Russian troops are intensifying their attacks in the cities of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, while the Ukrainian side has added as soon as possible to counterattack, such as President Zelensky saying "it is holding up now". I appealed to Western countries that the provision of weapons was indispensable.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 9th that it attacked various parts of eastern Luhansk Oblast with missiles, destroyed the command post and arsenal of the Ukrainian army, and shot down the Sukhoi Su-25 fighter in Donetsk Oblast.
Also, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, Russian infantry troops were deployed to Severodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, which is a fierce battlefield, and it became a fierce urban warfare on the 9th.
Ukrainian President Zelensky released a new video on the 9th, stating that "the situation on the front line has not changed significantly, but it is holding up now in Severodonetsk etc.", emphasizing the stance of fighting thoroughly.
In addition, Ukraine's Defense Minister Reznikov posted on Facebook on the 9th, and the United States, France, and Poland provided self-propelled cannons and anti-tank missile "Javelin" to bombard enemy positions. I thanked him.
However, he appealed to Western countries that additional weapons should be provided as soon as possible in order to counterattack, saying that he was "not satisfied with the speed and quantity of weapons provided."
Meanwhile, a university in Kieu, the capital of Ukraine, estimates on the 9th that the total damage to houses and factories in Ukraine due to the Russian military invasion amounted to 103.9 billion dollars, or about 14 trillion yen in Japanese yen. The actual situation of serious damage is becoming clear.