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 Ukraine situation on the 3rd (Japan time), such as 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.)

President Zelensky: Long-term attack plan with Russian drones?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a new video on the 2nd, saying, "It's only been two days since the start of the new year, but more than 80 Iranian drones have already been shot down over Ukraine." He claimed that the military is intercepting attacks by Iranian-made drones one after another.



"There is information that Russia is planning a long-term attack using drones. It seems that Russia is trying to exhaust our people, our air defenses and our energy," he said. also indicated the view that Russia's drone attacks will continue.



"We have to fail this plan of terrorists, and we will do everything to do so," he said, emphasizing his stance of continuing to fight with all his might.

Ukrainian military commander 'recaptures 40% of territory'

Ukrainian military commander-in-chief Zarzhny said on SNS on the 2nd that by the end of last year, 40% of the territory that Russia had seized since February of last year, when the Russian army began to invade, had been recaptured, and 100,000 Russian soldiers had been recaptured. announced that he had killed a man.

It also said it had cleared an area of ​​1,346 hectares of explosives.



General Zardiny also claimed that the Ukrainian army is fighting not only for its own country but also for maintaining peace in Europe and the world, and it seems that he wants to appeal to other countries for further support.

General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Destroyed Military Installations in Makyivka"

“Up to 10 enemy military installations were destroyed and damaged in Makyivka, Donetsk Oblast on December 31,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in a post on social media on the 2nd. .



The Russian Defense Ministry said 63 military personnel were killed in an attack by Ukrainian forces in Makiivka.

Russian defense ministry: 63 soldiers killed in attack on Makiiuka

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 2nd that 63 military personnel were killed in an attack by the Ukrainian military by the US-provided High Mobility Rocket Artillery System (Hymers) in Makyivka near Donetsk, the central city of the Donbass region.



Four rockets were said to have hit the unit's temporary quarters.



Ukrainian media and independent Russian media reported that the attack took place on the night of December 31 and that the dead were soldiers mobilized from the reserves, with casualties in the hundreds. We are reporting information that there are more casualties than there are.



In addition, the Russian state-run TASS news agency reported information from local authorities that ``the frequent use of mobile phones by soldiers who arrived at the facility may have been the cause,'' and the location information may have been grasped by the Ukrainian side. I think there is a nature.



The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the attacks inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian side every day, but it is unusual to announce that many people were injured at once, and it is a blow to the continuing invasion of the Russian military. may become.