Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov gave an exclusive interview with NHK on the 25th.
In it, Defense Minister Reznikov said, ``We have a realistic plan to liberate all the occupied territories,'' and according to the plan, the counterattack has been strengthened since last month and almost all of the eastern Kharkiv province has been recaptured. He also showed confidence in steadily advancing the liberation of the southern province of Kherson.
On the 25th, Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov gave an exclusive interview to NHK in the capital city of Kyiv for the first time in Japanese media since Russia's military invasion began.
In it, Defense Minister Reznikov commented on the war situation in Ukraine, saying, "The first stage was to stop the Russian movement, and the second stage was to stabilize the front line. Now we are in the third stage, the counteroffensive. We are in, and we are steadily recapturing territory."
Regarding the situation in the south toward the recapture of the territory, Defense Minister Reznikov said that the Russian army has been using the irrigation canal for agriculture and continues to resist. He emphasized that he would like to achieve results before the coming winter.
“We have a realistic plan to liberate all the temporarily occupied territories,” he said. He also showed confidence in steadily advancing the liberation of the southern province of Kherson.
On the other hand, since the 10th of this month, Defense Minister Reznikov said, ``Russia attacked only private facilities, not military facilities. ' and once again strongly criticized the Russian side.
After that, he said, "Our top priority is to develop an air defense system. We have to protect our citizens." I appealed for support from the Western side for the introduction of an air defense system that can
And regarding Russia's willingness to use nuclear forces, Reznikov said, "If used on the battlefield, the Russian military will also be at risk. Member countries will also be affected, and they will know what the outcome will be," he said, strongly restraining the Russian side.