Russia's Putin administration has indicated that it will continue to invade Ukraine by instructing military factories to increase production of weapons.
On the other hand, in Ukraine, government officials such as close associates of President Zelensky have been dismissed one after another, and there are concerns about the impact on the counteroffensive.
11 months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said on the 23rd that the Ukrainian army had liberated about 54% of the territory it had seized since the invasion.
Approximately 18% of Ukraine's internationally recognized territory, including Crimea, is still under Russian control.
Under these circumstances, the former president of Russia and deputy chairman of the Security Council Medvedev visited a munitions factory in Izhevsk in central Russia on the 24th.
And while the West and others have pointed out the lack of weapons in the Russian military, he emphasized, "I want to disappoint them. Everything is in place, and weapons and ammunition have been supplied to the troops since the beginning of the year." Above, I called for increased production of weapons, citing the growing demand for unmanned aircraft.
On the other hand, in Ukraine, government officials were dismissed one after another, and among them, Deputy Secretary of the Presidential Office Tymoshenko and senior officials of the Ministry of Defense, who were close to President Zelensky, were dismissed by the 24th.
In addition, a senior official of the Ministry of Regional Development was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes to procure supplies for the front line, and was dismissed on the 22nd. He was dismissed after it was revealed that a senior prosecutor had been on vacation in Spain.
President Zelensky has shown a stance to thoroughly implement discipline, but the local media has emphasized the need for the government to take immediate action in response to the dismissal of government officials one after another. There are concerns about the impact on the offensive.