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Tim White

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Trained journalist, Editor, documentary maker and sports commentator. Ukraine expert. Numbers nerd. Almost famous on Xitter! Coffee donations accepted! https://ko-fi.com/twmcltd

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 15h

Hello again, welcome to the weekend and another daily🧵

It's Day 1326 of Ukraine's fight for existence and I've still never missed a day.
That takes time, commitment and money. So, if you've not bought me a coffee before, maybe today please? Thank you.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 51m

Sources in occupied Donetsk say 4 UAVs struck around the former Auchan hypermarket.
Russian channels post pics of the drone remnants.

Military vehicles regularly parked at the side of the building and secondary explosions were heard (and seen in the video I already posted)

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 1h

Another fire in Sloviansk after the latest drone attack.

No injuries reported.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 2h

Estonia has shut a section of the border with Russia after the appearance of armed Russian groups.

It sparked fears of a repeat of Russia's "little green men" who invaded Crimea.

This is how Estonia state news is reporting the incident.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 2h

Donetsk UPD

The Sigma Hypermarket has indeed already virtually burned down. It's written by some local (Russian controlled) channels that there was "an arrival" but it doesn't seem to be proven yet.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 2h

In occupied Donetsk tonight, a huge fire at what used to be the Auchan hypermarket.

Now known as Sigma, the entire building is burning down. It's not known if it's due to the war.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 3h

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I had to wait for my contact to give full details from Kostiantynivka. 4 other civilians were wounded.

In the video police are still threatened by drones, but they saved a toddler wandering around. He's the priest's son. The child's mother was killed in an airstrike last wk.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 3h

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Another church in Kostiantynivka was hit today.
Russia dropped 4 aerial bombs, one striking the church of Job of Pochaiv

This is a different strike to the one I've written about the last 2 days. Today two civilians aged 49 & 56 were killed - watch the police bodycam footage

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 4h

Very noisy in Belgorod tonight, no official word from authorities, but the lights have gone out in parts of the city.

Locals say the Luch power plant was hit again.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 6h

"Rolex" Peskov's son denied he dodged the draft, with Putin's spokesman saying he fought with Wagner and even won a medal.

It appears his only fight was to avoid sunburn while frolicking in the Maldives.
Fancy Putin's press secretary lying!

Great investigation byRussian TG channel 'Metlapress'

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 6h

I've not been able to verify these photos 100% - but the fact they haven't been denied by Ukraine confirms they are.

This is the Dnipro Hydro-Electric power station and dam (despite the name, it's in Zaporizhzhia). It was first hit back in 2022.
#StopRussia

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 7h

A girl's been injured in a drone attack in Dnipropetrovsk.

The village of Demuryne, now just 20km from the frontline, suffered this strike earlier. The 11 year old is in hospital after the drone hit residential buildings.
#RussiaIsATerroristState

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 7h

The U.S. has convicted a former officer for leaking data about the Russian-Ukraine war to someone posing as a woman on a dating site.

David Slater was sentenced to almost 6 years in jail.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 8h

A video postcard from Kostiantynivka, a big town, under constant Russian fire, in the free part of Donetsk region.

[The subtitles took a long time to add!]

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 9h

Another civilian killed, this time in Kherson.

Russian artillery hit the Korabelny ("Ship") district of the city. Two people were caught in the attack, one died on the way to hospital, the other has been admitted.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 9h

A shop assistant's been murdered in a drone attack in Nikopol.

A Russian war criminal flew the FPV right into this minimarket in the town in the south of Dnipropetrovsk region. Why? For fun.

In another incident a 62 year old man was injured when another FPV hit a 5-storey building.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 9h

The strike on the refinery in Ufa has been geolocated

Confirmation it's the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery, more than 1400km from Ukraine's forces.

The AVT-5 unit has been hit. It's the primary oil refining unit, without which further processing is impossible.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 10h

#RussiaOnFire

An interesting blaze in Moscow region today.
A warehouse caught fire in Elektrostal and part of the roof collapsed.

Locals say the buildings belong to a company that produces thermal insulation materials.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11h

Airlines in Germany demand the country shoots down drones, after a number of high-profile recent airport closures.

They trade association is angry that no action has been taken for a problem which first appeared a decade ago.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11h

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And for good measure, avowed pro-Russian, anti-western useful idiot "NadiaSass" implicated too among Nigel's "friends"

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11h

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Russian money can often be found in extremist political parties in the EU, UK and other "enemies"

Now, an important update from @bylinetimes.bsky.social on Farage's links to, and knowledge of, the Reform bigwig who admitted taking bribes from Moscow.

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11h

No official confirmation but this reliable Russian Telegram channel reports a pilot of a Ka-52 attack helicopter has died.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11h

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Russia says drone debris fell on a street, damaging 3 apartment blocks, a school and a kindergarten.

It's clear Russia's air defence was less than perfect, either shooting down over residential areas (and yes Ukr cannot avoid this sometimes too), or hitting buildings directly.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11h

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Ufa airport was closed for almost 8 hours and only reopened 45 minutes ago.

One other airport closed in Russia, was Volgograd, where there was a big drone attack, with local officials claiming four children were injured.

There are 2 unverified videos from Volgograd..

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 12h

First photos from Ufa where Ukraine says it has hit another refinery this morning.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 12h

No photos yet, but Ukraine's staff reveal another refinery hit almost 1500km from its border

It's thought to be the 3rd strike in Bashkortostan in a month

🇺🇦UAVs are said to have hit the Bashneft-UNPZ refinery in Ufa, probably disabling the ELOU-AVT-6 crude oil processing unit

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