Six months in 24 days since Russia's military invasion The offense and defense over Crimea intensifies

Ukraine is on high alert ahead of its Independence Day on the 24th, saying the Russian military could intensify the offensive.

On the other hand, the Ukrainian government plans to hold an international conference on the 23rd with the aim of recapturing southern Crimea, and as half a year has passed since the start of the military invasion, the offense and defense over Crimea is intensifying.

On the 22nd, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that it had attacked various locations, including Zaporizhia in the southeast, Mikolayu in the south, and Kharkiv and Donetsk in the east, destroying Ukrainian military command posts and armored vehicles.

In Ukraine, there is a view that the Russian military will intensify the attack before celebrating the independence day from the Soviet Union on the 24th. Missile attacks on cities will increase, including the capital Kyiv," he said, strengthening his sense of caution.

On the other hand, the Ukrainian army, aiming for a counteroffensive, announced that it attacked a bridge occupied by Russia on the 22nd in the southern province of Kherson.

In addition, in the southern Crimea, which was unilaterally annexed by Russia eight years ago and has been bombarded with explosions and attacks on Russian military facilities since the beginning of this month, on the 22nd, I will serve as the head of the Russian government in the military port city of Sevastopol. Mr. Razbojaev reported on SNS that ``An air defense system was activated in the suburbs of Sevastopol and shot down a drone.''

Under these circumstances, the Ukrainian government plans to hold the second international conference online on the 23rd to coordinate with other countries to recapture Crimea.

Prior to this, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba announced on the 22nd that about 60 countries and international organizations would participate in the conference, and said, "Crimea has been and will always be Ukraine." He emphasized the aim of strengthening cooperation and putting pressure on Russia.

On the 24th, half a year has passed since the military invasion began, and the battle over Crimea is intensifying.