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🇺🇦President Zelensky has turned down an offer from the US to help him evacuate, according to reports in the States.
"I need ammunition, not a ride"
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A final ovation for ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval at the Kyiv Opera House.
He’d performed for 28 seasons before volunteering to fight in the east.
While Ukraine enjoys successes on the battlefield, his death is a reminder of the enduring, awful cost of this war.
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Unbelievable footage from one of the marine drones used in the attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.
(Via Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko)
Full story:
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Turkey is emerging as the dominant player in this grain deal.
After convincing Moscow to participate once again, Erdogan reportedly suggested to Putin to “completely withdraw & start negotiations” with Kyiv - as “defeat is inevitable”
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A moment: The Razoni making her way out of the port of Odesa with 26,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain.
A small but significant start .
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Some news which I’m thoroughly delighted about.
Honoured to be able to keep telling the significant story of Ukraine 🇺🇦
We're pleased to announce that James Waterhouse has been appointed as Ukraine Correspondent for BBC News.
Congratulations James! 🎉
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Queue jumped earlier at the Presidential Palace by Ukraine’s most famous dog.
Patron made his name sniffing out bombs in Chernihiv, and was decorated by President Zelensky 🐕
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Authorities in Mariupol say the bomb shelter at the theatre held up to the bomb blast.
They’re now working on getting people out.
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Made it over the Polish border for a short break last night. Will be back in Kyiv soon, where a top team remain.
I’ll keep posting updates, but also recommend following
@abdujalil
@4nnchor
@bbclysedoucet
@BowenBBC
@OrlaGuerin
@wburema
@ProducerKathy
@leedurant
@katepeters
🇺🇦
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A strange feeling in Kyiv.
A beautiful mild morning. Continued rumbling to the north, yet roadworks in the next street.
Then a ground to air anti-aircraft missile goes off.
(the rumblings are thought to be outward)
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Putin six days ago said he "wouldn't target cities or civilians" in his "de-nazification" of Ukraine.
Now officials here say more than 2,000 civilians are dead.
Today in Mariupol, authorities believe hundreds have been killed after hours of continuous shelling.
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Ryanair - one of 🇺🇦 Ukraine’s biggest foreign airlines - says it has a “duty” to keep flying in and out.
Chief Exec Michael O’Leary: “It is our duty and obligation... to support the people of Ukraine as long as there is no war or missiles flying there,”
(Reuters)
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A poignant parallel from Zelensky tonight: Israel isn’t a NATO member and yet its allies united to defend it against the same Iranian drones launched at Ukraine.
He asks - why hasn’t his country had the same level of support?
The entire world witnessed allied action in the skies above Israel and neighboring countries. It demonstrated how truly effective unity in defending against terror can be when it is based on sufficient political will.
Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and…
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For the first time since 1917, Ukraine will celebrate Christmas on 25 December.
Here’s why it’s more than just a change in the calendar👇🏻
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Good morning from a snowy Kyiv:
- Russian advance expected to pick up today once reinforcements arrive
- An estimated 40m long 🇷🇺 convoy has been spotted moving towards the city
- Witnesses say a ground assault is being launched on Kherson in the south
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The Red Cross has called off the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol.
Both sides have accused each other of breaking the temporary ceasefire for the second day in a row.
A desperate situation for people there.
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A sense of what's happening in Mariupol:
- At least 1,170 civilians have been killed there since the start of the invasion
- A mass grave has been dug because normal burials have become impossible
(Local authorities)
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No need to sit down, but 🇷🇺-installed officials have announced the preliminary results of their “referendums” in occupied Ukraine:
- 97% in Kherson region
- 98% in Zaporizhzhia
- 98% in “Donetsk People’s Republic”
- 98% in “Luhansk People’s Republic”
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My Dad would have been 64 today. A serious man with a not-so-serious side.
Sending thoughts to whoever is missing theirs.
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Despite claims it would undermine Rishi Sunak’s authority, Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Ukraine.
He’s been seen in Borodianka and Bucha in the Kyiv region.
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The 8th day of this war:
- Several loud explosions heard here in Kyiv
- The approaching 40 mile 🇷🇺 convoy is “somehow stuck”
- Kherson falls to Russian forces, the first major city
- Invading troops have surrounded Mariupol
- More heavy shelling in Kharkiv
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An incredible team x
OUR TEAM - these are some of the great people behind the cameras in
#Kyiv
who make all the difference. Huge thanks to
@dishmaster28
Robbie Wright
@4nnchor
@DeeMcIlveen
& James White .
#Ukraine
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We’ve waited outside Education Secretary
@GavinWilliamson
’s home for the past couple of hours on behalf of broadcasters - turns out he won’t be answering any exam questions today.
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Russia expected to take Ukraine within days.
More than 201 of them later, it's once again going backwards.
Thanks to
@MooseCampbell
,
@4nnchor
&
@DariaSipigina
:
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“A potentially significant time” 😬
My first year in Ukraine is ending with the country continuing to overcome a threat to its very existence.
Here’s a thread 🧵 to help process 2022, as well as look at what 2023 could bring:
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Excited to be spending a few months as the BBC’s Kyiv Correspondent in a potentially significant time for the region.
I'll be mainly focussing on the evolving dynamic between Ukraine and Russia, so let me know what questions you want to see answered! 🇺🇦
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It's brilliant to be working with you Lyse!
(But you know I think that x)
A calm voice in
#Kyiv
as an ugly war intensifies. Colleague
@JamWaterhouse
broadcasting from the basement.
#Ukraine
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To put Hroza into context, we make it the biggest loss of life from a single missile Ukraine has seen for 14 months.
Officials say most of the victims were at a funeral wake for a Ukrainian soldier.
At least 51 dead, in a village of 300.
Thanks to
@Anastasiia_Lev
:
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🇺🇦 President Zelensky announces talks with Russia:
(After speaking to 🇧🇾 leader Alexander Lukashenko)
“We agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russian delegation without preconditions on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River” 1/2
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine says it has launched "multiple offensives" in the south of the country.
Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's Chief of Staff has posted:
"Kherson, is ❤️. Our Kherson is ahead"
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Just taken first train on the repaired crossing from Kyiv to Irpin since the invasion.
It was here families came under fire as they tried to escape early on.
“We know the risk of the Russians returning, but we want to send a signal” the head of Presidential Office tells me.
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A nice thread about Ian; one of the BBC engineers who's keeping everything going.
By his son!
Haven’t told all that many people, but my dad’s currently with the BBC team that’s holed up in Ukraine. That’s him in the foreground reaching for the light. He’s been on the ground in lots of conflicts (gulf wars, invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq war) but it’s been… 🧵
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A new aim for🇺🇦President Zelensky:
“Europeans are aware that our soldiers are fighting for our country, & therefore for the whole of Europe.... And this gives us the full right to appeal to the European Union for the immediate accession of Ukraine under a new special procedure”
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Back in our fave shelter. Infrastructure reportedly hit in Kyiv after explosions this morning. There’s coffee.
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Germany lifts its block on sending weapons to Ukraine:
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A year of covering this conflict with
@4nnchor
. A proud Kyivian, ultimate professional and now good friend.
It’s a story which has had it all; grief, unimaginable trauma, but also resilience and hope.
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Our piece from Bakhmut, during the ceasefire that never was.
With
@siobhanlucyl
@4nnchor
@manuelfocus
&
@artem_bilov
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Kyiv after a night which resembled the early days of Russia’s invasion. At least five people are known to have been killed.
🎥
@edavebull
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🇺🇦Ukraine's Interior Ministry is claiming parts of Kherson are still under its control.
It's clear there's especially heavy fighting in the south-east and north east.
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Ukraine’s gradual gains in the Kherson region. Our piece from the rural communities which found themselves on the front line.
With
@4nnchor
(& talented 🎥 who doesn’t like to be named)
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President Zelensky has visited Izyum.
A city Russia fought hard to take, regained in Ukraine’s counter-offensive.
(Posted by 🇺🇦 military)
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In position. Thanks for all your nice messages. Back in Ukraine soon.
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Shelling becoming more continuous in Kyiv. The last one within 10km of the centre. Back down we go.
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The worry is - whether the Russians will resort to more drastic measures if they don't get the quick victory they want.
One western official: “Having committed himself in the way that Putin has, this is now not a war of choice for him, but a war of necessity.”
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Big up the BBC table at the
@TRICawards
.
We’re up for our news coverage in Ukraine &
@CliveMyrieBBC
for best presenter.
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Quick side note: thanks for all the thoroughly nice, supportive messages you've sent our way, it's appreciated.
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Colleagues have seen a missile impact four blocks away from us. The assault on the capital is intensifying.
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One year in Ukraine today. Time for a chocolate ant-tank hedgehog.
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Prigozhin’s rebellion is good for Ukraine because:
-It takes Russian elite fighters away & forces 🇷🇺 army to change focus
-In Russia it exposes the false justifications this invasion is based on
-Wars can end when domestic pressure outweighs frustrations on the battlefield
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Once a Titan ❤️
Journalists out in the Ukraine are doing their best, in difficult conditions, to keep us updated about events.
@JamWaterhouse
is one of the
@BBCNews
correspondents, based in Kyiv. He’s also an ex-
@RotherhamRugby
player. Everyone at the Club sends him their best wishes.
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Morning from a frosty Kyiv:
- UN 🌎 urges 🇺🇦 and 🇷🇺 to let people safely escape the fighting
- 🇺🇦 says Russian shelling on major cities is stopping evacuations
- Moscow opening “humanitarian corridors” this morning “subject to 🇺🇦 approval.
- Kyiv claims 🇷🇺 advance has slowed
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“We have no power, water, the shells are a problem, but it’s better than before.”
Our piece on hope returning to Kherson after Russia pulled out.
With
@MooseCampbell
@GkOlive
&
@DariaSipigina
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An eerily quiet morning in Kyiv:
- The city, along with other key locations, are held for now
- 50 reported explosions & heavy gunfire
- Air raid sirens this morning in Lutsk, Rivne, Cherkasy, Man & Kherson
- Russian troops land between Mariupol and Melitopol to the south
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Nothing like a 5am bomb shelter with
@OrsiSzoboszlay
&
@DeeMcIlveen
.
Reports of a missile hitting a building 2km away. Russian troops are thought to be 70km from the centre of Kyiv. Hearing explosions.
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Excited to be spending a few months as the BBC’s Kyiv Correspondent in a potentially significant time for the region.
I'll be mainly focussing on the evolving dynamic between Ukraine and Russia, so let me know what questions you want to see answered! 🇺🇦
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Thanks very much Richard - and to everyone else who's been following the story on
@BBCBreakfast
.
None of it possible without the engineers, crews, and producer-powerhouse
@4nnchor
.
It’s clear
@JamWaterhouse
daily reports from
#Ukraine
on
#BBCBreakfast
are essential viewing.
Three separate videos with a combined total of more than 27 million views.
Calm, factual reports from the heart of the story in
#Kyiv
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Quick stop over in Chișinău on the long road back to 🇺🇦. Next stop Kyiv!👋🏼
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Officials in Mariupol say 50 private vehicles have made it out of the city in a first successful evacuation along the humanitarian corridor.
No word yet on whether a convoy of supplies made it in.
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For your kids or classroom...
Always a privilege to work with
@BBCNewsround
:
Many people want to know more about what is happening in Ukraine at the moment. BBC correspondent
@JamWaterhouse
has been answering children's questions about the war. 👇
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There are unconfirmed reports a Russian missile has landed 6km inside Poland, killing two people.
The PM is chairing an emergency security meeting.
The West has shown no appetite for this war to expand beyond Ukraine. It may have just spilled into a NATO member.
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New: David Cameron has visited President Zelensky in Kyiv in his first official trip as Foreign Secretary.
He said: “I’ve had some disagreements with Boris Johnson, but his support for you was the finest thing he and his government did.”
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The striking sight of Zelensky and Johnson wandering through central Kyiv shows how much this conflict has shifted.
Russia’s predicted lightening attack was repelled.
Ukraine’s leader remains in power, but the war is sadly far from over.
At a handshake distance.
@BorisJohnson
and
@ZelenskyyUa
walked through the center of Kyiv and talked to ordinary Kyivans. This is what democracy looks like. This is what courage looks like. This is what true friendship between peoples and between nations looks like.
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St Sophia’s Cathedral partially reopened for National Museum Day and I was happy about it
#Kyiv
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“Alexander Lukashenko will ensure all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation's travel, talks and return”
This is likely to be low level, and not without risk.
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Yesterday the first ship arrived at Ukraine through the grain corridor.
Four more have left today.
Still very low numbers, but it’s holding.
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A quiet of curfew resumes in Kyiv after an hour of artillery exchanges. Feels closer.
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What Vitali Klitschko makes of Russia’s justifications:
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🇺🇦
A reminder that the Ukrainian commentator for
#Eurovision
, Timur Miroshnychenko, is broadcasting from a bunker in an undisclosed location tonight
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A country that doesn’t want to be taken
This is
#Kherson
today. Russian forces control the city. But not its population. People are coming out to the streets with Ukrainian flags and chanting “Glory to Ukraine”.
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There’ve been reports of huge explosions near the Novofedorivka airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Roughly 250 miles from the front line.
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❤️
"They're really caring, even if I've missed an hour's slot they'll be checking on me."
Kyiv Correspondent
@JamWaterhouse
tells
#BBCBreakfast
about the support he has had from viewers whilst reporting in Ukraine.
More:
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Day 104:
- 🇪🇺 blames 🇷🇺 for causing global food crisis
- Zelensky thanks Boris Johnson for “understanding Ukraine’s needs”
- 🇺🇦 describes Severodonetsk & Lysychansk as “dead cities”
- Reports of heavy shelling near Izyum
- 🇬🇧 claims 🇷🇺 assault on Popasna has “stalled”
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Only the most expensive hams & cheeses left in this supermarket.
I’ve found myself sort of obsessed with the quality of stores in Kyiv. Feels sad now.
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A new 35 hour curfew has been announced in Kyiv.
Running from 8pm tonight until 7am on Wednesday.
Authorities say anyone seen on the streets (without a special pass or not making their way to a shelter) will be considered an enemy.
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Working with camera ninja
@leedurant
(It’s not tea)
Filming Live from
#Kyiv
this morning with the brilliant
@JamWaterhouse
for
@BBCBreakfast
&
@BBCWorld
#Ukraine
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One of the most striking things about being back isn’t just the devastation, but signs of healing too.
There was heavy fighting in Makariv before the Russians retreated.
This week has seen its popular market return.
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@mrdanwalker
Thanks Dan - this is very kind. It’s been brilliant to keep you and the
@BBCBreakfast
audience updated throughout.
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President Zelensky asks for unlimited military support from NATO:
"Russia is using all its arsenal with no limits - targeting residential towns, hospitals and bridges"
"Ukraine doesn't want to wage wars for years and years"
"We simply want to survive, to save our people."
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Interesting from the Institute of the Study of War:
The Ukrainians are facing a huge challenge in holding Severodonetsk, but the price the Russians are paying "outweigh" any strategic benefit they hope to receive.
Other than to declare victory in Luhansk.
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The lunchtime service starts as normal outside Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral. Teams haven’t stopped working to clear the debris.
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Russia's communications watchdog has restricted access to the BBC Russian service as well as Radio
Liberty and the Meduza media outlet.
Russia's foreign ministry says "The BBC was being used to undermine the internal political situation and security in Russia".
(Reuters)
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Here a rescue boat is narrowly missed by a shell. An impossible job. (Unverified)
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"Time is priceless, and every day is measured in human lives"
A stark moment of contrast at
#glastonburyfestival2022
A message from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was just played on the big screens at The Other Stage, shortly before The Libertines’ stage-opening set.
#Glastonbury2022
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Today eight years ago:
298 people were killed after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine.
Investigators found it was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile from rebel-held territory.
Despite overwhelming evidence, Moscow's always denied being involved.
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In what will be the least appreciated Independence Day message..
President Lukashenko of Belarus has congratulated Ukrainians, wishing them "a peaceful sky, strength and success in restoring a decent life"
*Having let Russian forces launch missiles and advance from his country
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