Russian troops have stepped up their offensive against the city, aiming for full control of eastern Ukraine, and the Ukrainian side is wary that "Russia's military operations have entered the most active stage."
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 25th that it destroyed a fighter engine factory in southeastern Zaporizhia with a missile and attacked Ukrainian troops moving around a railway station in eastern Dnipropetrovsk. Did.
Russian troops are aiming for full control of the eastern states of Donetsk and Luhansk, of which Luhansk is intensifying its offensive against the Ukrainian-based city of Severodonetsk.
The U.S. think tank "War Institute" said on the 24th, "Russian troops have given up on large-scale siege of Ukrainian troops in the east. It is, and points out the tactical changes of the Russian army.
In response, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense expressed a sense of crisis on the 24th, saying, "Russia's military operations have entered the most active stage. The eastern front is in a remarkably difficult situation."
According to Ukrainian troops, at least 14 civilians were killed and 15 were injured in the Russian attack in Donetsk and Luhansk on the 24th.
Meanwhile, the British Department of Defense said in an analysis on the 25th that the Russian Navy has blocked major ports such as the port city of Odesa in the south, which has slowed grain exports from Ukraine, leading to a rise in global grain prices. I point out that it is.
In a solo interview with NHK on the 24th, President Zelensky said, "The fact that 22 million tons of grain are being blocked by Russia is of great significance to Asia, Europe and Africa." He sought further military assistance, including the provision of ship missiles.
Russia's Putin administration seems to be aiming to give a long-term blow to the Ukrainian economy in anticipation of a prolonged battle, and the Ukrainian side will counter it with economic and military support from each country. It's a stance.