In 24 days, it will be seven months since Russia invaded Ukraine.
In response to the Ukrainian military's reversal offensive, the Russian side is promoting activities that it is a "referendum" to unilaterally annex the controlled area, and Ukraine, Europe and the United States strongly criticize it as a "fake referendum." I'm here.
Since the beginning of this month, the Ukrainian military has continued its reversal offensive in the eastern and southern parts of the country, while Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would partially mobilize reserves, and after that, there were reports of movements to convene them in various parts of Russia. I'm here.
Furthermore, the Russian side said that from the 23rd, systematic activities will be held until the 27th in the territories under its control, such as Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson.
Spokesperson Peskov of the Russian Presidential Office has indicated that if the results come out, the procedures for annexation will be carried out immediately. did.
In response, President Zelensky criticized in a video message released on the 23rd that ``it is not only a crime against international law and Ukrainian law, but a crime against specific people and nations.''
In addition, the leaders of the G7 = seven major countries also issued a statement, saying that it was a ``fake referendum'' and said, ``We will not approve the referendum, which is seen as a step toward annexation to Russia, and should be called annexation. Even if something happens, I will never admit it," he strongly condemned.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian side announced on the 23rd that one civilian was killed in an attack by an Iranian-made drone in southern Odesa.
Ukraine's foreign ministry has decided to revoke the recognition of Iran's ambassador to Ukraine and reduce the number of diplomats at the Iranian embassy, accusing Iran of supplying weapons to Russia.
The United States has previously accused Iran of supplying drones to Russia, but Russia and Iran have denied this.