[Updated from time to time] Military invasion of Russia and Ukraine (movement on May 2)

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 May 2 (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 Zelensky reveals that citizens have begun evacuating from steelworks

Ukrainian President Zelensky revealed on his Twitter account that civilian evacuation has begun from the Azovstal iron and steel plant in Mariupol, a key point in the east.

Approximately 100 people from the first group have already departed and are scheduled to join a Ukrainian representative in Zaporizhia in the southeast on the 2nd.

UN spokesman "Evacuation of steel mill citizens is still ongoing"

A spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine told NHK on the 1st, "The evacuation of the citizens left behind at the Mariupol steelworks began on the 30th and is still ongoing. In order to continue to proceed and protect the safety of the citizens, details cannot be clarified. " I made it clear that I am proceeding.