In eastern Ukraine, where tensions continue, pro-Russian factions evacuate residents to neighboring Russia because of attacks by government troops as the fighting between government forces and pro-Russian factions that virtually control part of them reignites. In response to the announcement, the Ukrainian government has denounced the attack head-on and has been criticized.
In eastern Ukraine, the OSCE-Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which is monitoring the ceasefire, has rekindled the fighting between government forces and pro-Russian armed groups that effectively control some areas, from the night of the 15th to the night of the 16th of this month. It is said that there were nearly 600 explosions and shootings in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Under these circumstances, the leader of the armed groups, Mr. Psilin, insisted on the 18th that "the Ukrainian government is ready to fight and prepare to recapture the area by force," and residents in the bordering state of Rostov in southern Russia. Revealed to evacuate.
In response, Danilov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, denied that it was a "red lie" and claimed that it was information that Russia had deliberately disseminated.
Regarding the situation in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the Ukrainian government to implement a standstill agreement at a press conference on the 18th, saying that "the situation is tense."
He also criticized the Ukrainian government, saying, "In Ukraine, human rights have been extensively and systematically violated and discrimination against Russian-speaking people has been legislated."
The Biden administration in the United States has been wary of the spread of false information that Russians have been attacked by Ukrainian troops over the region, which could be an excuse for Russia to invade Ukraine.
Russian state media tells "residents evacuate"
Russian state media reports that residents are starting to evacuate one after another, such as by taking a bus, in an area virtually controlled by pro-Russian factions in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.
There are many women, children, elderly people, etc. in thick coats on the bus, and some of them have anxious expressions.
According to pro-Russian factions who have revealed evacuation to Russia, Donetsk Oblast alone plans to evacuate about 700,000 people.
On the other hand, on the 18th, Russian Presidential Administration spokesman Peskov instructed the authorities to provide evacuated people with places to sleep and meals, and to prepare medical support, etc. It was revealed that it was decided to pay 10,000 rubles per person, or about 15,000 yen in Japanese yen.