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 from time to time on the 25th (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)
Ukraine is one of the stepping stones for a reversal offensive in the south?
In southern Ukraine, an explosion reportedly occurred at a railway facility in Melitopol, a major city in Zaporozhye Oblast, which is occupied by Russia, on the 22nd.
Regarding Crimea, which was unilaterally annexed by Russia, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 24th, "At about 3:3 a.m., the Ukrainian side tried to attack the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol with three unmanned high-speed boats.
In the southern province of Kherson Province, the Institute of War Studies, an American think tank, has analyzed that the Ukrainian military may have established a position on the east bank of the Russian-controlled Dnipro River, and is interested in whether it will be one of the stepping stones for future reversal offensives.
In response to these developments, the Russian side seems to be increasing its vigilance, and the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces pointed out on the 1th that "the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the direction of Zaporozhye and Kherson Oblasts," and the British Ministry of Defense said on the 24th of this month. In Zaporozhye Oblast, the Russian side has built a large-scale defense line that is triple for about 12 kilometers.
"The eldest son of the spokesman of the Russian President's Office served in the army" Wagener representative
Prigozhin, the head of Wagener, a Russian private military company that continues to invade Ukraine, revealed in a social media post that Nikolai Peskov, the eldest son of Peskov's spokesman in the Russian presidential office and 33, had served as an artilleryman for Wagener's unit.
In an interview published in the electronic edition of a local newspaper on March 22, Nikolai also explained, "I thought it was my duty, and I couldn't afford to sit on the sidelines watching my friends go to war," and that because he is the son of a spokesman for the presidential office, he served for six months under a false name. It claims that the Order of Merit was also awarded.
Regarding this, his father, Peskov, also told reporters on the 24th, "My son participated in a special military operation."
As for Mr. Nikolai, amid widespread confusion when the Putin administration announced the mobilization of reserve officers last September, a video of him being perceived as refusing to be called up caused controversy, and Peskov also defended himself.
For that reason, there is also a lot of interest in Mr. Nikolai's claim that he served for six months, including its authenticity.