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 26th (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)

President Biden announces Ukrainian Ambassador

President Biden of the United States announced on the 25th that he will appoint Mr. Bridget Brink, who is currently the ambassador in Slovakia, as the ambassador to Ukraine.



The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine has been vacant for three years, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited the capital Kieu on the 24th, revealed that President Biden will soon appoint an ambassador as part of strengthening support for Ukraine. I was doing it.



Mr. Brink will become an ambassador if approved by the US Senate.

President Putin "Western plans to terrorize Russian news media"

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a meeting of prosecutors in Moscow on the 25th, saying, "Military operations in Ukraine reveal crimes that violate international law by Ukrainian neo-Nazi organizations and foreign soldiers. Provocations against Russian troops using foreign media and SNS should also be thoroughly investigated. Crime in Russia must be dealt with. "



On top of that, President Putin said Russia's security agency FSB = Federal Security Service had prevented a terrorist plan to assassinate a prominent Russian journalist on the 25th. ..



On the 25th, the FSB said that a Russian organization with neo-Nazi ideas tried to assassinate prominent caster Vladimir Putin, who is close to the Putin administration, at the direction of Ukrainian security officials, but detained the criminal group. Announced.



In his speech, Putin unilaterally argued that Western intelligence agencies such as the United States were planning terrorist attacks on Russian media to control information warfare with Russia.

Evacuation from Ukraine 5.23 million people (as of 24th)

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 5.23 million as of the 24th.



The main evacuation destinations are


▼ Poland with about 2.9 million people,


▼ Hungary with about 490,000 people, and


▼ Moldova with about 430,000 people.



In addition, about 770,000 people have been evacuated to Romania as of the 23rd.



▼ The number of people evacuated to Russia is about 600,000 as of the 24th.