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#Ukraine June 18, updates from @escortert.
in two parts
-> PdS1, Dniepr-Donetsk offensive
-> PdS2, Louhansk-Siversk-Avdiivka areas & Background
Here is the PdS2 for today 👇

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First, read June 18 part1 (PdS1)

https://twitter.com/applepie110101/status/1670470102158831616

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#WarInUkraine D+480 (18/06) PdS2 - Sectors #Louhansk,#Siversk,#Avdiivka & Backstage

Lots of indecisive fighting and unproductive diplomacy

2 🇺🇦 BM-27 Uragan 220-mm MLRS delivering their birds and getting away fast (avoid counter-battery)

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Tim White

@TWMCLtd

Day 480 of the war. #Russia defending stubbornly with reinforced lines in the areas of #Ukraine they stole.

But I think the real push, with most forces, is yet to come. Here's another daily thread. There's been one every day, but I do need support pls!
ko-fi.com/twmcltd

Yesterday's thread can be found on the link below, click and scroll if you missed anything.

Loads of nice photos and videos in Saturday's thread and how there seems to have been a #Russia-#Africa plot to deny missile strikes, but Russia's MoD messed up!

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1669973770289704960

Who doesn't like a bit of alliteration? And here are some sweet Sunday sounds to start your day.

Less than 20km north of #Henichesk in #Kherson region there was a big explosion, then many, many more in the village of #Rykove as #Russia's weapon/ammo store there went up in smoke!

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Mariia Kramarenko

@KramarenkoMari3

For the history
PS: I never knew we were friends (??)
All my dms to her were about her stolen personalities and weird “transitions” from one girl to another while inventing weird stories like “not to hurt her followers who trust her”.
I cared because I though she undermines
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the work of many Ukrainians on twitter; that people may start to doubt if Ukrainians on twitter (at that time many signed up on twitter due to the full-scale invasion) are real and reliable sources of information about Ukraine.
Now I don’t care, after yesterday,
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that she didn’t join the spaces.
I send her link to spaces before she said “she goes to deliver supplies to the frontlines” she had time to join and say hi. She didn’t. This is enough for me.
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Peter Clifford Online

@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

#tweet100
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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

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Peter Clifford Online

@PeterClifford1

#Ukraine: Latest news from #UkraineWar:
1. Around #Bakmut UA continue to make gains & N of the city operations are in play along #Rozdolivka-Krasnopolivka & #Berkhivka-Yahidne frontlines. UA forces have advanced another 1 km nr #Vuhledar. #tweet100
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#Ukraine: 2. S of #Novodanylivka UA forces says they have retaken & secured an area 4 km long & 1.5 km deep. "Noose" is being tightened at #Rivnopil but is not finalised yet. #Urozhaine is now a contested "grey zone". euromaidanpress.com/2023/06/15/fro… #tweet100

#Ukraine: 3. Reports RU have lost 7,000 troops killed & 15,000 + injured since June 4th & start of UA #counteroffensive. UA also destroyed RU Borisoglebsk-2 electronic warfare unit & a counter-battery radar system Zoopark-1 (worth $ 20 million).

https://twitter.com/i/status/1669401329331044352

More and more evidence coming out that an explosive force burst the dam. These signals would not have been detectable if the dam was destroyed by water and natural occurrences. @cirnosad @GeromanAT #NovaKakhovkaDam #crimea #counteroffensive #UkraineRussiaWar

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1666827525350105088

Infrasound SIGINT from Romania also came out earlier today showing an anomalous reading consistent with an explosion at around the same time. #UkraineRussiaWar #Khakovkadam #crimea

https://twitter.com/rrichcord/status/1666159276870467608?t=hF-HOodb8oycfWO5yQNuaQ&s=19

This is on top of reports where locals were reporting a powerful explosion during the night and strange sounds following it. So far we have 3 independent confirmations through different signals that an explosion occurred at the dam. #RussiaUkraineWar

https://twitter.com/COUPSURE/status/1666031403471982592?t=kroL31H5SRnfmJwM0zr7gw&s=19

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Сарочка Керіган

@here_is_kaya

YES THIS IS RUSSIA

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• Russia occupied #Crimea and Eastern Ukraine in 2014
• Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
• Russia mass-murdered civilians wherever its troops were
• Russia fired missiles at civilian and infrastructure buildings

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• Russia attacked a port with #grain for export
• Russia destroyed Ukraine's energy structure with missiles all winter 2022
• Russia stole #children
• Russia stole hundreds of household and agricultural equipment

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• Russia told the @UN about biolaboratories, mutant pigeons, killer-mosquitoes
• Russia terrorized #Kyiv with missiles almost every night throughout May 2023
• Russia made and makes torture chambers in the occupied territories

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DEBUNKERS/ Citoyen(ne)s contre l'extrême droite

@DebunkerHED

⤵️Indice N°4
Les collabos français du régime pro #russe, toujours dans "l'argument" du "a qui profite le crime" affirment que ce serait se tirer une balle dans le pied pour #Poutine que de détruire la réserve d'eau de la #Crimea.
#NovaKakhovka #Kremlin #Ukraine #Kherson

2 Sauf que les sources russes elles mêmes disent le contraire.
Déjà en novembre 2022, l'agence #Tass expliquait pourquoi la Crimée ne manquerait pas d'eau:

3 Et hier encore la même agence aux ordres du #Kremlin renchérissait sur la même info. En fait cet "argument" se retourne contre les #vatniks, au vu du degré de préparation sur ce sujet, on pourrait même affirmer qu'il s'agit de préméditation.

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ISW

@TheStudyofWar

ISW is not ready to assess who or what is responsible for destroying the #KakhovkaDam in #Kherson but notes that we forecast in October 2022 that the Russians would do so.

That forecast was inaccurate at the time, but the reasoning supporting the forecast was & remains valid. 🧵

https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1582938879329722369

2/ ISW assessed on October 19, 2022, that Russian forces would blow the #KakhovkaDam to cover their withdrawal from #Kherson Oblast and to prevent Ukrainian forces from pursuing Russian forces deeper into left (east) bank Kherson, likely blaming #Ukraine. isw.pub/RusCampaignOct…

3/ #Russia's "continued preparation for a false-flag attack on the #KakhovkaDam is also likely meant to distract from reports of Russian losses in Kherson Oblast," we assessed on October 20. isw.pub/RusCampaignOct…

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Francesco Del Vecchio

@fradelvecchio

🧵 (Thread) 1/ Oggi nell'#Ucraina meridionale una diga di epoca sovietica sul fiume Dnipro, a 30 km da #Kherson, è stata fatta esplodere, provocando il rilascio di acque alluvionali in tutta la zona. Ecco cosa sappiamo finora 👇

2/ La diga in questione è quella di #Kakhovka, costruita nel 1956 come parte della centrale idroelettrica di Kakhovka, alta 30 metri e lunga 3,2 km.

3/ Le implicazioni di questa falla vanno oltre la zona del conflitto. Il bacino idrico fornisce acqua alla penisola di #Crimea, che la #Russia sostiene di aver annesso nel 2014, e alla centrale nucleare di #Zaporizhzhia, sotto il controllo russo.

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Baltic Defence Radar

@BalticDefRadar

#Russia blown up the Nova #Kakhovka dam in #Ukraine.

A reminder for some Western politicians: Russian regime just committed an ecological disaster and another major war crime. Russian fascism must be defeated and destroyed. It's perverted, sick and disgusting.

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On operational and other consequences:
- There will be no significant impact on UKR counter-offensive. #Ukraine may briefly pause to reassess the situation.
- The water level will increase, washing a lot of small settlements. #Kherson city is mostly on a higher land, though.

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- RU is expecting to disrupt the #Ukraine's counter-offensive. RU miscalculated and messed up. Part of #Crimea will be left without water supply.
- The water levels will the decrease and stabilize. Here is a good article modelling the worst case.

cornucopia.se/2022/10/worst-…

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Stellar Man

@stellarman22

#BREAKING: The Nova Kakhovka Dam has been destroyed. The consequences of this are going to be drastic and grave. "It would be impossible to supply water to Crimea via the North Crimea Canal" - Head of Nova Kakhovka district. #ukraine #russia #novakakhovka #dam #crimea

A map below shows potential flooding consequences down stream of the dam. 80 towns, villages and cities are in danger of being under water in the coming hours. It is unclear who struck the dam at this time. This also drastically reduces water supply to Crimea. #russia #UkraineWar

‼️☢️Article of Zelensky talking about Russia staging a "false flag" on the Nova Kakhovka dam. He states that it could endanger the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant by draining the reservoir it uses to cool. This is a global crisis unfolding. #ukrainewar
nytimes.com/2022/10/21/wor…

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ISW

@TheStudyofWar

Southern #Ukraine:

Ukrainian forces conducted local ground attacks and reportedly made limited tactical gains in western #Donetsk Oblast and eastern #Zaporizhia Oblast on June 4. isw.pub/UkrWar060423

https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1665522739979886597

2/ Ukrainian forces continued to target frontline and rear areas in southern #Ukraine. Russian sources claimed that Russian air defenses intercepted Ukrainian missiles targeting #Berdyansk and #Melitopol on June 3. isw.pub/UkrWar060423

3/ Russian sources also claimed that Ukrainian forces struck additional areas in #Zaporizhia Oblast on June 4: near #Melitopol, northeast of Melitopol near Chernihivka, and near the frontline near Verbove and Polohy. isw.pub/UkrWar060423

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Tim White

@TWMCLtd

Day 466 of the daily thread covering the #UkraineRussianWar begins here.

All the news and analysis, throughout the day and night - looks like little sleep again tonight as it's believed #Russia has fired cruise missiles, currently an hour away from hitting #Ukraine.

#StopRussia

The situation is still developing. We hope the missile launch was a fake, or dummy warheads to "draw out" #Ukraine's air defence.

For all yesterday's news, including the terrible attack on #Dnipro, click and scroll here:
#StandWithUkraine

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1664893331187421185

Also hearing now that cruise-missile laden ships are in the launch zone in the Black Sea. This is not uncommon, but #Russia's current tactic of a mixed missile attack increases the likelihood of ships being involved.

Estimated time of arrival of rockets: 03:10 Kyiv time.

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Tim White

@TWMCLtd

Good morning, welcome to Daily Thread number 465 covering #Ukraine's heroic defence against #Russia's illegal aggression.

I've been here from (before) the start of war, reporting on (sometimes from) a country I've loved, worked + lectured in many, many times.
Overnight was quiet

Before we get stuck in to today's news, a gentle reminder these threads are basically an unpaid full time job - actually more than that as you get days off with a job! Coffee donations welcome (link in Bio)

To catch up on Friday's news, click here

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1664410297287802880

A few drones buzzed #Ukraine yesterday evening but air raids did not last long and no damage was reported.

The drone/cruise missile numbers on #Russia's daily losses are high as they include Friday morning's attacks.
Artillery, special equipment & fuel tanks way above average

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Tim White

@TWMCLtd

Day 464 of #Russia's illegal war in #Ukraine starts with another horrendous wait to see if air defence can protect them as cruise missiles head towards them as I type.

This is THE daily thread with all the news of the brutal war in one place, updated all day (and night!)

So much happened yesterday - here's the link to the start of Thursday's thread.

Deaths from #Russia's missiles because shelters were locked
#Crimea bridge falling down?
Big explosions in #Belgorod + #Kursk regions and the rebel Russian units attack again

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1664176462214094848

Almost all of #Ukraine is under threat right now. Sirens sound across the country except for a handful of western regions.

#Cherkasy, just south of #Kyiv is initially thought to be in the firing line of the missiles launched by #Russia from bombers over the Caspian Sea.

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generalsvr_en

@generalsvr_en

Details of the #China Peace Plan and #Putin's Reaction

#Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday held a meeting via video call with several trusted people from the country's leadership. Putin holds meetings in this format and composition very rarely and only to...
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discuss issues that require immediate decisions and on which the fate of the country's leadership depends. Thus, yesterday they discussed a proposal from the #Chinese comrades that had arrived the day before. The gist of the proposal is as follows:
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#Russia withdraws its troops to the borders as of February 23, 2022. The "Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics" remain within the borders as of February 23, 2022, for a transitional period of up to five years, after which they return to...
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Tim White

@TWMCLtd

The start of meteorological summer. It's also the start of the 17th month which has seen war in #Ukraine.
It's Day 463 of #Russia's illegal war and Thursday is another day which has started with murder in #Kyiv.

All the important news and analysis in one thread, starts here:

First, a quick reminder that you can access all yesterday's developments in #Ukraine in this link to the start of Wednesday's thread⬇️

Thanks to all my followers, boosters, story suggesters and financial supporters (see my profile for the link)

https://twitter.com/TWMCLtd/status/1663807907287236608

1/ Attack on #Kyiv

The first day of summer is Children's Day in #Ukraine. Yesterday schools closed for the summer.
In the first few hours of this special day, an 11 year old child was killed, murdered by #Russia's missiles, along with two adults in their 30s.

#StopRussia

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ZMINA. Human Rights Centre

@zminaUkraine

“Crimean Tatars after February 2022” - a conference organized in cooperation with @AnnaFotyga_PE & @UA_EUMission at the @Europarl_EN

It was dedicated to a tragic date - the day of remembrance of victims of the genocide of Crimean Tatars 1/6

Read more: zmina.ua/en/event-en/co…

“In 1991, Mejlis was elected - a representative body of Crimean Tatars. We decided to be part of independent 🇺🇦 then,” told Gunlara Abdulaieva.

A little over 20 years have passed, #Crimea suffered the 🇷🇺 occupation in 2014, Mejlis was announced as an extremist organization 2/6

The entire population of the occupied #Crimea has been under pressure, intimidation and in danger of imprisonment since then.

Aziz Umerov told the story of his sister, #PoliticalPrisoner Leniie Umerova who faces up to 20 years of imprisonment under trumped-up charges ‼️ 3/6

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Mert N. Matsumoto (松本信秀)

@ArveloaMert

Here is the seventh thread 🧵 about the strategy of the #RussoUkrainianWar for the early summer. Russia took the control of #Bakhmut while Ukraine is still planning its offensive efforts. #Ukraine #Russia #Soledar #Kreminna #Svatove #Wagner #UkraineWar #Leopard2 #Vuhledar

1) You can find all earlier Twitter threads on war in #Ukraine and #Russia's unlawful invasion and more in this interactive map. Please remember that this map is not for showing the exact lines of contacts but to understand strategies.

https://twitter.com/ArveloaMert/status/1650969599465103367?s=20

2) British MoD underlined that, as planned, #Wagner is now withdrawing from the center of #Bakhmut. The defence of the town will be transferred to so-called DNR forces combined with VDV units. This shows that Wagner will not be in defensive efforts.

https://twitter.com/ArveloaMert/status/1660107291457212416?s=20

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Thomas van Linge

@ThomasVLinge

#Ukraine 🇺🇦: it looks like the Ukrainian military is setting the stage for the long expected spring offensive as the Commander-in-Chief posted this video today.

"Give us your blessing, for our decisive attack"

https://twitter.com/CinC_AFU/status/1662451731261796353

#Ukraine 🇺🇦: pro-Z channels are reporting several Ukrainian attacks along the frontline in #Zaporizhzhia, in between the Dnipro river and Velyka Novosilka

#Ukraine 🇺🇦: footage released by Russian sources shows a Ukrainian armored attack to the southwest of the town of Velyka Novosilka along the southern #Donetsk front-line.