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 Ukraine on November 1st (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)
Company executive of power supply company to Kyuu, etc. ``The stock of recovery equipment has been exhausted''
As Ukrainian energy facilities have been attacked one after another, an executive of a power company that supplies power to the capital Kyiv and other areas said on the 31st that "the inventory of equipment necessary for restoration work has run out." , expressed concern about the time it takes to restore power outages.
Local media say power companies are running out of equipment such as switches for power transmission facilities, some of which can take anywhere from six months to nine months to manufacture.
Meanwhile, according to another local media, a Ukrainian government official said that the attack by the Russian military on the 31st damaged critical infrastructure facilities and cut power to 450 mobile phone base stations in Kyiv. However, he predicted that ``in some areas of the city, radio waves will be almost non-existent''.
President Putin meets with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan
On the 31st, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to Russia for talks over the disputed territory.
It seems that President Putin wants to appeal his stance of mediating for the stability of the region, and to show once again that both countries, which are members of the former Soviet Union, are Russia's sphere of influence.
US State Department accuses Russia of using food as a weapon of war
"Russia is using food as a weapon of war," said U.S. State Department spokesman Price, at a press conference on the 31st, after Russia announced a unilateral suspension of the agreement on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products. "We are doing it," and strongly criticized that it could have further impacts on low-income countries suffering from humanitarian crises and food insecurity.
In addition, he said, "The most effective way to deal with the food crisis is for Russia to promptly return to the agreement and end its military aggression against Ukraine," and urged Russia to promptly implement the agreement on the export of agricultural products. and called for an end to military aggression.
President Zelensky criticizes Russia for unilateral announcement of “suspension of exports”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference on the 31st that Russia would unilaterally suspend the implementation of the agreement on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products. Announcing withdrawal means breaking this agreement. We will continue the framework of exporting agricultural products for the stability of the world food market,” he said, criticizing Russia and continuing to export agricultural products. I showed my thoughts on what to do.
Russian Defense Ministry announces attack on Ukrainian infrastructure
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 31st that it had attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, etc. According to the Ukrainian military, there have been reports of damage caused by Russian missile attacks in various places, including the capital Kyiv. .
In addition, Ukraine's neighboring Moldovan government said a Russian military missile had hit a northern village near the Ukrainian border, breaking the windows of several homes.
Moldova's Foreign Minister Popescu denounced Russia in the strongest possible terms, tweeting that it "continues to attack Ukraine."
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also expelled an employee from the Russian embassy in Chisinau.
Regarding the attack by the Russian military, on the 10th of last month, Foreign Minister Popescu pointed out that "three cruise missiles fired from a Russian ship in the Black Sea flew over Moldova," summoning the Russian ambassador stationed there. I made it clear that I asked for an explanation.