Thread by @PeterClifford1

#Ukraine: Today's updates from #UkraineWar: 1. UA military says it is advancing in several directions at once in S in #counteroffensive, up to 2 km in each direction. RU counterattack successfully defeated:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669721149033312257

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#Ukraine: 2. N of #Bakhmut, in a series of coordinated attacks, UA have breached several key RU positions & yesterday retook heights overlooking the city. #Prigozhin, seeing RU losses said collapse of RU N flank is "only a matter of time". #tweet100 (Map: @ChuckPfarrer)

#Ukraine: 3. In #US, current draft of Nat. Def. Authorization Act for 2024 includes $80 million for supply of ATACMS to UA. #Germany delivering 64 Patriot missiles & #Belgium M113 APCs following Ramstein meeting. #tweet100. Update on #Counteroffensive:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669783340839215132

#Ukraine: 4. #Sweden has confirmed training of UA pilots on JAS 39 Gripen fighters & to send 60 soldiers to UA's neighbours to maintain & repair Swedish weapons such CV90, Leopard 2s, Archers & RBS-70. #Spain to send 20 armoured vehicles (APCs) & 4 Leopard 2A4s to UA. #tweet100

#Ukraine: 5. UA downed all 6 Kinzhal "hypersonic" missiles & 6 Kalibr cruise missiles in RU strike on #Kyiv today at 11.00am during African "peace" delegation visit. Falling debris destroyed 3 houses, damaged 15. SA Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa (posh!):

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669751109731201028

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#Ukraine: 6. UA Ground Forces Commander, General Syrskyi, visited his troops nr #Bakhmut again today. UA 45th Brigade destroyed a RU armoured vehicle (BMD?) somewhere in #Kreminna forest area.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669729599956168705

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669658930685919233

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#Ukraine: 7. Power outages reported in #Sevastopol & #Alushta in #Crimea tonight & Ministry of Emergency building in #Belgorod, RU, is also on fire. (UA Special Forces/partisans busy?)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669821296882876416

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#Ukraine: 8. RU channels report that some troops from #Syria have arrived in UA, "volunteers" that Assad promised more than a year ago. RU losses yesterday: 590 dead, 16 APV, 10 tanks, 19 artillery systems, 24 drones, 13 other vehicles/tankers + another Ka-52 tonight! #tweet100

#Ukraine: 9. #Estonia with #Iceland to send field hospital to UA & #Spain a 2nd one for emergency treatment nr frontlines. Another thermal power plant on fire, this time nr #Moscow. + UA is taking a lot more RU prisoners.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669771200258605062

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669675640927272962

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#Ukraine: 10. 149 rare salamanders, on the Red List, were destroyed by Dam flood & swept to Black Sea. They cannot endure salt water. Once again UA soldiers come to the rescue:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669739473070874625

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#Ukraine: Lastly, nothing to do with UA, but came across this while researching today. #Vilnius, #Lithuania, has built a live "portal" linked to another city that shows activity in real-time. I can see this catching on! @verge theverge.com/2021/5/30/2246… #tweet100