The Ukrainian interior minister took us to Chernobyl yesterday. The first time since the Russians occupied the place. We found evidence of mistreatment of Ukrainians and that the Russians got radiated. 🧵1/8
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The russian army has deployed the TOS-1 heavy flamethrower which shoots thermobaric rockets, the was South of Belgorod.
Rest in Peace, Dad! We have lost a great journalist and the best father one could imagine. We are all in great grief but bow to the amazing life‘s work and say thank you for everything you have given us. In eternal love. The Pleitgen Family.
Apparently some in Germany criticized the new German FM ‘s English skills. Just listened to her press conference in Stockholm. Seems like exceptionally good English to me.
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We also went to Chernobyl town and found the Russians blew up their own HQ when they left and shot up a memorial to SOVIET traffic police who helped after the Chernobyl disaster - a Lada. They shot it up but stole the headlights. 8/8
Wow. I took a test in Berlin, Germany and had the result in a half-day.
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I took a #coronavirus test 12 days ago in Georgia.
I’m still waiting for results.
Putin found an even longer table to talk to his own foreign minister.
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These are the signs warning that it’s the red forest and of radioactive contamination. The Russians seem to have dug position INSIDE that zone 🤦♂️7/8
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We went to the edge of the Red Forest and found a Russian military food ration laying on the side of the road. This is right at the edge of that zone. The radiation levels at the packaging massively shot up. 6/8
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The Russians held almost one 170 Ukrainian servicemen prisoners, mostly in the plant’s own bomb shelter with no light, bad air and no communication for nearly a month. Ukrainian police, national guard and military, according to the interior ministry. 2/8
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There is also evidence that Russian troops were subjected to radiation: we found increased radiation levels in the quarters where Russian troops stayed. Ukrainians say because the soldiers went out into the contaminated areas and then had radioactive dust on their boots. 4/8
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This was drone video of Russian positions dug in the Red Forest - one of the most contaminated areas in the world. Most of the radioactivity is in the soil so disturbing it is a bad idea. edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2 5/8
Bizarre! Bugs Bunny figure in Death to America chants at Islamic Revolution anniversary in Tehran. #Iran
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The prisoners have since been forcibly taken to Russia, the Ukrainian interior minister says, and the Ukrainians do not know where they are being kept or how they are doing. The interior minister also says the Russians stole most of the prisoners’ valuables and phones. 3/8
Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Russian military conscripts in Ukraine but said they have already been withdrawn and returned to Russia. It comes a day after President Vladimir Putin made contradictory claims about their presence in Ukraine. 1/2
The suburb of Irpin, North West of Kyiv, appears to have been completely taken back by Ukrainian forces, mayor Oleksandr Markushyn tells #CNN 1/2
The Russian advance on Kyiv remains “basically… where it was yesterday” according to a senior US defense official. The Russians are not only facing “fuel and sustainment” problems, but are showing signs that they are running out of food, the official claimed. #CNN 1/2
Have to use wide angle to capture the size of the crowd at Independence Square Minsk #Belarus and more people marching in. Screaming for freedom.
McDonald's is temporarily closing its locations in Russia.
"McDonald's has decided to temporarily close all our restaurants in Russia and pause all operations in the market," CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement Tuesday.
The U.S. not only fought directly against the Nazis but also massively supplied the Soviet military with tanks (ca. 13.000), planes (ca. 14.000), other vehicles (ca. 400.000), food (ca 4.5 million tons), etc. ru.usembassy.gov/world-war-ii-a
After 5 weeks reporting in Ukraine, we just crossed back into Poland. Hope to return to Ukraine soon. Big thanks to our amazing team. #CNN
German Economy Minister #Habeck clearly lays out his course for Germany to cut Russian oil imports. Impressive. The Green party is showing leadership in this crisis.
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Nach seiner Rückkehr aus #Warschau gestern Abend informiert Bundesminister #Habeck zum aktuellen Stand auf dem Weg zur Unabhängigkeit Deutschlands von russischem Öl:
Russians won’t be happy about this: US National Security Advisor John Bolton and Ambassador John Huntsman lay a wreath at the place Boris Nemtsov was killed near the Kremlin. #cnn
A new military strike in Kharkiv has hit an apartment complex near a hospital, videos that have been geolocated and verified by CNN show. The explosion near the hospital comes hours after a military strike caused significant damage to Kharkiv's regional administration building.
This is very strange. Some Russian forces reportedly abandoning their vehicles in Ukraine and leaving.
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Ukrainian Citizens are reporting that Russian Forces at a Depot in the Sumy Region abandoned the Outpost and fled into the woods during the night leaving behind, BMPs, BTR-80s, MT-LBs and Infantry Transport Vehicles there is no indication as to why they fled.
Let’s face it: both ‘s reporting from Afghanistan and from Ukraine have been world class and should get tons of awards.
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch meinen geschätzen Kolleginnen und Kollegen zur Nominierung für den Fernsehpreis! Und wenn ich das so ehrlich sagen darf: Schade, dass BILD bei den Nominierungen (mal wieder) ignoriert wurde nach unserer Dauer-Berichterstattung seit Monaten.
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We drove ca. 700km from Rostov to Belgorod today along the Russia - Ukraine border. Will be reporting from this area as war unfortunately seems to be drawing closer. Situation up here is very tense. #RussiaUkraineConflict #Russia #Ukraine #CNN
Ukraine’s president posts a video of House Speaker visiting him in Kyiv. Reminder NO member of the German govt has visited Kyiv. Is still BELEIDIGT (great German word) because Zelensky didn’t want to meet Steinmeier?
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Зустріч зі спікером Палати представників Конгресу США @SpeakerPelosi в Києві. Сполучені Штати є лідером потужної підтримки України в боротьбі з агресією РФ. Дякуємо, що допомагаєте захищати суверенітет і територіальну цілісність нашої держави!
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Zelensky to the Bundestag: “We are trying to defend our country without your leadership. Why is it that a country across the ocean has turned out to be closer to us than a country in Europe?“
We are hearing really loud sounds of what could be longer range missile launches in Belgorod, Russia now. 6:46am local time. #CNN #RussiaUkraineCrisis #Russia #Ukraine
German government source confirms to CNN: Germany will provide Ukraine with Mars 2 Multiple Launch Artillery Rocket Systems.
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While the German government is busy finding reasons to not do more. The U.S. is finding ways to make things work.
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The training, which will occur outside Ukraine, will teach Ukrainian forces to operate the 155mm howitzers. They will then return to the fight and train other Ukrainians to use the American cannons, the official said.
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Just returned to Moscow for the first time in nearly 3 months. Will be part of ongoing team coverage of Russia‘s war against Ukraine. #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine
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Britain is reportedly sending 20 AS-90 howitzers and 45,000 shells to Ukraine
Britain will train Ukraine to use this equipment in Poland
Got the kids boostered on Christmas Eve in the famous Cologne Cathedral. Stood in line for two hours, an hour of which we got yelled at by a lone anti-vaxxer.
Our report from Bucha near Kyiv today. CNN discovers mass grave outside Kyiv as horror grows - CNN Video #CNN #Russia #Ukraine cnn.com/videos/tv/2022
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USA, UK, Polen, Tschechien, etc liefern schon schwere Waffen. Wer macht hier den Alleingang? 🤷♂️
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“You’ve seen it on the ground, where units are surrendering, sometimes without a fight. And they’ve got, a lot of these soldiers are conscripts, never been in combat before, some of whom we believe weren’t even told they were going to be in combat.” #CNN 2/2
'Testy exchange': Pleitgen challenges Russian official on Putin's message - CNN Video cnn.com/videos/world/2
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This is remarkable. The poor performance of Russia‘s air force and the strong resistance by Ukraine‘s air defenses and air force have been major surprises.
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NEW: Ukraine has control over most of its airspace, with its Air Force and air defenses still intact 63 days after Russia’s invasion: UK Defense Intel
air activity is focused on providing ground support in south & east. mostly limited to stand-off strikes elsewhere
air activity is focused on providing ground support in south & east. mostly limited to stand-off strikes elsewhere
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These Russian soldiers conjecture that the Americans have invented a language in which Ukrainian words are written in the Latin alphabet.
The soldiers are clearly clueless that they are holding a Polish RPG-76 Komar (Mosquito).
Absolutely unbelievable.
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Germany has pushed it‘s daily death toll down to single digits. Yesterday‘s was 3. New infections at 351. Not a single district above 50 infections per 100.000 population. And physical distancing, masks in public places continue. Angela Merkel consistently warns of opening fast.
That does look a bit like a screne from Baghdad in 2007.
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Convoy of soldiers just rolling through the neighborhood. #DCProtests @PoPville @HillRagDC @theHillisHome @councilofdc @charlesallen @MayorBowser
Judging from the noise in my neighborhood, Böllerverkaufsverbot didn‘t really work in my part of Berlin.
Seems like the crowds are continuing to swell at the road side protests in Minsk #Belarus - still very early but expecting mass demos all weekend for change. People calling on Lukashenko to leave.
The Anglosphere is saving Ukraine while the EU is saving itself – POLITICO
Large VIP convoy driving away from the area of the Kremlin tonight. #Russia
Just got the numbers for #Germany in the same time frame: +583 infections, +4 deaths. Total death toll so far 9082. Distancing, masks, efficient contact tracing have really slowed the virus here and allowed social economic activity to resume.
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The U.S. saw its highest single day of new COVID-19 cases today, with 71,135 cases reported.
Johns Hopkins University reports there are at least 3,570,037 cases of coronavirus in the U.S.; at least 138,291 people have died in the U.S. from coronavirus.
Song writer is an English term. It does not have a gender. Seems like the ZDF show anchor is creating a gender issue where there is none.
NATO Countries Deliver Tanks, Helicopters to Ukraine to Go on the Offensive Against Russia
There are Panzerhaubitze 2000 silk scarves in Ukraine.
Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons - CNNPolitics cnn.com/2022/04/15/pol
Breaking: Kremlin Spokesman tells me Russian President Vladimir Putin is “willing to negotiate.” He also said for Russia Ukraine is only part of a larger security issue. “it’s a part of the bigger problem of security guarantees for Russia,” Peskov said. Full statement here 👇1/3
Think is was an exceptional interview facing tough questions from in a very lively and informative exchange.
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"The transatlantic partnership is key for peace in Europe and this is what Putin also has to understand, that he will not be able to split European Union or to split NATO. We will act together," says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the threat of Russia invading Ukraine.
