🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured Andreevka, Alekseevka, Novonikolaevka, and the rest of Kondratovka - Sumy direction.

Russian troops are also at the center of Yunakovka, with Ukraine controlling less than 20% of the town. Russian forces have entered the first few houses of Varachino.

Russia now controls 191 sqkm of area in Sumy, in comparison, Russia controls 223 sqkm in the Volchansk direction.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: Iran is drafting a negative response to the US initial offer, which was delivered to Tehran a few days ago. Reuters reports that Iran's response can be considered as a rejection of the US proposal.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Talks have not yet started, being delayed by almost 2 hours.

Preparations are still underway to begin the Russia-Ukraine talks at the Ciragan Palace.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- BREAKING: Russia-Ukraine talks have begun in Istanbul, after being delayed by 1 hour, 45 minutes.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Scenes from the Ciragan Palace, Istanbul.

🇺🇸⚡️- Yesterday, on June 1st, USAF E-4B NAOC #ADFEB4 (TITAN29), used by Secretary of Defense Hegseth, landed at Nellis AFB at 1419z. It parked next to three JANET aircraft: N661BA (JANET01), N989RR (JANET09), and N910CB (JANET10). These JANET planes are the primary way personnel are transported to Area 51. About 40 minutes later, they departed, heading towards Area 51. While not confirmed, there’s strong evidence the SecDef may have visited Area 51 yesterday.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- The second round of the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul have ended, lasting 90 minutes.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Russia presented Ukraine with its "Peace Memo" during the Istanbul meeting, outlining its proposed terms for a ceasefire and conditions to end the war," - Axios.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russian state-media says the negotiations went 'fine' and ended 'not negatively'.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "The second round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul did not have a negative outcome," - Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Both sides, Russia and Ukraine, have received memorandums from each other. Both sides will study the proposals for a week, and then meet again for a third round of talks.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "If the Russians were ready for a ceasefire, their aircraft wouldn't have been blown up," - Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russia and Ukraine have both agreed on a mega 6,000-6,000 fallen soldiers exchange.

Both sides are also working towards a new prisoners of war exchange too.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "The Russian and Ukrainian delegations did not shake hands and offered little to suggest progress on any potential deal as Putin refuses to budge from his maximalist demands," - Financial Times.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Ukraine proposed to hold a meeting with Putin from June 20 to 30," - Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's Defense Minister and Head of Ukraine's delegation for the Russia-Ukraine talks.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have entered Yablonovka, Sumy direction.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russia's Envoy Medinisky has said certain sections of the front will respect a temporary ceasefire lasting 2-3 days, so both sides can collect the bodies of fallen soldiers for the 6,000-,6000 exchange.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russia's Envoy Medinisky says an all-for-all exchange of wounded and ill soldiers will take place.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russia's Envoy Medinisky has said Russia will begin returning Ukrainian children back to Ukraine once their parents are identified and found.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "All families will be reunited, it's a matter of honor," - Vladimir Medinisky, Putin's Envoy for the Russia-Ukraine talks.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russia's Envoy Medinsky says Russia and Ukraine will carry out an all-for-all exchange of all under-25 year old prisoners of war.