Regarding the explosion that occurred in Crimea in southern Ukraine, which Russia unilaterally annexed, the Russian side revealed that about 80 apartments and houses were damaged and indicated that the Ukrainian side was involved in the attack.
As tensions continue locally, UN Secretary-General Guterres will arrive in western Ukraine and hold talks with President Zelensky and others.
Russia's defense ministry, which unilaterally annexed Crimea eight years ago, said it had been sabotaged after an explosion at an ammunition depot in the northeastern part of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula on the 16th.
The Russian fire department said on the 17th that the explosion damaged nine apartments and about 70 houses in a nearby town, including broken roofs and windows.
In addition, the chairman of the local parliament on the Russian side told Russian media, "Of course, the Ukrainian government is involved in such sabotage," showing the view that the Ukrainian side was involved in the attack.
Although the Ukrainian government has not officially acknowledged its involvement, Podlyak, an adviser to the president's office, said in an interview with the Guardian, a leading British newspaper, "Our strategy is to disrupt the military by destroying supply routes and ammunition depots. "Further attacks are likely in the coming months."
Regarding Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that it is "our historical land," and former President Medvedev, former president of the Security Council, said last month that if an attack on Crimea were to occur, Ukraine would will be exposed to catastrophic situations in an instant."
In Crimea, a tense situation continues, including a large-scale explosion at a Russian military base stationed on the 9th of this month, but UN Secretary-General Guterres arrived in Lviv in western Ukraine on the 17th.
On the 18th, he will hold a tripartite meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Turkish President Erdogan, as well as an individual meeting with President Zelensky, where he will share his views on efforts to ease tensions over the situation in Ukraine. I expect to exchange.
UN Deputy Spokesperson 'Agricultural Exports, Nuclear Power Plants, Tension Deliberations in Discussions'
UN Secretary-General Guterres arrived in Lviv in western Ukraine on the 17th, and on the 18th, he will hold tripartite talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Turkish President Erdogan, as well as individual meetings with President Zelensky. I'm here.
Deputy spokesperson for the United Nations Haq said at a regular briefing on the 17th, "The Secretary-General is working on the export of agricultural products, the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant issue, and de-escalating tensions on the ground, and these will be part of the discussion. Let's go," he said, and indicated the prospect that he would exchange opinions on various pending issues surrounding the situation in Ukraine.