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 20th (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.)

Invasion will be one year in 24 days Ukraine warns of large-scale missile attack

"Russia will launch similar missile attacks from the 21st to the 24th of this month," Ukrainian presidential adviser Podlyak told local media on the 18th.



This is because Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his annual State of the Union address on the 21st of this month, and on the 24th, it will be a year since the Putin administration began its military invasion of Ukraine. It shows the view that it will launch a large-scale missile attack again.



In Ukraine, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Danilov, also said on the 16th that Russia was preparing a large-scale attack from the 23rd to the 24th of this month, raising vigilance.

Putin's annual State of the Union address suggests 'lots of time for invasion'

Regarding President Putin's annual State of the Union address to be held on the 21st of this month, Peskov, spokesman for the Russian presidential office, said in a program broadcast on state television on the 19th, "People's lives now revolve around this military operation. Naturally, the president will pay a lot of attention to this," he said, suggesting that a lot of his time would be devoted to the invasion of Ukraine.

Attacks aimed at stopping nuclear power plants in the west, or Russia claims to ``attack military facilities''

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced on the 18th that the Russian military launched missile attacks on civilian infrastructure facilities in the western Khmelnytsky Oblast, where a nuclear power plant is located.

The American think tank "War Research Institute" shows the view that the Russian military may have aimed to stop the nuclear power plant.



In response to this, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 19th that it had attacked military facilities and ammunition depots near the provincial capital Khmelnytsky with sea-launched cruise missiles.