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 4th (Japan time), including the status of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.

(There is a 6-hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)

Polish side reveals that it handed over MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

A senior official of the presidential office of Ukraine's neighboring Poland told a local radio station on March 3 that it had handed over several former Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets owned by Ukraine to Ukraine.

Regarding the MiG-29, Slovakia announced last month that it had delivered the first four of the 13 aircraft that it had announced to provide, and NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries provided Ukraine with fighter jets for the first time.

Polish President Duda also said last month that he would provide four MiG-4s, and a senior official in the presidential office acknowledged that it would strengthen the defense capability of the Ukrainian army.

Russian Ambassador to Belarus: "Nuclear Deployment Definitely Criticizes the West"

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, an ally, and plans to build a facility to store nuclear weapons in Belarus by July 7. In response to this, Russian Ambassador Grizlov to the capital Minsk told Belarusian media on the 1nd, "It will increase the possibility of ensuring security by being placed on the western border, and it will definitely be done regardless of criticism from the West," and indicated the prospect that tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed as scheduled in the border area of western Belarus.

Belarus is bordered by NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries such as Poland in the west and Lithuania and Latvia in the north, and is strengthening its restraint on the Western side by announcing that it will deploy nuclear weapons together with Russia.