US Department of Defense announces the US conducted 'defensive precision airstrikes' tonight targeting facilities belonging to Iran-backed militias at the border between Iraq and Syria.
According to MarineTraffic AIS data, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) is currently sailing southeast through Black Sea waters, close to Crimea's coast.
USS Ross arrived in the Ukrainian port of Odesa a few days ago to take part in the SEA BREEZE 21 exercise.
A quick distance measurement through Google Earth shows USS Ross is allegedly located approx. 10km from Sevastopol at this moment.
That is, of course, if the AIS signal is indeed correct, which we cannot take for granted.
According to MarineTraffic, USS Ross suddenly changed its course a short time ago and is currently moving in the opposite direction of Crimea.
Russia invites Germany and France to discuss a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by April 27, a meeting can be held "in Donbas with the participation of Ukraine, DPR and LPR," Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak said.
Pro-separatist sources claim the Ukrainian military is currently conducting a massive shelling of the outskirts of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast with heavy weapons.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Kyiv is pulling equipment and weapons to the contact line in Donbas, they shouldn't talk about steps towards a settlement on their part.
US Secretary of State Blinken spoke by phone today with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, discussed Russia's military buildup, Afghanistan and upcoming NATO Summit.
Russia's decision on halting flights with Turkey from April 15 to June 1 "not related" to Zelensky's visit to Ankara, the cause was an alarming epidemiological situation, the Kremlin told RIA Novosti.