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 31st (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)
Russian army gathers 40,000 troops in southern Ukraine in the direction of Kherson
The Ukrainian army is stepping up its counterattack against Russia's military offensive on the 30th, announcing that it has repulsed Russian forces in 10 districts in the eastern Donetsk province, and in the southern province of Kherson, it has sent troops towards the central city of Kherson. seems to be in progress.
Under these circumstances, the Ukrainian media reported on the 29th that the top of the Ukrainian military's intelligence department said that the Russian side was gathering 40,000 troops in the direction of Kherson.
Many of them are elite units such as empty troops, and it is highly likely that the release of Kherson will take until the end of November, and the situation remains unpredictable.
Turkey's Ministry of Defense suspends export of agricultural products "notice from Russian side"
Turkey's defense ministry, which has acted as an intermediary between Russia and Ukraine and jointly monitored cargo ships and inspected cargo over agricultural exports from Ukraine, issued a statement on the 30th.
"Russia has notified the United Nations and Turkey that it has temporarily suspended the implementation of the agreement following the attack on Crimea on the 29th. There will be no ships from Ukraine for some time," the statement said. has effectively halted exports of agricultural products from
UN Secretary General Deeply Concerned About Suspension of Exports of Agricultural Products
UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement through his spokesman on the 30th expressing deep concern over Russia's unilateral announcement to suspend the implementation of the agreement on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products for an indefinite period of time. .
In addition, in order to deal with this problem, he delayed his departure to Africa, where he was visiting, by one day, and said, "We are continuing to maintain close contact so that Russia will implement the agreement." announced that it was in talks with
Ukraine rushes to restore central heating facility destroyed before winter
In Ukraine, where Russia's military aggression continues, restoration work, such as central heating facilities destroyed by shelling and fighting, is hastened before the full-scale winter.
Among these, in Irpin near the capital Kyiv, where there was a fierce battle with the Russian army at the beginning of the invasion, repairs were being carried out at the central heating boiler facility.
It is said that the building of the facility was hit directly by a shell and had a hole in the roof, and most of the window glass was broken by the blast, but repairs were almost completed and finishing painting work was underway.