After taking control of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, Russian troops are aiming to intensify their offensive toward taking control of the two eastern states, but Ukrainian troops receiving military support from the West continue to fight back.
On the other hand, Russia has stopped supplying natural gas to Finland, which is in conflict over the accession of NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and it is thought that it is a retaliation measure by Russia.
On the 21st, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had attacked various parts of Ukraine with missiles and destroyed the weapons of the Ukrainian army with the cruise missile "Calibre" in northwestern Zhytomyr Oblast.
The Russian side claims that the destroyed weapon was being donated by the Western side and was about to be transferred to the Ukrainian army in the two eastern states.
It also announced that it had attacked the port of southern Odesa with missiles, destroying fuel facilities for Ukrainian armored vehicles.
On the 20th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had taken control of the entire eastern strategic point of Mariupol, ▼ in the future, marching troops from Mariupol toward full control of the two eastern states, and ▼ claiming to take control soon. It seems that the aim is to intensify the offensive in eastern Luhansk Oblast.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian army is fighting back with the military support of Europe and the United States, and the American think tank "War Research Institute" said on the 20th, "Russian army has a large-scale counterattack on the Ukrainian side and prolonging the conflict. It seems that they also have it. "
Meanwhile, Finland's state-owned gas company announced on the 21st that the supply of natural gas from Russia had been suspended, and that Russia's largest government-affiliated gas company Gazprom had also been suspended as the conflict between Russia and Europe and the United States continued. I admitted.
In Finland, the supply of electricity from Russia has also stopped since 14th of this month, and it is believed that it is a retaliation measure by Russia that strongly opposes Finland's application for NATO.
Also, on the 21st, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a list of American citizens who have taken measures to ban entry into Russia as a retaliation for US sanctions.
The list includes government officials such as US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Blinken, who have already announced immigration bans in March, as well as top executives of private companies, for a total of 963 people. It's up.
Russia also announced on the 20th that it plans to strengthen military troops in western Russia, which borders European countries, in order to counter NATO, further deepening the conflict with the Western side over the situation in Ukraine. I am.