Israeli FM Katz commenting on Türkiye stopping all trade with Israel:

Israel will emerge with a strong and daring economy.

“We Win, and They Lose.”

Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Güler:

— PKK terrorists are fleeing to Iran. We see it from UAVs, the Iranians say 'no'.

— Some of our friends are giving pilot training to PKK/PYD terrorists. They should not mock our minds.

Türkiye says it won’t transfer its S-400 air defence systems to Ukraine or any other country.

Turkish Defence Minister Güler:

— It is out of the question for us to transfer this system to another country.

— We are the second strongest army in NATO. We aspire to join the European Army.

— Türkiye's F-35 issue is still on the table.

Russian MoD claims it targeted Ukraine's German-made IRIS-T SLM air defense system.

Combat control point and launcher were reportedly destroyed, but it is impossible to visually determine the type of vehicles.

Russians are able to adapt in a very short period of time, so we have up to two months before the Russian Armed Forces adapt to ATACMS, says Ivan Stupak, a former officer in the Security Service of Ukraine & now an adviser to the Ukrainian parliament's national security, defense and intelligence committee.

#BREAKING British Foreign Minister David Cameron says Ukraine "has the right to strike Russian territory with British weapons."

Rare footage reportedly showing the successful operation of EW system installed on armored vehicles of Russian forces to counter FPV drones.

Iran-backed Shiite militant group Saraya al-Ashtar (based in Bahrain) published footage of the launch of a kamikaze UAV strike against the HQs of Trucknet company in Eilat, Israel on April 27.

Reuters has withdrawn this story.

Israel is shooting down its own drones, a lot of them.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are knocking down a substantial number of their own drones in the course of operations, a U.S. Marine Corps officer has disclosed.

40% instances are "friendly fire".

Source: TWZ

Russians evacuate the second American-made Ukrainian M1A1SA Abrams tank to the rear.

Two Russian tanks with full cope cage, with the cover of smoke screen, deliver infantry to assault positions.

American soldiers & Russian military personnel are now sharing the same base in Niger.

Russian forces have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops.

Russian forces are not mingling with U.S. troops but are using a separate hanger at Airbase 101, Reuters reports.

The U.S. agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger after Niger ended its military agreement with the US.

What does Ukraine need to win?

The Ministry of Defense of Estonia published a corresponding report:

— 4,800 anti-aircraft missiles are needed annually.

— To achieve this number, the entire annual production of anti-aircraft missiles in the U.S. (3,600) and the rest in NATO (estimated at 1,000) will be needed.

— If enemy attacks continue at the same pace, Ukraine will need 7,500 additional air defense missiles per year.

— The annual need for long-range missiles is estimated at 8,760 units.

— Ukraine must destroy at least 1,000 Russians every day to prevent any build-up of Russian forces.

"Ukraine is on the brink"

"I see no possibility for Ukraine to win the war on the battlefield. Even if we can push the Russians back to the borders, it will not stop the war," says Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence.

— Such wars can only end with treaties. Currently, both parties are fighting for the "most advantageous position". But substantive negotiations can begin no earlier than in the second half of 2025.

— Russia will initially continue the implementation of the plan to occupy the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The success of the advance will be determined by when and where the Russians strike next.

— Russia is preparing for an offensive around the Kharkiv and Sumy regions in the northeast.

— Russian group, which is based on the border with Kharkiv, currently has 35,000 military personnel, but it is planned to increase it to 50,000-70,000 soldiers. This is "not enough" for an operation to capture a large city.

— The offensive of Russians will begin at the end of May - at the beginning of June.

— Now the army of the Russian Federation acts as a "single body" with a clear plan and under a single command.

#BREAKING Israeli airstrike hits Syrian security building outside Damascus.

Türkiye officially halts all trade with Israel.

“Türkiye will strictly and decisively implement these new measures until the Israeli government allows the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, Turkish Trade Ministry says.

U.S. says it killed a civilian, not a terrorist in a drone strike.

A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, Pentagon admits.

High-precision JDAM aerial bomb on Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet.