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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He's quietly been replaced by Colonel-General Alexei Kuzmenkov.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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Aug 21
Welcome to Thursday's thread with all the important news on Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.

It's Day 1275 - the day Putin openly mocks Trump.
After China + India upped oil purchases, the indicted war criminal ordered his army to bomb a US company in🇺🇦

Let's begin:
Ukraine is recovering from the predicted massive overnight attack.

Russia launched more than 600 missiles and drones.

The mayhem started in the last third of yesterday's exhausting thread. If you missed it, click and scroll here:

So let's break down Russia's aerial attack, which consisted of 40 missiles and 574 drones.

Ukraine's air defence intercepted these missiles:
1/4 Kindzhal hypersonic
0/2 ballistic
12/14 Kalibr cruise
18/19 Kh-101 cruise
0/1 unknown

and 546/574 UAVs = 95%

11 locations were hit. Image
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Aug 20
It's Day 1274 of Ukraine's incredible defence of its people, land, culture + shielding many NATO states, next on Putin's hit-list from his long stated dream to reunite the USSR

Somehow Trump & his cults (I nearly misspelled that) seem intent on helping Putin.
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But politics and Russian atrocities are omnipresent.
Here's your link
Let me start with an unwanted shock for residents in Poltava, who were warned of a radiation threat this morning, I imagine sparking all sorts of horrific thoughts.

Thankfully, the governor says it was human error, Myrhorod should've had an air alert, not the radiation warning. Image
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Aug 16
There's an angry reaction from a wide cross section of society to Trump's compliant acceptance of Putin doing just what he wanted on U.S. soil

Welcome to my🧵on Day 1270 of Russia's war. I've never missed a day, if you want to support my quest for truth
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Yesterday proved to be about a 26 hour long thread, which even for me was crazy!

Ukraine had great success striking military targets, while eventually, Putin had great success manipulating Trump.

Here's the link if you're catching up:
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It's Alaska Day, or a couple of half-baked Alaskas meeting later as Russia hopes to carve up Ukraine, with Trump's approval.

That's much later on Day 1269 of Putin's war.
As I start this thread at around 02:30 GMT, 05:30 Ukraine, there is a big attack on Russia.
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In a rush to get to sleep, so let me waste no further time in giving the link to yesterday's thread.

Both X and BSky have been a bit crappy scrolling through threads. One thing you can do is click my profile and then "replies", click one + scroll up

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Whoever said 7 days is a long time in politics was dead right.

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It's Day 1263 of THE Ukraine thread:
A later start to Saturday's thread because of a crazily late finish to the last🧵

Fewer than 20,000 views for the first time in weeks on such an important day🤨🤔

So much effort and so little impact some days 😢
If you're one of many to miss it, click⬇️
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Especially as the Kremlin has this morning announced Putin and Trump will meet in the coming days.
But is the war criminal just duping the US Pres again and buying more time?

Follow me & today's thread:
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Catch up here:

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The venue has been arranged - this is from one of Russia's state news agencies. Image
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