Peter Clifford

💥 Ukrainian Air Force conducted precision bombing strikes on Russia's 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade on the left bank of the Dnipro river in Dnipryany, Kherson region on March 21st.

SitRep - 23/03/25 - Ukraine advanced in the Belgorod region

An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian channels confirmed that Ukraine has advanced in the Belgorod region, capturing the border town of Demidovka.

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Travelling today, Guys, so too late for reports. I will catch up soon.

#Ukraine: 10. As a gesture of gratitude for #UK support, UA soldiers recite the famous poem "Invictus" by UK poet William Ernest Henley (mastering the pronunciation!). bsky.app/profile/24ho...

Russia uses propaganda narratives to undermine peace talks, shift blame to Ukraine, ISW says The Kremlin has revived familiar narratives portraying Ukraine as the aggressor and acting under Western influence, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

#Ukraine: 9. Just before peace negotiations start again tomorrow in #SaudiArabia, RU is using propaganda narratives to undermine the talks & to shift blame for its own actions to UA. Lead RU negotiator says they will be "combative & constructive." kyivindependent.com/russia-uses-...

#Ukraine: 8. A RU Su-34 could not deploy its wheels for landing due to a "technical issue & came in belly down. RU soldiers in a UA field fatally uncovered a mine. bsky.app/profile/wart... bsky.app/profile/wart...

#Ukraine: 7. Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic gold medallist swimmer from Zimbabwe, has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (ICC) & takes over in June. She is already questioning why RU remains excluded from the Games. RU is delighted at her appointment.

#Ukraine: 6. Returned UA POW after 3 years of RU imprisonment, describes how bad it was. RU losses yesterday included 1210 dead/injured, 20 AFVs, 166 other vehicles, 9 tanks, 96 artillery systems, 258 drones & 3 MLRS. bsky.app/profile/anto...

#Ukraine: 5. A RU position in central #Toretsk was wiped out by a well-directed 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon. UA forces repelled an attack on #Kupyansk front causing heavy losses to the attackers. bsky.app/profile/wart... bsky.app/profile/noel...

#Ukraine: 4. This is how a real leader operates. #Zelensky was at the front today in #Pokrovsk & #Donetsk talking to commanders, soldiers & drone operators. He also honoured the memory of the fallen at Donetsk Stele. bsky.app/profile/maks... bsky.app/profile/maks...

#Ukraine: 3. #UK is hosting 3 more days of military planning next week for countries willing to take part in a "coalition of the willing" to support UA in the event of a ceasefire. Former #Lithuanian FM, Gabrielius Landsbergis, tries to mobilise Europe.

#Ukraine: 2. Nr RU city of Voronezh in SW RU, a very large fire is burning, cause at present unknown. Unconfirmed reports it may be a UA strike on RU military HQ. RU officials say it's "reeds burning!" bsky.app/profile/maks...

#Ukraine: Today's latest info on #UkraineWar: 1. The #Kavkazskaya oil transhipment hub is still smouldering into its 4th day. A massive fire seems to have broken out in RU enclave Transnistria on the border with UA, cause unknown. bsky.app/profile/maks... bsky.app/profile/jjsm...

#Ukraine: 12. #Germany seized 1 of RU's shadow oil tankers, "Eventin," in Baltic Sea along with cargo of 100,000 tons crude oil worth $43 million. After UA's attack on Engels-2 airbase, specialist troops have arrived to deal with raised radiation levels.

#Ukraine: 11. #France's President #Macron to host another meeting of leaders, including #Zelensky, on March 27th in Paris to discuss progress on the peace plan. Macron said there were "no peace talks", only "a discussion between US & RU" without UA. bsky.app/profile/anto...

#Ukraine: 10. On #Bakhmut front, heavy fighting S of highway H-32 nr #Predtechyne. On #Kupiansk front RU assaults repelled NW of Kupiansk & at #Petropavlivka. UA intel reports demise of 2 RU officers in a car bomb attack at #Skadovsk, #Kherson region. (Maps: @chuckpfarrer.bsky.social)

#Ukraine: 9. This is same #Sudzha gas pipeline RU troops tried to use to get behind UA lines in #Sudzha town when UA occupied it. Turns out RU medics are now trying to save lives of RU troops with lung problems who managed to survive the failed attack: bsky.app/profile/wart...

#Ukraine: 8. RU accused UA of an attack on a Sudzha gas pipeline metering station in RU's #Kursk region. However, UA's General Staff said this was a false flag operation by RU to discredit UA & they had nothing to do with it. bsky.app/profile/igor...

#Ukraine: 7. RU losses yesterday included 1,330 dead/injured, 28 AFVs, 165 other vehicles, 17 tanks, 101 artillery systems (nearly 25,000 in total), 185 drones, 2 MLRS, 1 anti-aircraft unit & 2 special vehicles. UA struck another BM-27 Uragan MLRS: bsky.app/profile/igor...

#Ukraine: 6. #UK's MOD commented on UA estimates that as of yesterday RU has had over 900,000 casualties (200,000 to 250,000 dead, the rest injured). UA also eliminated over 100 artillery systems in 1 day, a new record.

#Ukraine: 5. In a meeting of military planners from 31 countries in #London discussing UA yesterday, Keir Starmer, UK's PM issued a warning to RU, saying, "It needs to be clear to Putin that there will be severe consequences if he breaches the lines" (of any peacekeeping agreement).

#Ukraine: 4. #Zelensky & #Pavel met at #Moshchun, a place that was deeply symbolic in the defence of #Kyiv when RU invaded. The 2 leaders went on to discuss security guarantees for UA in the event of an agreed ceasefire.

#Ukraine: 3. President of #Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, had just left #Odesa by train yesterday when the RU attacks began. He said later after meeting #Zelensky in #Kyiv today, that if RU really wanted peace why are they attacking civilian infrastructure? bsky.app/profile/anto...

#Ukraine: 2. Yesterday evening & later into the night, RU attacked UA with over 200 strike & decoy drones + aerial bombs. #Odesa was particularly badly hit, fires breaking out in a shopping mall, several stores & residential buildings. bsky.app/profile/noel...

#Ukraine: Today's latest report THREAD on #UkraineWar: 1. The fire at RU's #Kavkazkaya oil transhipment point has spread to 10,000sqm. 2 firefighters have been injured & there are reports others have left site unable to get the fire under control. bsky.app/profile/anto... bsky.app/profile/wart...

Pleasure, Hans. Thanks for your support.

#Ukraine: 12. Yesterday was the 95th birthday of famous UA poet, Lina Kostenko. Here is a reading of one of her well known poems, "Wings," with translation into English. bsky.app/profile/robe...

#Ukraine: 11. #Zelensky confirms arrival of another fleet of F-16 jets in UA. UA destroys a RU command post used to plan attacks on UA's Sumy region. RU losses yesterday 1,400 dead/injured, 38 AFVs, 91 other vehicles, 13 tanks, 43 artillery systems, 179 drones, 2 MLRS & 3 anti-aircraft units.

#Ukraine: 10. #Zelensky says UA's Constitution states "territory of UA within its present border is indivisible & inviolable" & it is a "red line" he will not cross. "Berlin Wall is not an option," he added, saying he had warned #Trump on March 19th against leaving UA settlements split.

#Ukraine: 9. US sources say US intel agencies, including the CIA, have told the White House that while UA troops have faced intense pressure in #Kursk region, they have not been surrounded. Despite this, #Trump continues to say otherwise.