[Updated from time to time] Russia invades Ukraine (movement on the 8th)

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 regarding the situation in Ukraine on the 8th (Japan time), including 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.)

Putin stresses no plans to mobilize additional reserves

Russia, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine, announced in October that it had completed the mobilization of 300,000 reservists, but President Putin said at a meeting held on the 7th that there will be more mobilization from the participants. Asked whether, 150,000 people, half of whom are in the area under military invasion, said, ``The other half are not in the unit and are still in training facilities.''

“There is no point in talking about additional mobilizations in these circumstances,” he said, reiterating that there are no plans for additional mobilizations at this time.

In Russia, there are reports and speculations about additional mobilization, such as independent media reporting on the 5th of this month that "a new wave of mobilization will begin in January next year without an official announcement."

Regarding the desertion of soldiers, Putin said, "There have been cases of soldiers leaving the front, but they are becoming rarer. The majority of them are returning to their duties voluntarily." , expressed the idea that it is not a problem because the situation is improving.