Analysis on today's strikes

One of those fishermen is leaning too far over the side of the boat

Reason number 2,945 not to cancel the licence fee

Remember the murderer who was released from prison to fight in Ukraine, only to then kill an elderly woman in a Russian village? Well he’s just been released *again*, after serving just a week of his new sentence…his victim’s granddaughter spoke to me ⬇️ bbc.com/news/articles/…

This is the notification from the prison governor informing Yulia's family that her killer was released in line with the F3-61 law (allowing convicts to be let out of prison if they sign a contract with the Russian military; they have their sentences frozen or even cancelled)⬇️⬇️

The governor of Kursk Region: entry to the city of Kurchatov is now restricted to residents & special permit-holders, due to Ukrainian forces "attempts" to enter the city Kurchatov is the 3rd-largest city in Kursk Region, closest to the nuclear plant, population is around 42,000

Lots of familiar names, some of them friends, in the Russian Foreign Ministry's latest sanctions list 92 US citizens, including plenty of journalists, are now banned from entry into Russia. telegra.ph/Poimyonnyj-per…

Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova faces 'slow murder' in jail and weighs just 45kg, according to her sister Tatsiana Khomich who spoke to recently-released prisoners… kyivpost.com/post/38258

In the Russian city of Smolensk, a factory that produces rubbish disposal equipment put on a special ballet performance - featuring their various vehicles - to mark a sales event.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorsky speaking to the FT says Poland has a "duty" to shoot down Russian missiles BEFORE they enter Polish airspace - i.e. over western Ukraine - despite the fact that NATO is against such action ft.com/content/5f7550…

After today’s Russian attack on Lviv, only the man in this photo survived. His wife and three daughters were killed by Russia tonight in their own home.

Russian (and Belarusian) officials often do these kind of overly familiar greetings with lots of smiles and laughs intentionally for the cameras, in order to create the impression they're good friends with, and accepted by, international figures

⚡️Washington has launched an effort to fight Russian influence campaigns ahead of the US presidential election 🧲Actions: sanctions, seizing web domains, indictments 🎯Targets: Kremlin-controlled media 👨‍⚖️Two RT employees indicted for trying to circulate fake news videos in the US

DOJ indicted today RT's employee Konstantin Kalashnikov for organizing illicit dissemination of fake news aiming to poison the domestic US election debate. Aptly, his Facebook profile is named "Novichok"

I’m sure the public love the idea of a Siberian kitten called Prince, but there might be a *tiny* bit of dismay that the PM didn’t mention Larry in the interview? I wonder when we’ll get the first pics of Prince? 🐱