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.
#Ukraine says it shot down 21 out of 23 cruise missiles of the Kh-101 and Kh-555 types, as well as 2 drones.
Air defence is improved, especially with Patriots, which is probably why #Russia targets civilians in cities which have fewer defences such as #Mykolaiv yesterday + #Uman
#Russia's dead in the war may reach 190,000 tomorrow.
Today's numbers are broadly in line with recent days, though slightly lower.
There were also rockets + drones launched on #Kyiv region this morning.
The only damage and injury appears to be in the small town of #Ukrainka, south of the capital. It's thought part of a downed rocket hit a tower block, with the fragment injuring a young girl.
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#Russia has cancelled its own invention "Tank Olympics"
Known officially as the Army Games, the British Intel update has a cheeky swipe, saying it may have been called off because they were not likely to win this time!
1/3 Seven people have died in an attack on occupied #Donetsk.
#Ukraine channels are calling it a cynical attack by #Russia on their own, to assuage its guilt over the Uman' killings.
Of course the Occupiers blame "The Kyiv Regime"
2/3 Many of the victims in #Donetsk are thought to have been on a bus when the attack happened
Without ballistics evidence it's impossible to say which side is to blame, but previously #Ukraine has struck at night during the curfew with high precision rockets on military targets
3/3 One child is reportedly among the dead in occupied #Donetsk
Many vehicles were completely burned out in the centre (video)
The old football ground and a medical centre were also damaged. #Russia says the only MRI scanner is destroyed - there used to be many but🇷🇺 stole them
In #Uman' meanwhile, more bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the apartment block.
15 is the current confirmed number of dead.
One of the victims was a fairly well known musician.
65 year old Volodymyr Makarovsky found fame with the band "Foxtrot", but was killed today.
#Iran's deadly drones use "technlogy stolen from #Germany."
That's the finding of a CNN report into the killer attack UAVs which have been killing people in #Ukraine since the early months of the war.
#India pledged support to #Russia after the countries' Defence Ministers met in New Delhi.
"The ministers expressed satisfaction with the continued trust and mutual respect between the two countries and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the partnership."
#Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán was delighted the Pope was visiting the Catholic country.
But The Pontiff appears to have openly criticised his host over rising nationalism and not welcoming refugees.
The Pope called for creative efforts for peace in #Ukraine
NY Times publishes the highly critical report, which Amnesty's directors have "sat on" for months.
It says the criticism of #Ukraine was “written in language that was ambiguous, imprecise" and was not provem.
Sunday 27 October 2024 - it's Day 977 of #Russia's full invasion. This is the original, the best thread covering the illegal war being waged on #Ukraine.
I've never missed a day, and it's all free, but if you can spare a coffee to support me, please click the link in my bio💙💛
Saturday was another one of those days when sadly, we saw many of the usual #Russia tactics...
Attack civilians, bomb anything they can reach, oh, and hire thugs to help intimidate and fix elections.
Read all about it - click the link to catch up:
The ruling Georgian Dream party has given itself over 54% after almost all votes have been counted.
The united anti-Russia opposition supposedly only managed 37%
However protests are likely after numerous violations on election day.
You've found the start of Sunday's thread dedicated to #Ukraine's fight for democracy, survival and some would say, protecting the west and its neighbours like #Moldova and #Georgia, as #Russia's imperialist ambitions move into overdrive.
Day 970, less than a month 'til 1,000😳
Here's the link to the start of yesterday's thread. I'm heartened to get a lot of messages saying how much they use this, so they can see all the stories of the day quickly and easily.
It was an explosive end to Saturday - explore here:
A lot to get through with the overnight attacks on both countries, but first #Russia losses.
1,340 more invaders killed/maimed.
So, October's now on course to be the bloodiest month ever for Putin's horde. The daily mean is 1,268 just below Sept's 1,272 but with an extra day.
Hello again, welcome to another daily thread covering all things #Ukraine and #Russia as the latter continues its attempt to destroy freedom, democracy and the U.N. charter.
All the news, all the time, fact checked and in one place.
Here's Tuesday thread:
Missed something on Monday?
As always, here's the easy chance to catch up. Click the link for the start of yesterday's thread and work your way down from there.
Another #Ukraine port city has been hit tonight.
Ballistic missiles struck #Mykolaiv in the south of the country.
One person was killed + 11 injuries from #Russia's attack.
Two videos from the same apartment, one captured the moment of the hit, the other shows the damage.
Welcome to the weekend, and Day 934 of #Russia's illegal war.
I'm trying to overcome technical problems all this morning, hence the later start.
But I will not be stopped in bringing you the news from, and about, #Ukraine every single day, in one handy thread.
Here's the link to the start of yesterday's thread, for those catching up.
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Overnight there were strong explosions near occupied #Mariupol.
It would seem #Ukraine has hit one of #Russia's ammo dumps.
🇺🇦advisor Petro Andryushchenko says it happened between the villages of Portovskoe, Rybatskoe and Melekino.
#RussiansGOHOME
#Russia expels 6 UK diplomats, accused of spying. The FSB says the group attended NGO meetings!
State TV Rossiya-24 published photos of the six, naming them as Jessica Davenport, Callum Andrew Duff, Grace Elvin, Catherine McDonnell, Blake Patel, Thomas John Hickson Stevinet.