In Russia, the Victory Day on the 9th of this month is approaching three days later, but there is widespread view that the resistance of the Ukrainian army has made it difficult for the Putin administration to take full control of the two eastern states until the Victory Day. ..
On the other hand, the Russian army seems to continue to attack the steelworks that are the base of Ukraine on the important point Mariupol, and it seems that there is a desire to appeal to the people that the control of Mariupol is the greatest result of the military invasion. increase.
On the 6th, the Russian Defense Ministry launched a missile by the Air Force, destroying a large ammunition depot in Kramatorsk, eastern Donetsk Oblast, and shooting down fighters such as the Ukrainian army's Suhoi 25 and MiG 29 in eastern Luhansk Oblast. Announced that it has done so, and continues to attack mainly in the eastern part.
Russia's Putin administration has stepped up its offensive with the aim of gaining full control of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk states, but the Ukrainian side, which also receives military support from the West, is strongly resisting this, and Victory Day on the 9th. There is widespread view that it is difficult to grasp the two states up to.
Meanwhile, in Mariupol, a strategic point in the east, hundreds of civilians are still estimated to be left behind at the Azovstal iron and steel plant surrounded by Russian troops.
The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that it will temporarily suspend fighting for three days from the 5th to the 7th and set up a "humanitarian corridor" for citizens to evacuate, but Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 5th "still , Russian troops have not stopped attacking the steel mill, but there are still women and many children left and need to be rescued. Imagine this hell. People are still dying. "
The British Ministry of Defense said on the 6th, "Russian troops' new attempt to acquire a steel mill and take full control of Mariupol is hoping for a victorious anniversary on the 9th and President Putin's symbolic success in Ukraine. It may be related to that. "
Arrestvic, an adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, said on the 5th, "Russian troops are trying to seize Mariupol's steelworks by the 9th to present Putin with a'victory'. The fact that the battles have been held for three consecutive days shows their desperation. "
The Putin administration is also stepping up efforts to make Russian rule a reality, such as sending high-ranking officials from the presidential office to Mariupol, and by taking control of the Ukrainian-based steelworks militarily, Russia It seems that there is a desire to appeal to the public that it is the greatest result of the military invasion.