Peter Clifford
peterclifford1.bsky.social
Peter Clifford
@peterclifford1.bsky.social
Blogger, therapist, writer. HR defender. Lover of life, adventurer. BLM. Collating reports on Ukraine war to give support. Slave to semi-feral cat. Newsletter: http://peter-clifford-online.ck.page/6f986f2390
#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.
March 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
#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.
March 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
#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.
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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)
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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...
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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.
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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).
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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.
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#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.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#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.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#Ukraine: 7. Over 30 RU strikes reported on residential areas in #Kropyvnytsky, central UA. 10 people injured including 4 children. A UA recon & sabotage group ambushed RU troops in #Horlivka, #Donetsk region.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#Ukraine: 5. Ceasefire/peace talks between US & RU & US & UA are due to restart again in #SaudiArabia on March 24th. #Zelensky confirmed that in conversation with #Trump he did not mention "handing over power stations", but talked exclusively about #Zaporizhzhia nuclear station.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#Ukraine: 3. In his visit to #Finland yesterday, #Zelensky visited an underground shelter for 6,000 people & signed to create a coalition of civilian shelters. He also received a standing ovation in the Finnish Parliament.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#Ukraine: Today's latest report THREAD on #UkraineWar: 1. UA carried out strike on #Engels-2 airbase in #Saratov region, home to RU's Tu-95/Tu-160 strategic bombers. A missile/ammo store was hit, the explosion showering buildings within a 5 km radius: bsky.app/profile/anto...
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#Ukraine: 12. On #ChasivYar front, UA counterattacked across the canal at #Hyrhorivka. RU losses yesterday included 1060 dead/injured, 14 AFVs, 111 other vehicles, 12 tanks, 64 artillery systems, 100 drones & 1 MLRS. (Map: @chuckpfarrer.bsky.social)
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Ukraine: 11. #US media NBC reporting US may let go of leadership of NATO's European command after 75 years of US 4 star generals, Supreme Allied Commanders, overseeing NATO operations. US security agencies have also suspended operating with partner countries against RU sabotage & cyber operations.
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Ukraine: 10. #US media Politico reports #Trump's son, Donald Jr., Tucker Carlson, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, & special envoy Steve Witkoff all involved in backchannel talks with #Zelensky's political rivals to undermine him. Latest polling suggests Zelensky would get 44% in an election vote.
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Ukraine: 9. RU's MOD, ahead of the #Trump/Putin call yesterday, claimed that UA had made a significant ground assault on RU's #Belgorod region at the villages of #Demidovka & #Prilesye, a few dozen km SE of #Sudzha in #Kursk region. UA dismissed the claims as propaganda ahead of talks with the US.
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Ukraine: 8. In a prisoner exchange (arranged before the #Trump/Putin phone call) 175 UA POWs returned home, including 22 severely injured fighters. "Mom, I'm home," was 1 soldier's emotional call. bsky.app/profile/anto... bsky.app/profile/anto...
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Ukraine: 3. Today, #Trump also spoke for 1 hr with #Zelensky by phone, UA's president affirming his agreement to a 30-day halt in energy infrastructure attacks, requesting more Patriot missiles systems & Trump's offer to take over #Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as a form of "security guarantee."
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#UKraine: Today's latest report THREAD on #UkraineWar: 1. Following yesterday's 1.5 hr #Trump/Putin telephone call, in which RU agreed to immediately stop attacks on UA energy infrastructure, a war of words erupted this morning after both sides staged drone attacks last night.
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Ukraine: 12. UA fencer, 17-year-old Anna Maksymenko, won a gold medal at the Epee Grand Prix in #Budapest, making a decisive counterattack in last 30 secs to win by 1 point. RU losses yesterday 1210 dead/injured, 11 AFVs, 101 other vehicles, 19 tanks, 54 drones, 1 MLRS & 37 artillery systems.
March 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
#Ukraine: 10. On #Toretsk front UA attacks RU forces in Toretsk suburbs. RU assaults are reduced. RU claim capture of #Stepove in #Zaporizhzhia region, but UA denies. Stepove, #Pyatykhatky & #MaliShcherbaky were under RU occupation in 2022/23. (Maps: @chuckpfarrer.bsky.social & Deep State)
March 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
#Ukraine: 6. After meeting his HQ Command Group, President #Zelensky announced his military had completed successful testing of a drone that flies 3,000km (1,864mls). #Canada's new PM, Mark Carney, who was in #Paris & #London today, has invited Zelensky to G7 summit in June.
March 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM