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 7-hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine, and a 6-hour time difference with Moscow, Russia.)
Donetsk field hospital continues to treat soldiers
Ukrainian military field hospitals continue to treat wounded soldiers as heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region.
In the video taken on the 30th, a soldier with injuries to his leg was brought to the hospital on a simple stretcher, and medical personnel treated him by injecting painkillers.
Among the soldiers brought in, some said that after being shot in the leg by Russian soldiers, they performed first aid by themselves, such as wrapping a tourniquet, and returned to the base on the Ukrainian side after crawling 2 kilometers. .
The number of patients transported to this hospital varies from 50 to 100 per day, and the doctor in charge of treatment said, ``The number of patients and the severity of their injuries vary, and each day varies depending on the war situation.'' I was talking to
In Donetsk Oblast, the battle between the two sides continues, with the Russian side launching a fierce attack not only by military units but also by combatants from the private military company Wagner over Bakhmut, one of the Ukrainian bases.
More than 5,000 cases of 'distrust of the military' seized by Russian independent media
According to independent Russian media, the number of cases accused of "discrediting the Russian military" since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, based on judicial data, was 5,518 by December 19. I told you.
Among the acts that were caught were posting on SNS singing Ukrainian songs, posting a video of a person mobilized to the military complaining, and holding up a placard with anti-war words written down. and so on.
In addition, by December 1, there were 180 criminal cases in which Russian human rights activists ``spread false information about the Russian military,'' aggregated based on investigative authority data.
Among them, opposition leader Ilya Yashin criticized on a video posting site that many civilians were found killed in Bucha near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, where Russian troops withdrew in April. Sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison.
In March, the Putin administration revised the law and established new penalties, and it seems that the authorities are continuing to crack down thoroughly.