Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 15 June 2022

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/WxbRo1tEgH

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/RX2bHMeIEc

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 15, 2022

According to an intelligence report, Russian forces are now in control of most of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, where they have caused "extensive collateral damage:" https://t.co/Gye4N1A0Tj pic.twitter.com/A5lVIJGPSt

— DW News (@dwnews) June 15, 2022

NATO defense ministers are holding two days of talks about beefing up weapon supplies to Ukraine.

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the issue of applications by Sweden and Finland to join the trans-Atlantic alliance is also on the agenda. https://t.co/2QysPbWGt4

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2022

#UPDATE Ukraine has pleaded with Western governments to decide quickly on sending heavy weapons to shore up its faltering defences, as Russia said it would evacuate civilians from a frontline chemical plant https://t.co/p9PkAL0cjP

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 15, 2022

Heavy weapons the Russian military has already destroyed in Ukraine:

1,947 field artillery and mortars;
521 MLRS;
3,548 tanks and armored vehicles;
1,205 drones.

If Ukraine gets a new army Russia will repeat what it has already done.

Clobber list: https://t.co/e1p9d4nyMU https://t.co/c4zIBhCQ5z

— Moon of Alabama (@MoonofA) June 14, 2022

Kremlin says communication with Washington must continue https://t.co/oJWnZYVDBc pic.twitter.com/aTl6iq6gtC

— CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) June 15, 2022

Ukraine says an area the size of Arizona needs clearing of mines.

The deadly litter of explosive remnants from the ongoing war will endanger lives and limbs long after fighting stops.@johnleicester talks to a truck driver who hit an anti-tank mine. https://t.co/sSepgM24NH pic.twitter.com/w59uxcoaxh

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2022

Polls show most Germans agree with Scholz style hesitancy on Ukraine:

68 % say Scholz is not too hesitant in sending weapons

83 % for still talking to Putin

In contrast to criticism from Ukraine and Poland, forsa poll shows German Chancellor in tune with 🇩🇪 public sentiment. pic.twitter.com/ptMxcVqaMI

— Michaela Kuefner (@MKuefner) June 15, 2022