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 13th (Japan time), including the battle situation and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.



(There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)

Ukraine Atomic Energy Corporation “Restoration of Power Supply to Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant”

On the 12th, Ukrainian nuclear power company Energoatom began supplying power to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which had lost its power supply due to the substation being hit by a missile attack by the Russian military, by switching to power transmission from another substation. announced that it was restored.



Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant lost power supply from around 9:00 am local time on the 12th due to damage to the substation that supplies power to the nuclear power plant due to a missile attack by the Russian military, and the emergency diesel generator was put into operation. have maintained the cooling function of the reactor.



Under these circumstances, Energoatom announced that after 5:00 pm local time on the 12th, it had restored the power supply to the nuclear power plant by switching to transmission from other substations.



Energoatom said, ``We managed to avoid the worsening of the situation, but the Russian military continues to attack Europe's largest nuclear power plant and energy-related infrastructure facilities, and the world is getting closer and closer to the danger of a nuclear disaster.'' accusing Russia of

Ukrainian Donetsk governor “7 killed in Russian shelling of market”

At least 7 people were killed and 8 injured after Russian artillery shelled a market in the eastern Ukraine region, Kirilenko said on social media on the 12th.



Governor Kirilenko strongly criticized the Russian military, saying that there were many people in the market at the time, and that "there is no military reason for such shelling."



He also reiterated his appeal to residents to evacuate the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian Presidential Office “14 civilians killed in large-scale missile attack”

Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine Tymoshenko posted on social media on the 12th that 14 civilians were killed and 34 injured in a large-scale missile attack on several Ukrainian cities carried out by the Russian military on the 11th. clarified.



Another post said that 23 civilians were killed and 100 injured in the attack by the Russian army on the 10th, bringing the total to 37 dead and 134 injured over the two days. It's climbing

British intelligence agency ``Russian army begins to run out of supplies and ammunition, soldiers exhausted''

Jeremy Fleming, head of the British intelligence agency GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), gave a lecture in London on the 11th and said about the Russian army's continuing invasion of Ukraine, "There is a surprising loss in terms of military strength and equipment. We know, as well as the Russian commanders, that supplies and ammunition are starting to run out, and that the troops are exhausted.They are supplementing their strength with prisoners, and tens of thousands of inexperienced men. The fact that they are being drafted tells us that they are in a hopeless situation."



He added, "Russian citizens are also beginning to realize that President Putin has made a terrible mistake in assessing the situation. Even if they try to escape conscription, they cannot move freely. Access to modern technology and information from outside the country is severely restricted. And he realizes how much human suffering was caused by the war he chose."



In a BBC radio program on the same day, Mr Fleming said of the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia: "For now it remains within the basic principles we understand. I hope that we will be able to recognize it," he said, adding that there is no concrete information indicating the use of nuclear weapons at this time.