[Updated from time to time] Military invasion of Russia and Ukraine (movement on the 17th)

Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues.

Russian and Ukrainian troops continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians are evacuating abroad.

We will keep you updated on the movements on the 17th (Japan time) regarding the situation in Ukraine, such as the situation of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.

(There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow in Russia)

Russian missile attacks in various parts of the country Increased civilian deaths

In Ukraine, on the 16th, missile attacks by Russian troops continued in various places such as southern Odesa, and the number of civilian casualties continues to increase.

Experts analyze that "Russian troops aim to demoralize the Ukrainian people by attacking even far from the front."

In Ukraine, a missile attack by Russian troops on the western province of Binnica killed 24 people, including three children, on the 14th.

Ukrainian public broadcasters detail Liza, a 4-year-old who died in the attack.

She says Liza-chan, she has Down Syndrome and had heart surgery when she was 6 months old.

Her attack was on the way home from her mother, Irina, who was taken to the therapy, where Liza died on the spot and her mother was seriously injured and treated at the hospital. It means that there is.

Other missile attacks by the Russian army continued, and according to local authorities, a man was injured in the southern port city of Odesa on the 16th, and a widespread fire broke out.

There was also an attack in Chuhuiv, northeastern Kharkiv, killing three people and injuring three. It means that a person has died.

Military expert "Is the missile attack aimed at domestic public opinion?"

Selhee Zufuretz, 54, a military expert with many years of experience in the Ukrainian army, said that Russian military missile attacks were "negotiating with Russia by instilling fear in the Ukrainian people" about the succession of missile attacks in various parts of Ukraine. It may be trying to raise domestic public opinion that it should be done and to put pressure on the government. "

On the other hand, there is a view that the scale and scope of Russian attacks are shrinking in the eastern Donbus region, Zufuretz said, "The reorganization of Russian troops does not take two weeks to a month. But the attack is still going on, not a complete pause. "

On the other hand, Mr. Zufuretz said that the Ukrainian army is preparing for a counterattack in the south, saying that full-scale fighting has not started, "To regain the state of Kherson in the south 2, Only three months are left, "he said, adding that there is not much time to spare given the coming season of heavy rainfall.

He pointed out that the war situation in the east has important implications for the front in the south, saying, "The war situation in the east determines how much troops can be distributed to the south."

POW pro-Russian combatants "What are you fighting for?"

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice has disclosed the inside of the camp in the country to several foreign media, including NHK, provided that the location and the faces of prisoners of war are not revealed.

The camp was originally a prison, but since the invasion by Russian troops in February, it has become a camp for prisoners of war, and as of the 15th, Russian soldiers and pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine At least 20 fighters were housed.

Among them, a 29-year-old combatant who was fighting in the eastern Donbus area said in an interview with NHK, "At first, the superior said that the fighting would end in three days and he could return home," the military operation said. It was revealed that it was explained that it would end in a short period of time.

He said, "I don't know what I'm fighting for. Many people are dead on both sides. It should be resolved politically."

Ukrainian Deputy Justice Minister Bisochika "POWs are based on international humanitarian law"

The camp also has facilities for medical and sports, and Ukrainian Deputy Justice Minister Bisochika told NHK that "ICRC = accepting visits from the International Committee of the Red Cross and treating prisoners of war under international humanitarian law. I emphasized.

However, he said, "In order to regain Ukrainian prisoners of war, prisoners of war such as Russian soldiers are needed," he said, and pointed out that the presence of prisoners of war is also necessary to proceed with negotiations with Russia over prisoner exchange.