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 in the situation in Ukraine on the 29th (Japan time), including the situation of the fighting and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.
(There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)
Russia announces completion of mobilization of 300,000 reservists
On the 28th, Russian President Vladimir Putin received a report from Defense Minister Shoigu at his official residence in the suburbs of Moscow that the mobilization of 300,000 reservists, which the administration indicated a policy for last month, had been completed.
Of the 300,000, Shoigu said 82,000 were already on duty for the invasion of Ukraine and 218,000 are currently undergoing training.
On top of that, Defense Minister Shoigu reported that "no additional mobilization is planned."
Against the mobilization of the reservists, protests broke out all over Russia, and citizens fled the country one after another. The Putin administration wanted to suppress social unrest by emphasizing that it had no further mobilization plans. It seems that there is also.
Ukrainian Air Force
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said on Thursday it had shot down about 300 Shahed-136 drones, which Russia allegedly procured from Iran, since September 13. Did.
On the other hand, when asked why the Russian military is using drones, he said, "They're trying to deplete the Ukrainian air defense system. The Russians fly drones from midnight to 2:00 a.m., and during this time the air is high." It can only be shot down with high-performance weapons," he said, suggesting that the Russian military is trying to exhaust the Ukrainian military's air defense weapons by intensively operating drones during times when it is difficult to shoot down.
58% of Russian polls show 'strong concern' over military invasion
An independent polling agency in Russia announced that 58% of people in Russia have strong concerns about a military invasion of Ukraine, the highest number since the invasion in February this year.
After the Russian military invaded Ukraine, Russian pollster Levada Center conducted face-to-face surveys of more than 1,600 people across the country late each month.
According to the survey results announced on the 27th, 58% of the people answered that they were "strongly concerned" about the military invasion of Ukraine, the highest number since the invasion in February this year.
In addition, in response to the question, "Should we continue military operations or start peace negotiations?", 57% of the respondents answered that they should certainly start peace negotiations and that they should rather start peace negotiations. I went up.
In particular, 26% of the respondents answered that peace talks should be started, an increase of 5 percentage points from last month. It can be seen that there are many people in this generation who want a solution through diplomacy.
The "Levada Center" has been designated by the administration as a "foreign agent," which means "foreign spy," and continues to conduct its own opinion polls and analyzes under pressure.