🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have reached the centers of both towns, Leontovichi and Zverevo, Pokrovsk direction.

Both towns are the final defensive positions for Ukrainian troops before Pokrovsk city.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY.

At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly!

I’m starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who’s too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America.

HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!" - Donald Trump, US President.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡- BREAKING: Hamas confirms ongoing direct talks with the US!

"Direct negotiations with the US administration have been ongoing for days and are looking into allowing aid into Gaza and halting the war," - Hamas to al-Jazeera.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡- "Advanced direct negotiations between the movement and the US administration regarding a ceasefire in Gaza," - Hamas to al-Jazeera.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - Wreckage from an Indian Su-30MKI jet that was shot down by Pakistan on the night of May 7 - Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir region, India.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - EU's Sentinel-2 imagery from this morning shows 'damage' to Udhampur Air Base, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - Sentinel-2 shows no damage to Jammu Air Base, India - meaning the base was not struck directly.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- BREAKING: "We expect a ceasefire from tomorrow, complete and lasting, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings.

And I will wait for Putin on Thursday in Turkey. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for reasons why they cannot," - Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, says he will head the Ukrainian delegation in Turkey personally.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: "We want the detainees returned, but Israel doesn't want to end the war," - Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy, in an interview live on Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Following the revelation of the direct US-Hamas talks, Netanyahu says Hamas may make a 'symbolic' release, allowing Israeli-American hostage Idan Alexander to leave as a 'goodwill gesture'.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Witkoff's criticism of Israel comes at a crucial time as Israel prepares to expand the fighting in Gaza," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Witkoff, through the mediators, presented Hamas with a proposal for a partial deal that would begin with the release of 10 Israeli hostages, in exchange for a cessation of fighting for up to 70 days, during which a final deal would be negotiated," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇸🇦🇵🇸⚡- BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has organized a four-way meeting between himself, President Trump, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, to take place in Riyadh during Trump's visit.

The purpose of the meeting is to plan for the recognition of a Palestinian State - according to Israeli outlet 301.

🇮🇱 - Mass hysteria in Israeli media over recent reports.

🇺🇸🇸🇦🇮🇱⚡- "Saudi Arabia is trying to harness Trump to recognize a Palestinian state, end the war in Gaza, and normalize with Israel," - Israeli Channel 11.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡- "I think we will have to wean ourselves off American security assistance," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, told his Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee today, reported by Israeli Channel 13's Yuval Segev.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Israel issues evacuation warnings for the Ports of Ras Isa, al-Hodeidah and Salif. All three are located in the al-Hodeidah region, Ansarullah-controlled western Yemen.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- Explosions in Ras Isa, Yemen!

🇾🇪🇮🇱 - It looks like the Israeli jets departed over an hour ago, and issued the warning as soon as the jets neared Yemeni territory.