Russian forces are fighting hard to seize Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the Russian military is stepping up its offensive as this month marks the first anniversary of the invasion.
Russian forces are fighting hard to seize Bakhmut, one of the Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region.
In Ukraine, on the 5th, two missiles were fired at an apartment complex in the city center of Kharkiv in the east, and according to the local governor, several people were injured.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Reznikov said on the 5th, ``There is a possibility that Russia will launch an attack in February,'' and indicated the prospect that the Russian army will carry out a large-scale attack this month, which is one year after the invasion. rice field.
President Zelensky also said in a video released on the 5th, "We have received many reports that the occupiers want to do something symbolic in February to avenge last year's defeat. Front. "The pressure is increasing in various places," he said, warning that the Russian army was stepping up its attacks.
Under these circumstances, Canada's Defense Minister Anand announced on Twitter on the 4th that he had begun shipping the first German-made tank "Leopard 2", which Ukraine had strongly requested, to Ukraine. I posted a video of it being loaded onto a transport plane.
The Leopard 2 has been announced by several Western countries such as Germany and Poland to be donated to Ukraine, and the Ukrainian side is said to be effective in breaking through the war situation among Western main battle tanks.