Russian troops continue to intensify their offensive towards full control of the eastern Luhansk region of Ukraine, and an American think tank analyzes that "Russia is concentrating its forces to gain the symbolic benefit of eastern occupation." I am.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 1st that it shot down the Ukrainian Air Force's Mig-25 fighter in the eastern province of Donetsk, Ukraine, and attacked troops with missiles.
In addition, Russian troops are intensifying their offensive against Severodonetsk, the last base on the Ukrainian side, in eastern Luhansk Oblast, which is aiming for complete control.
Regarding Severodonetsk, the British Ministry of Defense said on the 1st that "more than half of the city is currently believed to be occupied by Russian troops," and Governor Guydai of Luhansk Oblast said, "Russian troops control about 70% of Severodonetsk. "I put it in" on SNS.
Regarding the movement of the Russian army, the American think tank "War Research Institute" analyzed on May 31 that "Russian army is concentrating its forces on Severodonetsk etc. President Putin is concentrating his forces to gain the symbolic benefit of eastern occupation. "
Meanwhile, the Biden administration in the United States announced that it will provide additional military support of 700 million dollars to Ukraine and about 90 billion yen in Japanese yen, and it is said that a more precise attack is possible "high mobility rocket gun system" Etc. will be provided.
The range of ammunition to be provided is about 80 km, and a senior Biden administration official explained that "the Ukrainian side has made a promise not to use it for attacks on targets in Russia", overstimulating Russia. It seems that there is a speculation that it will not.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was asked by reporters in Saudi Arabia on the 1st, "Is there a risk of involving a third country in the conflict in Ukraine?" There is a possibility, "he said, and strongly restrained that military support could lead to conflicts involving countries other than Ukraine.