Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues.



Russian and Ukrainian troops continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians are evacuating abroad.

We will keep you updated on the movements on the 8th (Japan time) regarding the situation in Ukraine, such as the situation of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.



(There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow in Russia)

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution to suspend Russia's membership

An emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 7th, and after the bodies of many citizens were found in Bucha near the capital of Ukraine, the resolution submitted by the United States and others was passed. I was.


The resolution "expresses strong concern about serious and systematic human rights abuses by Russia" and calls for the suspension of Russia's status as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.


As a result of the vote, 93 countries including Europe, the United States and Japan agreed, 24 countries such as China and North Korea opposed, and 58 countries such as India, Brazil and Mexico withdrew, excluding abandonment and no vote. The resolution was adopted with more than two-thirds of the country's approval.

Government considers additional sanctions on Russia

Foreign Minister Hayashi, who attended the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, told reporters, "We agreed on the need to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions. Japan expressed its intention to steadily implement sanctions." Said.


Based on the G7 leaders' statement, the government plans to take additional sanctions against Russia, such as expanding the scope of asset freezes on President Putin and others, expanding the scope of export bans, and banning new investment in Russia. There is a plan to do.

Western companies announce large loss prospects one after another

Among Western companies that have decided to withdraw from the Russian business following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there are a series of moves to announce the prospect of a large amount of loss related to it.


British oil giant Shell said it expects losses from withdrawing from the Russian business to reach up to $ 5 billion in the three months to last month and nearly 620 billion yen in Japanese yen.


Shell plans to phase out the procurement of crude oil and natural gas from Russia and completely withdraw from the Russian business, which is expected to increase the valuation loss of related assets.


In addition, the US oil giant ExxonMobil will lose up to 4 billion dollars and nearly 500 billion yen in Japanese yen due to the withdrawal from the oil and natural gas development project "Sakhalin 1" that has been promoted off the coast of Sakhalin in the Russian Far East. There is a possibility.


In addition, US financial giant JP Morgan Chase said it could lose about $ 1 billion in Russia and more than JPY 120 billion in Japanese yen, and Dutch beer giant Heineken is also developing beer in Russia. The sale of businesses such as beer and drinking water is expected to result in a loss of 400 million euros, or nearly 54 billion yen in Japanese yen.


Financial markets are also wary of these Russian-related losses deteriorating corporate performance.

US penalties for three Russian airlines

The Biden administration in the United States announced on the 7th that it will impose penalties for violating the export restrictions imposed by three Russian airlines in late February.


Specifically, in addition to the largest Aeroflot, Azur Air and UTair are using Boeing aircraft, which are subject to export restrictions, in Russian cities, China, India, Turkey, etc. It is said that it operated a flight connecting cities.


As a penalty, the US Department of Commerce will prevent these three companies from receiving any of the products and services of American companies, and will seek similar cooperation from companies in other countries, making it difficult to operate.

At least 1611 civilians killed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that at least 1611 civilians have died in Ukraine between February 24 and this month 6 as Russia's military invasion has begun.


Of these, 131 are children.


Of the deaths, 1119 have been identified in Kyiv and eastern Kharkiv, northern Chernihiv and southern Kherson, and 492 have been identified in eastern Donetsk and Luhansk.


In addition, there are 2227 injured people.


Many people were killed or injured by bombardment, missiles, and air strikes.


The announcement does not include unidentified casualties, such as in eastern Mariupol, which has been heavily attacked by Russian troops, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has far more actual numbers. It is said that there are many.

More than 4.31 million people evacuated abroad United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

According to the UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of people evacuated from Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian army is more than 4.31 million as of the 6th.


The main evacuation destinations are Poland with about 2.51 million people, Romania with about 660,000 people, and Hungary and Moldova with about 400,000 people.


As of the 29th of last month, about 350,000 people have evacuated to Russia.