Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues.
Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. We will update the situation in Ukraine on the 3rd (Japan time), including the status of the fighting and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.
(There is a 6-hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)
Missile attack on a city in Eastern Donetsk Oblast, killing 6 residents
It seems that the battle zone of Bakhmut and its surroundings in and around Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine are continuing to be fought in a flurry of battles.
On the 2nd, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office Yermak announced on social media that multiple missile attacks by Russian forces in Kostyančinivka, about 20 kilometers west of Bakhmut, killed six residents and injured eight others.
Click here for a map showing the transition of the war situation [Ukraine situation special site]
One year after the recapture of Bucha and other places, President Zelensky "liberates all territories"
President Zelensky posted on social media on the 2nd that "the first battle and defense, the first achievement, the first liberated territory" and stressed that it will be one year since the recapture of the entire Kyiv region, including Bucha and Irpin near the capital.
He then renewed his determination to retake territories in the east and south, saying, "We will liberate all territories, fly the Ukrainian flag everywhere, and we will do everything in our power to reclaim Ukraine."
Russia to hold summit meeting with Belarus to exchange views on the deployment of nuclear weapons
Russian state media reported that a summit meeting is scheduled to be held on the 6th of the previous day in conjunction with a meeting to strengthen cooperation between Russia and Belarus in Moscow on the 5th of this month, and views are also expected to be exchanged on the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus.