In eastern Ukraine, Russian troops are stepping up their offensive to siege the Ukrainian base, aiming for complete control of Luhansk Oblast.
In response, Ukrainian President Zelensky would like to visit the eastern part of the country for the first time after the military invasion to encourage his frontline soldiers and embark on a reversal offensive.
On the 29th, Russian troops announced that they had destroyed Ukrainian ammunition depots and weapons in eastern Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts with missile attacks, making them the last base on the Ukrainian side, especially in Luhansk Oblast, which aims for complete control. We are intensifying our offensive to siege Luhansk Oblast.
In response, Governor Guydai of Luhansk Oblast said on the 28th, "Severodonetsk is under Ukraine and the enemy is not doing well. Russian troops stay in a hotel in the suburbs where they are based and advance to the center of the city. It has not been done, "he said, and it seems that the fierce offense and defense of both sides are continuing.
Under these circumstances, Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine on the 29th.
It is believed that President Zelensky is the first to leave the capital and visit the eastern part of the military invasion, visiting heavily destroyed apartment buildings and encouraging soldiers fighting on the front lines.
In a video released prior to this, President Zelensky is calling for further military assistance from the West, and even as the war situation over Severodonetsk falls into inferiority, it seems that he wants to embark on a reversal offensive in the eastern part.
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European leaders one after another, and on the 28th, he held a three-way telephone talk with French President Macron and German Prime Minister Schortz, and on the 29th, he was connected with Russia in terms of economics. Talked with President Vladimir Putin of Russia over the phone and expressed his intention to provide a stable supply of natural gas.
President Putin is expected to meet with Turkish President Erdogan on the phone on the 30th, and President Erdogan is expected to work with the two leaders toward a ceasefire negotiation, showing his willingness to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Turkey, on the other hand, has been reluctant to join Finland and Sweden with the NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Northern Europe, and its response is the focus.
For this reason, it seems that President Putin wants to restrain the movement toward NATO expansion through a meeting with President Erdogan.