more.

Clicking here⬇️will take you to the start of yesterday's🧵. Scroll through, catch-up then remember to come back here
Ukraine claims to have damaged a key Russian oil pipeline at Ramenskoe in Moscow region.

Their video shows all 3 (gasoline, diesel, aviation) fuel lines of the 400km Koltsevoy pipeline blown up.

The first pic shows guards patrolling, the second shows the explosives attached..
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Hello again, on Day 1346 of the war.
Russia's genocidal war, that's both the intent and the reality as Ukraine fights to keep not only democracy, independence and freedom but also to avoid its culture and language being eradicated.

This is THE daily thread. Happy Hallowe'en
Due to various different events, I am still awake & instead of adding to y'day's thread, I thought it best to start a new one, then get some sleep.

First, the link for Thursday's🧵which started with Russia's mass missile attack but ended with🇺🇦 attacking
A quick reminder the first serious blow struck by Ukraine's long range weapons, came in Oryol.

A power plant was struck, though Russia told its people it was only drone debris (again)
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Russia will not stop until it's stopped.
The war ends the moment Russia leaves.
Russia lies repeatedly (we won't invade Ukraine, we didn't kill Litvinenko, didn't kill 300 on MH17, didn't use Novichok in the UK etc etc)

We MUST NOT trust Putin.

Day 1345. Here's my daily thread
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At dawn missiles rained down, the start of the overnight attack was covered at the end of yesterday's🧵
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They say it's the 3rd massive attack on the company's TPPs in October.

Various missiles and drones were fired by Russia. Image
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