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 28th (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)
Prime Minister of Ukraine invites Pope to Kyiv
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shumichali, who was visiting Italy to attend a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine, met with Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican on the 27th.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Shumichali showed an album with photographs that captured atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including Bucha near Kyiv, where many civilians were killed.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Shumichari held a press conference and revealed that he had invited Pope Francis to Ukraine.
He also asked the Holy See for cooperation in recovering Ukrainian children who had been abducted by Russia.
In an interview with the Argentine media in March, Pope Francis indicated that he would like to visit Kyiv if he could also go to Moscow.
Workshop on identification of bodies in Ukraine opens by experts from international organizations
In Ukraine, where Russia's military invasion continues, the identities of many civilians killed are unknown, and in the capital, Kyiv, experts from international organizations are holding workshops to teach local officials about identifying techniques.
In Ukraine, many civilians have been killed in the Russian military invasion, but police say that at least 2800,<> bodies are not identified.
For this reason, ICMP = International Missing Persons Organization, which supports identification work in conflict areas around the world, conducted a five-day training in the capital Kyiv from the 24th of this month, and about 5 people in charge of health authorities who are engaged in tasks such as recording the status of the bodies at the site participated.
Participants learned techniques such as determining gender by looking at the back of the head and forehead, and estimating age from skulls.
At the scene, health officials first check the bodies and estimate their gender, age, etc., and then the police are working to identify them through DNA testing.
Ihor Lozowik of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, who participated in the workshop, told NHK, "There are many issues, such as severe damage to the bodies and lack of information to collate, and it takes time to identify them."
Matthew Holliday, ICMP's head of operations in Ukraine, told reporters that there is an overwhelming shortage of samples needed for DNA testing as many Ukrainians have fled the country.
"Unlike other conflict zones, Ukraine is in a unique situation where identification work is carried out in wartime, and we will continue to cooperate with the Ukrainian government by increasing the number of highly specialized personnel and engaging in identification work," Holiday said. I was talking.