First a strange tale from the far east of #Russia where a private helicopter cut through power lines during a "hard landing"
The Mi-2's landing cut off power to the Transneft station in Primorsky Krai.
It's so remote it took 2 days to find the chopper & the pilot's disappeared!
A big increase in #Russia's manpower losses in the last 24 hours. Still a lot of equipment being hit by #Ukraine too.
Dilemma over missile use for #Russia because the war "has gone on much longer than they originally planned for"
LOL only about 150 times longer than they planned for the capture of #Kyiv!
It's frustrating Reuters doesn't even mention that the refugees have gone through "filtration" and are likely afraid to say anything negative
2/ Reuters says 2 of 3 refugees in #Berdiansk /#Berdyansk it spoke to expressed "satisfaction with the new conditions" yet there's not a word about what's not satisfying from the other
The byline says "reporting by a Reuters reporter", so likely a Russian archive.is/JGhnJ
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Incredibly graphic footage posted in #Russia showing corpses of 2 soldiers with their heads blown off.
RU media say 24yo Gleb Solomonov attacked his colleagues in occupied #Zaporizhzhia.
Here's the TG link if you insist on watching, but it's horrible t.me/mobilizationne…
#Belarus would like you to believe there was an attack on its border guards near #Ukraine last night.
It's more likely for the domestic audience, softening them up for when #Putin orders his lapdog Lukashenka to mobilise Belarusian troops.
Here's a translation of the statement:
Resort town of #Kizomys has been badly hit again early this morning.
#Russia fired two aerial bombs on the town on the Dniprovska gulf in #Kherson region.
I saw a lot of media inc @visegrad24 and @pravda_eng reporting this photo as proof that the Chernyshev factory in Moscow being on fire. The place produces engines for military jets.
Thanks to @grohlicm for spotting the last story and to @NeneOriginal for again suggesting a few more.
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1/2 Mixed news on the sporting front...
The Appeal Tribunal of the International Paralympic Committee lifted the suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
The matter will be reconsidered in September, after the @Paralympics
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But Gymnastics' governing body has postponed a decision on whether to lift its ban on athletes from #Russia and #Belarus.
That means they cannot qualify for the World Championships in Belgium in September.
But if the ban is lifted in July they could still make the Olympics
Early in today's thread I wrote about the explosion in #Melitopol with #Russia saying no-one was injured.
Turns out another collaborator, "Deputy Minister of construction and housing" in the occupied part of #Zaporizhzhia, was hit by an IED. He's in hospital.
Reports suggest an oil depot has been hit in the occupied city.
Smoke also seen at the Polypak plant, which has been used throughout occupation by #Russia's army.
One occupant gave a TV interview with a pretty background!
In #Russia more people are fleeing the army than ever before.
Even official data show in the first 4 months of this year there have already been more desertions than in any other year.
Courts may be getting a lot fuller soon too!
Yet another small waste of Russia's money.
#Russia's bloggers speculate British long-range missiles could have been used today to "test" them on #Luhansk.
The so-called LPR says it celebrates its "Republic Day" today.
The son of Russian Defence Minister Shoigu was in Luhansk today, but wrote that he is ok.
Telegram channel mobilizationnews reports another #Russia incident of #FriendlyFire
A sergeant has been jailed for 4.5 years + stripped of his rank. He was found guilty of shooting a soldier in the groin while drunk. The Offiicer was "teaching him a lesson" for falling asleep!
#Ukraine has liberated over 17 sq km of territory around #Bakhmut' in three days.
Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the East Command of the the Ukrainian army confirmed the news this evening in what he called "counteroffensive actions"
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Yesterday started with shocking lies and propaganda from the White House and ended with another massive attack by Russia, knowing tRUmp and co don't mind at all.
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The war Russia inflicted on Ukraine enters Day 1120
Ukraine, a country which never invaded another, never killed anyone abroad; a fully democratic nation where only one President has ever won a second term in office.
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Yesterday was all about the ritual humiliation of tRUmp, dished out by Putin, and the US president's brain being too rusty to realise.
I also indulged in a long sub-thread on my fears about what's happening in Washington DC.
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It's official. tRUmp's supposed skill at making a deal is absolutely RANK
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#TraitorTrump promised a deal with his mate in NK, got nothing.
He handed the Taliban everything, got nothing.
Now, ending the war in 24 hours turned into humiliation
Putin, the aggressor, the war criminal, presiding over countless heinous crimes, executions, kidnapping of children, is about to be given a pass by Donald J Trump.
The despot and the wannabe talk today.
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Yesterday saw an explosive end to a day which started with mystery surrounding a Ukraine hit in Russia, and moved through the thread with some harrowing and shocking tales and scenes from Kherson.
Welcome to my daily thread, covering all things #Ukraine every single day since even before the first day of Russia's full invasion.
This is Day 1110 of Putin's long promised land grab - he's also pledged to reunite the rest of the USSR.
More atrocities overnight, let's begin:
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A busy Friday ended with news of the awful attack in free Donetsk, catch up here:
Today sees the completion of 3 years of full scale war unleashed by #Russia on #Ukraine.
As signs point to an end to this war relatively soon, the ONLY question which should be asked is: are you happy to reward war-criminal terrorists with land?
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It's Day 1096 of #Russia 's war.
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1/2 The #UK is in full focus today.
As @Keir_Starmer prepares to fly to Washington, new sanctions will be unveiled tomorrow.
Foreign Sec @DavidLammy says it will be "the largest package of sanctions against #Russia since the early days of the war eroding its military machine."
Day 1083 of the war in Europe and the 1083rd of my daily threads.
Three years ago we knew #Ukraine wouldn't go down without a fight. Now, for the first time in over a year there's genuine reason for #Russia to be worried about the outcome.
Plenty to learn and from in Sunday's thread.
In #Russia, ships crashing and exploding, faking capture of a key town in #Ukraine and late at night drones attacking again.
On the other hand, Moscow attacks civilians. Take a look at what you missed: