Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues.



Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. We will keep you updated on developments regarding the situation in Ukraine on the 26th (Japan time), including the situation of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries involved.



(There is a 7 hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine, and a 6 hour time difference with Moscow, Russia)

“Biden administration is finalizing new aid strategy” Leading US newspaper

Leading American newspapers are reporting that the Biden administration is putting together a new aid strategy aimed at deterring another invasion and strengthening its combat capabilities and economy over the long term, rather than aiming to retake territory from Russia. I did.



This was reported by the Washington Post, a leading newspaper, citing multiple senior officials in the Biden administration.



According to the report, the Biden administration of the United States, the largest supporter of Ukraine, has stated that the reversal offensive launched by the Ukrainian military last year with the aim of recapturing territory has not achieved any notable results, and that it is preferring Russia to take back territory. They say they are putting together a new support strategy to stop the military invasion.



The plan aims to strengthen Ukraine's combat capabilities and economy over the long term, building a strong Ukrainian military and rebuilding its industrial and export base.



The new strategy also takes into account the possibility that former President Trump, who has complained that the United States is bearing an excessive burden in aid to Ukraine, will be re-elected in this fall's U.S. presidential election. A senior government official was quoted as saying, ``This is a guarantee.''



On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 24th of this month that a Russian military plane was shot down by a Ukrainian attack, but Ukrainian authorities say it was a Ukrainian prisoner who was on board the military plane. It was announced that the Russian side had provided a list of 65 people.



However, according to local media, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Director General of Intelligence Budanov said, ``At this point, there is no evidence that there were that many people on board the military aircraft,'' indicating that they will continue to carefully analyze the incident. That's it.

President Putin Russian military plane “shot down by Ukraine”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the crash of a Russian military plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners was "obviously they did it" and claimed it was shot down by Ukraine's air defense system.



Meanwhile, Ukraine is calling for an international investigation.



The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 24th that a Russian military plane was shot down by a Ukrainian attack in the western Belgorod region, killing everyone on board, including 65 Ukrainian soldiers who had been taken prisoner. doing.



Regarding the shooting down of the military plane, Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned it at a meeting with students in St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, on the 26th, saying, ``I don't know if it was intentional or negligent, but it's clear that they did it.'' He claimed that the aircraft was shot down by Ukrainian air defense systems.



President Putin said that the two missiles fired by Ukraine were likely American or French-made, and that the results of the investigation by Russian authorities will be known in the next few days. He gave the outlook.



Meanwhile, Ukraine has not made any clear statement about its involvement in the crash, and is calling for an international investigation.