Straight to the news from #Mykolaiv (RU: #Nikolaev) which has been attacked by cruise missiles this morning.
One person's known to be dead and 23 injured after one of #Russia's Black Sea fleet fired on the peaceful city in southern #Ukraine, hitting an apartment block.
#Russia's losses a little higher in terms of equipment today but a little lower in terms of body bags.
Last night I reported on an explosion in St Petersburg
It's been revealed it was at an abandoned thermal power plant, leaving a crater 6m wide.
No-one can find out how it happened! One local official thinks it may have been a Second World War bomb exploding. #StopRussia
The adviser to #Ukraine's President says this morning's attack by #Russia on #Mykolaiv may have been an angry response to Zelenskyy's long conversation with #China's Pres. Xi
@Podolyak_M also says the Kremlin kills just because it can, with impunity.
#Ukraine's Resistance claims to have killed two more invaders.
The "ATESH" movement calls it operation "Ukrainian Night" - a translation of the original post is attached.
They claim it's punishment for maltreatment of civilians in #Kherson region, but nothing can be verified.
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At least three people are dead and 8 injured when cruise missiles hit a city previously almost untouched by the war..
#Russia's barrage at around 04:00 this morning saw two rockets land in #Uman in central #Ukraine.
A large apartment block was hit and some warehouses nearby.
The repressive Soviet occupiers of the time refused to admit a problem and even forced kids in #Kyiv on to the streets a few days later for the MayDay parade.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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And so begins the daily thread for Day 423.
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