Russia's military aggression against Ukraine continues.
Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continues across Ukraine, forcing thousands of civilians to flee the country.
We will keep you updated on developments regarding the situation in Ukraine on the 21st (Japan time), including the situation of the fighting and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.
(There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)
Exhibition of tanks destroyed before Ukraine's Independence Day
The 24th of this month, half a year after Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine, is the anniversary of Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Prior to this, the area around Independence Square in the capital Kyiv was destroyed by the Ukrainian army. Military tanks are on display.
About 50 military vehicles were lined up on the main street in front of the square for about 700 meters.
A large number of families and young people visited the square and took pictures by climbing tanks.
A 17-year-old woman who visited with her family said, "The atmosphere is heavy as civilians die, but the destroyed tanks show the strength of the Ukrainian army. We can beat Russia." .
As casualties continue to rise in the protracted battle, it is believed that these exhibitions are intended to show the nation the results of the war and strengthen solidarity.
"Anti-Fascism International Conference" held in the suburbs of Moscow, Russia
On the 20th, the Russian Ministry of Defense held an event named ``The 1st International Anti-Fascism Conference'' in the suburbs of Moscow, the capital, and according to the Ministry of Defense, military representatives from 37 countries, including China and Belarus, attended.
“For eight years, the Ukrainian regime has done bad things to the people of eastern Ukraine,” said Defense Minister Shoigu, who attended the meeting. created an unacceptable threat to the security of Ukraine," justifying a military invasion of Ukraine.
And he criticized the West, saying, ``There is a Russophobic movement that refuses to allow Russian citizens to enter the EU (European Union), but this is a manifestation of Nazism's policy.''
The Putin administration has unilaterally decided that Ukraine's Zelensky administration is a neo-Nazi force that affirms Nazi Germany, and has raised Ukraine's "de-Nazification" as one of the pretexts for military invasion. Through the conference, it seems that the aim is to assert the legitimacy of the invasion to the participating countries.