Ensuring Ukraine wins is the most important thing we can do for global peace and security.

That’s why we’re increasing our support - backing Ukraine with £500 million for military aid and delivering our largest-ever package of equipment.

#StandWithUkraine

#BREAKING

Rishi Sunak TO ANNOUNCE LARGEST-EVER MILITARY AID PACKAGE TO #UKRAINE ON VISIT TO POLAND

💷£500m boost for Ukraine

💷400 vehicles

💷1,600 munitions

💷4 million rounds of ammunition

One source said additional Bradley Fighting Vehicles would be part of the shipment. Older Humvees and M113 armored personnel carriers, as well as missiles, could also be included, said another.

SCOOP: The Biden administration is preparing a larger-than-normal package of military aid for Ukraine that will include armored vehicles, in addition to urgently needed artillery and air defenses, according to two U.S. officials.

DOD expects to move the package quickly as soon

A message of thanks from a frontline Ukrainian soldier to the U.S. for finally coming through, punctuated at the end by the roar of shelling.

The IDF confirms that one of its drones was shot down by Hezbollah over southern Lebanon last night.

An airstrike was carried out against the launch site of the surface-to-air missile, the IDF adds.

Hezbollah claims to have downed an Israeli military Hermes 450 drone over southern Lebanon.

If true, this would be the third UAV and second Hermes 450 model shot down by Hezbollah amid the war.

Evidence grows (updated story below) that Rocks air launched ballistic missile, or a derivative of its Sparrow ballistic missile surrogate family, was used in the strike on Isfahan. If drones were present, this would have stimulated air defenses at... 1/X twz.com/air/mystery-we…

UKRAINE AID PASSES HOUSE

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damaged/destroyed radar of the S-300 air defense battery near Isfahan today google.com/maps?ll=32.781…

Following explosion at #PMF base south of Baghdad, US official confirms to me no US military activity in the area.

A senior Iraqi official tells me the explosion is believed to have been caused by an Israeli airstrike, but there’s no confirmation, and Baghdad will investigate

BREAKING: Explosion at a military base used by Iraq's popular mobilization forces south of Baghdad was a result of an 'unknown airstrike', two security sources tell Reuters

BREAKING - A huge blast rocked a military base south of Baghdad used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces late on Friday, security sources told @reuters

Budanov told me Ukraine used S-200 to take down the Tu-22 M3. A Ukrainian defense official told me “partners” helped modify the guidance system. Story mostly by Thomas Newdick
twz.com/air/russian-tu…

The Pentagon is preparing to quickly approve a weapons package for Ukraine that includes urgently needed artillery and air defenses as Congress lines up votes to pass additional funding for the country, according to two U.S. officials. W/ Connor O'Brien politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Senior US military sources:
The target of the Israeli strike was an Iranian military base in Isfahan near Natanz, not the nuclear facilities themselves. “The Israelis hit what they intended to strike,” I am told. The targets within this strike included Iranian air defense systems

Three missiles were fired from Israeli fighter aircraft last night, senior US official says - ABC

The target was an air defense radar site near Isfahan that’s part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility

First assessment is that the strike took out the site

BREAKING: Israeli officials notified the US earlier today they planned to retaliate in the next 24-48 hours, sources told Peter Martin and me.

BREAKING: Iranian air defence has been activated in the skies of several provinces of the country, Iran state-affiliated IRNA News Agency reports

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Breaking: Iran suspends flight over several cities-Iran state media : by Reuters
#Iran #Israel