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 29th (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.)

Eastern Luhansk province: offense and defense intensified over recapture of bases?

The Ukrainian army is continuing its reversal offensive with the aim of recapturing territories controlled by Russia. Among them, in the eastern Luhansk province, where the Russian army declared control over the entire area in July this year, it is aiming to recapture the key Kreminna. They are believed to be intensifying their attacks.



The British Ministry of Defense, which analyzes the war situation, said on the 28th, ``There is a high possibility that the Russian army has increased its armaments in the vicinity of Kreminna in the last few days. We are focusing on it as a base," and it seems that the offense and defense between both sides will become even more intense.

Russia's presidential office does not lose its hardline stance and cannot see a path to peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has set 10 goals for peace, including withdrawing Russian troops from Ukraine and restoring Ukrainian territorial integrity.



Regarding this, Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president's office, argued on the 28th that there is no peace plan that ignores the current reality that four new states have been incorporated into Russia.



Russia's Putin administration has not broken its hardline stance that it is necessary for Ukraine to recognize the four provinces of Ukraine that have unilaterally annexed as Russian territory, and there is no clear path towards peace. .

Russia policy of financial support for sperm cryopreservation of mobilized soldiers

Russia's state-run news agency TASS reported on Monday that the Ministry of Health has decided to provide financial support for sperm cryopreservation for soldiers mobilized in the military invasion of Ukraine.



According to that, it is the result of a lawyer group that supports mobilized soldiers and their families working with the Russian government.



According to Russian independent media and other sources, since the Putin administration decided to mobilize reserves in September this year, young men have applied for sperm cryopreservation one after another at specialized clinics that provide infertility treatment. , It means that it has become 30 times as much as before.



While many Russian soldiers were reportedly killed and injured in the military invasion of Ukraine, it shows that the current situation where anxiety about the future is spreading among young people who want children is highlighted. The media are reporting.

About 10 months after the start of the invasion, the war situation is

This is a summary of the war situation for about 10 months since the invasion of Ukraine began.



[Russian invasion begins]


On February 24, Russian President Putin announced that he would launch a special military operation to protect the residents of eastern Ukraine, and the invasion began.



[Occupation of nuclear power plants one after another, growing concerns about serious accidents]


Immediately after the invasion began, attacks spread to various places, and civilians were also killed. They occupied one place after another, raising concerns about a serious accident at the nuclear power plant.



[Disaster situation in Bucha revealed, no progress in ceasefire talks]


About a month after the start of the invasion, the Russian army, which approached the capital Kyiv, withdrew due to resistance from the Ukrainian army, but after the liberation, the suburbs of the capital In the town of Bucha, etc., a serious situation becomes apparent.


Many civilians were found dead, and the international community criticized Russia for alleged war crimes.


Around this time, no progress was made in negotiations for a ceasefire mediated by Turkey.



[Russia goes on the offensive in the southeast, Ukraine intensifies its reversal offensive]


In late April, the Russian military said that it had entered the second stage of its military operations, and strengthened its offensive in the eastern and southern regions. and declared full control of eastern Luhansk province in early July.


In response, the Ukrainian military strengthened its reversal offensive using high-mobility rocket artillery systems (Himaas) supported by the United States, and in September announced that it had recaptured almost the entire eastern Kharkiv province.


In November, Russian troops withdrew from the west bank of the Dnipro River, including the provincial capital of Kherson, as counteroffensives intensified in the southern province of Kherson.



[Russia's unilateral annexation declaration]


On the other hand, in late September, Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared the annexation of four states in the eastern and southern parts of the country.


While the inferiority of the Russian army is also pointed out, it seems that the aim is to promote the fait accompli regarding the controlled area.



[Attack on Russian infrastructure facilities]


In early October, an explosion occurred at a bridge leading to Crimea in southern Ukraine, which Russia unilaterally annexed.


In retaliation, the Russian military uses missiles and drones to intensify attacks on infrastructure facilities.


In Ukraine, power plants and other facilities were damaged, resulting in serious power shortages and severe cold weather that affected the lives of citizens.



[Attacked multiple bases in Russia?]


On the other hand, in Russia, in December, there were explosions at multiple Russian air force bases, which are strategically important bases.


Russia said the attack was carried out by a Ukrainian military drone.



[The end of the war is still uncertain] While


the so-called “support fatigue” for Ukraine was also pointed out, President Zelensky visited the United States in late December on his first foreign visit since the military invasion began, and addressed President Biden. I appealed for the continuation of support.


President Biden has announced new military aid, including the provision of the Patriot surface-to-air missile system.


Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has strengthened his opposition to such military assistance, is showing a move to check the Western side by threatening nuclear forces.


There is also a view that the Russian military may launch a large-scale attack early next year, and the end of the war is still uncertain.