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 18th (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)

Sacrificed by a dew missile Lisa's funeral

On the 17th, a funeral of a 4-year-old girl who was the victim of a missile attack by Russian troops was held in Binnica, western Ukraine.



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



Of these, the funeral of 4-year-old Lisa, who was the victim of a missile attack while on the go with her mother, was held in the center of the city on the 17th, with about 100 people surrounding the sword and praying. I mourned my death at the age of four.



After her funeral, Lisa's sword, which was also filled with stuffed animals, was taken to her graveyard and buried under the watchful eye of her father and her relatives, and the gathered people were deeply saddened. I was in the dark.

Western military aid Russia is restrained but US is evaluated

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 17th that it bombed Chuhuiv in eastern Kharkiv with a missile, killing Ukrainian soldiers and destroying armored vehicles.



Furthermore, in the eastern province of Donetsk, the US-provided high-mobility rocket artillery system = Hymers was destroyed by missiles, and in the southern port city of Odesa, the anti-ship missile "Harpoon" provided by NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization was stored. He claimed to have destroyed it and restrained Western military support for Ukraine.



Meanwhile, the U.S. think tank "Institute for the Study of War" announced on the 16th that the Ukrainian army has been attacking the Russian army's ammunition depot since late June using the Hymers provided by the United States. I pointed out that there is.

On top of that, he said, "It is highly possible that the Russian army's artillery operational capabilities are being reduced."