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 the developments regarding the situation in Ukraine on the 22nd (Japan time), such as the situation of the fighting and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.
(There is a 7-hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine, and a 6-hour time difference with Moscow, Russia.)
British Ministry of Defense "Russian leadership prioritizes control of densely populated Svatobe"
With heavy fighting continuing in eastern Ukraine on the 21st, the British Ministry of Defense said the Russian leadership had made control of the densely populated Svatove area of Luhansk Oblast a political priority as Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive. I point out that there is a high possibility that it is considered.
U.S. Institute of War Research: Sending Ukrainian Troops to Luhansk Oblast
The U.S. think tank War Research Institute has also pointed out that the Ukrainian military may be sending troops to settlements in Luhansk province, which Russia claims to control the entire area.
Deputy head of the Ukrainian president's office: repeated shelling of Russia's Kherson
The Russian military has been repeatedly shelling Kherson, a key town in the south that Ukraine recaptured in November. In addition to the death of a person, it was revealed that one person was injured in a nearby village.
On the 21st, a member of the Kherson Regional Assembly told the local media that the Russian army continued to bombard Kherson from the opposite bank of the Dnipro River every day, causing damage to houses and infrastructure. However, amid the urgent need to rebuild civil life such as electricity and water supply, we are facing severe situations in various places.