In a phone call with Trump, Putin stated that he intends to declare another temporary truce in Ukraine, this time for Victory day on May 9.

Trump has expressed support for this ceasefire.

Due to intensified Russian bombardments and ground operations in border areas, the mayor of the city of Shostka, Sumy Oblast, is urging residents to evacuate the region if they cannot withstand the psychological pressure.

He noted that attacks on the city are now taking place daily, with settlements outside Shostka coming under attack over longer periods of time.

Another Ukrainian An-124-100 "Ruslan" cargo plane from Harrisburg Airport in Pennsylvania landed at Rzeszów Airport in Poland to deliver military aid to Ukraine.

The Washington Post reports that the USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier is being withdrawn from the area of the Middle East and returning home to the US after a 10-month-long deployment.

This leaves only 2 strike carrier groups operating in the area of the Middle East, significantly reducing the US firepower available for any future attacks on Iran.

Trump claims that he was the one who suggested a ceasefire in Ukraine for May 9, contradicting initial reports by Russian media that it was Putin who proposed the deal.

Trump stated that he thinks Putin will implement this, and will make an announcement regarding it soon.

In my opinion, Putin wants a drone-free May 9 Victory Day parade, as a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow during the parade would be a PR nightmare for Russia.

Ukraine has significantly improved long-range drone (and missile) capabilities compared to this time last year, and could carry out another one of their attacks where they launch 500+ drones in a single day. Even if Russia is theoretically able to shoot down every single drone targeting Moscow, there would still be debris falling everywhere, mobile internet outages, and constant air raid sirens.

Of course, ceasefires like this are also good PR for Russia at the same time, as it helps paint them in the light of supporting negotiations and a peaceful resolution.

Trump mistook Ukraine for Iran, claiming that "Ukraine is militarily defeated, you wouldn't know that by reading the fake news".

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 Bloomberg: CENTCOM has requested deployment of the Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, aiming to target ballistic missile launchers deeper inside the country.

If approved, it would mark the first operational deployment of the U.S. hypersonic missile system, which has faced delays and has not yet been declared fully operational.

The request reportedly states that Iran has moved launchers beyond the range of the Precision Strike Missile, prompting the need for a longer-range option. No final decision has yet been made.

@wfwitness

First point is absolutely false, second point about Ukraine’s battlefield position is true.

Here's a map showing who has the advantage along what part of the frontline, based on my own observations.

You might have to zoom in a bit to get a clearer view.

Russian mapper Radov seems to agree with me about Ukraine's battlefield position being better than its been for 9-10 months.

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This is only for people who were mistaken for being a bot. If you were banned for another issue you will be ignored for the time being as we try to fix this issue.

Some Ukrainian soldiers were also able to re-enter parts of Hulyaipole 👀

More info on that later

Russian Tornado-S rocket launches to Pechenihy, Kharkiv Oblast.

I'm planning on doing a livestream on YouTube this weekened, covering the general situation on the frontline in Ukraine.

I did a predictions livestream last year and a lot of you guys liked it, so I thought it would be cool to bring that back in the form of situational map updates. If it goes well, I could make this a weekly thing. I know a lot of people prefer visual, video-format updates over walls of text.

For those interested, my YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@AMK_Mapping