The Ukrainian army, which is strengthening its reversal offensive, continues to recapture territory from Russia, and the British Ministry of Defense has analyzed that the Ukrainian army has acquired many equipment such as tanks left by the Russian army and is using them in battle. showed.
On the other hand, Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov strongly restrained the West, arguing that military support from the United States and other countries is increasing tensions.
The Ukrainian army is continuing its reversal offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine, which is controlled by Russia, and Ukrainian President Zelensky released a new video on the 6th, saying, ``From this month onwards, the southern province of Kherson alone has more than 500 square kilometers of territory. and recaptured dozens of settlements," emphasizing the results of the war.
"Since the invasion, the Ukrainian army has acquired at least 440 tanks and approximately 640 armored vehicles, and more than half of the current Ukrainian tank force may be vehicles acquired from the Russian army," the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. He pointed out that the Ukrainian army is utilizing many of the equipment left on the battlefield by the Russian army.
On top of that, the fact that the withdrawing Russian troops left their equipment undestroyed indicates the low level of training of the Russian soldiers, further weakening the morale of the soldiers. We analyze that there is a high possibility that we will continue to lose heavy weapons in the future.
On the other hand, Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov unilaterally said in a video message on the 7th that "Ukrainian President Zelensky called on Western leaders to launch a preventative nuclear attack on Russia." After alleging that, he said, "The United States and its allies continue to provide weapons to Ukraine. I warn against further involvement by the United States," and strongly restrained military aid from the West.
In addition, the Russian Presidential Office announced on the 7th that it will hold an informal summit meeting of the CIS = Community of Independent States made up of former Soviet countries in St. Petersburg, the second city of Putin's hometown.
Putin will celebrate his 70th birthday on the 7th, and the Russian president's office will congratulate Putin on his birthday, as he is expected to hold talks with leaders including President Lukashenko of Belarus, an ally of Putin. It also showed hope.
Apart from this, he also had a telephone conversation with President Erdogan of Turkey on the 7th.
In response to President Putin's incursion into Ukraine and the unilateral annexation of its territories, there is an attitude of drawing a line from Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, and President Putin regards them as his sphere of influence, and has friendly relations with the former Soviet countries. It seems that there is also a desire to prevent isolation and tighten the situation through talks with the Turkish leader.