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Apr 30, 2023 19 tweets 21 min read Read on X
Welcome to your daily thread for Sunday, the final day of April.

All the news from, and about #Ukraine, in one handy place, updated throughout the day.

Lots of late news yesterday with explosions in #Russia - you can catch up here:

A quiet start to the day and I don't "pad out" the thread with inconsequential stories.

But I know a lot of people like to see the daily losses for #Russia (published by #Ukraine). But even here we see much lower numbers in the last 24 hours.

#RussiansGoHome Image
The British update outlines to a wider audience a practice which has been increasingly employed by #Russia in #Ukraine.

That's punishment of their own soldiers (please note this is the regular army. Wagner can just shoot or sledgehammer you.

#StopRussia Image
There seems to be an uptick in shelling by #Russia at a few places along the frontline.

The #Ukraine governor of #Donetsk region says #Kramatorsk #Vuhledar #VelikaNovosilka #Avdiivka and #Kostiantynivka were all hit in the last 24 hrs.

Here you can see some of the consequences: ImageImageImageImage
Outspoken Igor Girkin, aka Streltsov, slatms both #Russia's army + #Wagner for "being unable to do almost anything in winter and spring."

One of the main figures in #Moscow's original 2014 invasion of #Donetsk, Girkin also confirms Russia's had to retreat again around #Avdiivka ImageImage
As it's quiet here's a story from #Russia that's interesting!

#India's Narcotics Control Bureau says it busted an international drug cartel in Goa. Two Russians were arrested, one reported to be 59yo Svetlana Varganova who was a silver medalist in breaststroke at 1980 Olympics.
Two of #Russia's top 3 artistic gymnasts have accepted an invitation to watch the forthcoming military parade in #Moscow.

Their coach Valentina Rodionenko says Vladislava Urazova and Viktoriya Listunova will sit in the VIP section, near Putin, glorying in the death of Ukrainians
Another top-level sacking by #Putin among the military.

Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev (pic) had been Dep Min of Defence, responsible for logisitics of the armed forces, since September.

He's quietly been replaced by Colonel-General Alexei Kuzmenkov.
#SlavaUkraini! Image
Two people suffered slight injuries after shelling of #Kherson.

8 shells were fired by #Russia into the city which was liberated a little over 7 months ago.

#StopRussia
Nice to see the real flag of free #Belarus again!
Good turnout in #London in what was basically an anti-Lukashenka rally.

Seen in #Moscow:
"Our President" written on a photo of #Ukraine's Head of Defence Intel Kyrylo Budanov.

Other posters in #Russia's capital simply ask "How's it going?"

Well, after 431 days of the 10-day war, not very well it seems for the invaders! ImageImageImageImage
A 58 year old woman has died in #Kherson as a result of #Russia's shelling.
The local governor says "the enemy directly aimed at a residential building" in #Tyahynka.

In #Bilozerka, a 29 year old man is undergoing emergencu surgery after severe chest injuries during shelling. ImageImage
A new mural has been painted in #Irpin on the outskirts of #Kyiv

Irpin saw fierce fighting early in the war and held #Russia at bay. #Bakhmut does the same now.

Cities of strong people - playing on the word sil (salt) with Bakhmut and Soledar being the centre of salt production ImageImageImage
Residents of #Kramatorsk reported hearing around 10 explosions overnight but there were no confirmed reports from #Ukraine's authorities.

A local TG channel showed these photos of where the attacks were. #Russia now claims they destroyed 200 tons of ammunition.
#SaveUkraine ImageImage
New photos from the remains of #Mariinka, which #Russia has been trying to capture for 9 years.

What they can't get they destroy. Nothing changes.

#RussiaIsATerroristState ImageImageImage
One person died and two are injured after heavy shelling of #Nikopol.

The person who died was 48 years old, while an 80yo man and a 46yo woman were wounded in the town in #Dnipropetrovsk oblast.

The council says #Russia hit 6 high-rise buildings and 6 private houses." ImageImage
A TG channel in #Russia which specialises on jails and prisoners, says recruitment of criminals is breaking all records

Here's the translation of the post as desperation inside the Kremlin does seem to be growing and the massive advertising campaign not having much effect so far Image
Explosions tonight in #Pavlohrad in #Dnipropetrovsk region.

There was an air raid alert. The news was confirmed by mayor of Pavlohrad, Anatoliy Vershina.

#StandWithUkraine

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You can see photos and video from those reports at the end of yesterday's thread, which began with more daytime strikes by Moscow's war criminals...

I'll start with the numbers as Ukraine launched more than twice as many drones as Russia overnight according to official defence figures.

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Review what you missed here:

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