Possible launches of Russian Geran-2 drones from Primorsk-Akhtarsk Air Base, Krasnodar Krai.

Putin's address has begun. He is giving a congratulation for Victory day.

Possible launches of Russian Geran-2 drones from Millerevo airbase, Rostov Oblast.

Putin has offered direct negotiations in Istanbul, stating that "We need to ensure long-lasting peace in the historical context".

Putin: "Russia is ready for negotiations without any preconditions"

The address is over.

Most of the speech was just fluff, but Putin is going to speak with Turkish President Erdogan tomorrow. He wants the talks to start on May 15.

Its wild to me that these so-called "Experts" still haven't grasped the concept of attritional warfare.

Advances in a war of attrition are NOT linear. The goal is to wear down your enemy to the point where he cannot fight anymore. Only then will the "Big-arrow" advances occur.

Anyone saying "Russia needs x number of years to capture the Donbas at the current rate of advance" either doesn't know what they are talking about or is pushing a narrative to appease an audience or certain officials.

Russia's current tactic of pushing in one area, drawing Ukrainian units from other parts of the frontline, and then pushing in another area, whether that be in the area where the units were taken from, or another weak or critical part of the frontline is working well for them. It's about stretching, probing and pressuring different parts of the frontline, while wearing down Ukraine's capability to fight on the frontline and in the rear.

The Tatarigami team has released solid assessments and analyses in the past and is generally better than most of the Pro-Ukrainian community, but when it comes to this topic, I think they are just trying to maintain their viewership by saying what the masses want to hear. This directly contributes to the levels of delusion seen in the information space.

Another one to the list :)

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - Satellite imagery confirms damage to Shahbaz Air Base, Pakistan.

Satellite images of Indian controlled Jammu airport.

The Saraya al-Quds brigades (armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad) announced their second operation in retaliation of the Israeli assassination of the head of the Jenin Brigades, but instead of it being in the West Bank, it was in the Gaza Strip.

A field commander of the brigades stated that it involved targeting a group of Israeli officers and soldiers in the eastern part of the Shujaiyya district of eastern Gaza City at 12:45am today. The operation began by luring an Israeli force inside an armoured vehicle (of an unknown type) into the ambush zone, before it was targeted with an "anti-tank missile". It is unclear if they are referring to an ATGM or and RPG - recent operations have primarily utilised RPGs, however. The field commander claimed that the attack resulted in injuries among the crew of officers and soldiers.

An Israeli rescue force arrived on scene to provide initial aid and to evacuate the wounded but was targeted by a pre-prepared, remotely detonated "Thaqib" Improvised explosive device (IED), reportedly killing and wounding part of the force.

The Palestinian cell which targeted the Israeli force with the anti-tank missile then engaged in clashes with the Israeli rescue force with medium and light weapons, but a number of the militants were killed as they withdrew from the scene.

It's clear that the Novopavlivka direction is the new target of Russia's probing and stretching tactic. New advances have put Russian forces less than 1km from the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It's likely that they will reach the regional border in the coming days.

A weakness has very clearly been identified here, and after increased pressure was applied on the Troitske-Horikhove line with new reinforcements from the rear in the form of elements of the 137th separate motorized rifle brigade and unknown units from the 51st separate army and 201st Rifle Division, Ukrainian defences began to crumble here and to the north near Novomykolaivka and Novooleksandrivka.

We went from hardly any progress to Kilometres of progress per day.

Russia is also continuing their assaults west of Velyka Novosilka after new reinforcements were brought there too, as well as in the Kostyantynivka direction. The Lyman direction has stalled for now after that was the focal point for some time.

Russian forces have captured the village of Troitske, Novopavlivka direction, Donetsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~264

Initial reports of a "security incident" in Rafah, southern Gaza. This means that Israel has suffered casualties in a Palestinian attack.

Israeli airstrikes targeted an unspecified part of Rafah a few minutes ago.

Al-Jazeera, citing the leader of Hamas reports that Hamas is engaged in direct and advanced negotiations with the US regarding a ceasefire and Gaza. The negotiations have been ongoing for days, with the primary goals being to establish a ceasefire and allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the strip.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Putin wants to meet in Istanbul to negotiate a possible end to the war in Ukraine, rather than have an immediate ceasefire. He expressed his doubts that Ukraine will agree to any deal with Russia and complained about Putin's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, reiterating the claim that World War 2 could not have been won without the support of the U.S.

He added that negotiations in Istanbul will determine whether a deal is possible, and if not, Europeans leaders and the U.S. will "know where everything stands and can proceed accordingly".