It has been five months in 24 days since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine began.
The day after Russia and Ukraine agreed to resume exports of wheat from Ukraine through the mediation of the United Nations, the southern export base was hit by a missile, and it became unclear whether the agreement would be surely implemented. I am.
Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine this February, which has been five months in 24 days.
After claiming to have seized control of the entire Luhansk region of the two eastern provinces, the Russian Defense Ministry has continued to attack violently with the aim of seizing the entire province of Donetsk, but the Ukrainian army has also fought thoroughly and the war situation has stalled. It seems that it is.
The US think tank "Institute for the Study of War" analyzed on the 23rd that Russian ground troops attempted to advance locally on the east side of Sibelsik and the south side of Bahumt, one of the Ukrainian military bases in Donetsk Oblast. Pointed out that a great battle was fought.
Under these circumstances, Ukrainian troops and others announced on the 23rd in Odesa, a port city in the south facing the Black Sea, that Russian troops attacked the port with cruise missiles, injuring people and damaging infrastructure facilities.
The port of Odesa is an export base for Ukrainian wheat, and exports were stagnant due to the blockage by the Russian army, but Ukraine and Russia have just agreed to resume exports on the 22nd under the mediation of Turkey and the United Nations. did.
Regarding the attack, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaharova claimed on SNS on the 24th that it had destroyed the military infrastructure of the port.
It is already unclear whether the agreement will be fulfilled in the early attack, in which the countries concerned welcomed the agreement to stabilize food supply.
Meanwhile, Russia is accelerating its move to establish control in areas it claims to have been seized by the military.
In the southeastern province of Zaporizhia, pro-Russian executives claimed on the 24th that a person dispatched from Russia had been appointed to the top of the state police to the Russian state news agency, and in the future the military He revealed his desire to seek resident status.
"Russia has not'expanded'the war," the British Ministry of Defense said in an analysis released yesterday that Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was also looking to seize control of the southern and southeastern parts of Ukraine. It is almost certain that maintaining long-term control, including in these areas, was the original purpose of the military invasion. "
Russian Army War Crimes Investigation Continues in Ukraine
In Ukraine, prosecutors and police are continuing to investigate Russian military war crimes.
According to the prosecution, there are more than 24,000 cases of Russian war crimes as of 22nd this month.
Deputy Commander Murman, the head of the Dutch military police investigation team who assisted the Ukrainian authorities in the field, responded to NHK's interview.
The investigative team has been collecting testimony from residents in Borojanka near Kieu, the capital of Ukraine, for about three weeks from May, and mobile phone communication records and images seized by Ukrainian authorities from prisoners of the Russian army. I collected evidence, such as investigating.
Regarding the situation of the investigation, Deputy Commander Murman said, "Ukraine's judicial system is functioning, but the number of cases to be investigated is enormous, so manpower is still needed."
And, as the war continues, the current situation that investigations on war crimes are already being carried out is "In the past, many years have passed since the incident occurred, and the investigation often started after the war ended, but this time the case It was possible to investigate within a few weeks after the incident, and there is a lot of evidence left. "
However, Deputy Commander Murman said, "Although the usual crime scene is blocked, this time the DNA left on the scene due to the containment of the body and the cleaning of the surrounding area before the investigation was conducted. We also have to consider the possibility of mixing. The challenge is how to collect reliable evidence. "
Deputy Commander Murman said, "The more people we have, the more command we will have," he said, expecting more investigation teams from other countries to conduct more detailed investigations. We need close cooperation, "he said, recognizing that cooperation between Ukraine and the authorities of each country is the key to filing as many war crimes as possible.
British Chief of the General Staff “President Putin's Health Anxiety Wishful Thinking”
Chief of the General Staff, Chief of the General Staff of the British Army's uniforms, said in a BBC television show on the 17th of this month, "hope" in connection with some Western media saying that Russia's President Vladimir Putin has pointed out health concerns. It's a target observation. "
"Russia is a relatively stable government, and Putin can wipe out opposition. Seniors have no ambitions to stand up to Putin," said Chief of Staff Radakin. He emphasized that Russia, which continues to have a strong regime, will continue to be a threat to Putin.
"We believe the Russian army has lost more than 30% of its land capacity. 50,000 Russian soldiers were killed or injured in the battle, with 1,700 tanks," said Chief of Staff Radakin. Nearly 4000 armored vehicles were destroyed. "
He added that "President Putin has approved the sacrifice of civilians" and "Russia puts psychological pressure on the succession of attacks by Russian troops targeting civilian facilities in various parts of Ukraine." It is in a state of having to do so, "he said, and analyzed that it was aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian citizens who continued to fight thoroughly by exerting psychological pressure on them.