The Russian army, which continues to invade Ukraine, has launched a missile attack in the capital city of Kyiv, and also informed the Ukrainian army to disarm and surrender the city at the eastern strategic point Mariupol, further increasing pressure.


On the other hand, although ceasefire negotiations are being held intermittently, the Russian side has reiterated its policy of not suspending the attack until the ceasefire agreement, and there is concern that the number of civilian casualties will continue to increase.

Russian troops continued to invade Ukraine, and in the capital Kyiv, a shopping center near the center was attacked on the night of the 20th.



Mayor Klitschko of Kyiv criticized on the 21st, "A shopping center was attacked and eight people were killed. Apartment houses, schools and kindergartens were also damaged."



In response, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov justified the attack on the 21st, claiming that "Ukrainian rocket artillery and ammunition were confirmed at the shopping center and used as a base" and destroyed by missiles. ..



Russian troops are also fighting fiercely in eastern Mariupol, on the night of the 20th, informing Ukrainian troops to disarm and surrender the city, further increasing pressure.



The Ukrainian side refused this, but the Russian Ministry of Defense responded on the night of the 21st, "The Ukrainian side has left the inhabitants in the fighting area and made it a'human shield'. In addition, the Ukrainian government is a military soldier. I instructed him to escape from the evacuation route by pretending to be a civilian. "



Under these circumstances, the ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were held on the 21st, according to the Ukrainian negotiating team.



Negotiations have been held online intermittently since the 14th, but a senior Turkish government official who acted as an intermediary told a local newspaper on the 19th that Russia would "neutralize" and replace NATO = accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is said that discussions are being held on the security framework and the removal of restrictions on Russian language education and Russian culture, which the Russian side claims to be "non-Nazi".



The Ukrainian side emphasized the unacceptable attitude of the Russian side regarding the approval of the southern Crimea, which was unilaterally annexed eight years ago, and the independence approval of the eastern region, which is virtually dominated by pro-Russian militants. It means that you are doing it.



Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side has urged the suspension of combat and the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops, but spokesman Peskov of the Russian Presidential Administration said on the 21st that "no major progress has been made".



The Russian side has reiterated its policy of not suspending the attack until the ceasefire agreement, and there is concern that the number of civilian casualties will continue to increase.

Local public broadcasting reports the damage situation on YouTube every day

Ukrainian public broadcasting broadcasts the damage situation in the country on YouTube, a video posting site, in English every day.



On the night of the 20th, the shopping center in Kyiv, the capital, was attacked by the Russian army, and the video that captured the moment shows a large explosion and a large amount of fragments that appear to be glass scattered around.

You can also see how the rescue team rescues the injured.



He also reported that the deputy mayor of Enerhodar, a city in Zaporizhia, southeastern Ukraine, was abducted by the Russian side.

On the 20th, a protest demonstration was held with about 1,500 people participating, and citizens were calling for the release of the deputy mayor while raising the Ukrainian flag.



In addition, a military facility in the southern city of Mykolaiv was hit by a missile on the 18th, killing at least 50 people, and the scene footage shows soldiers removing a large amount of debris. increase.

The person who witnessed said, "I heard the sound of the explosion, so I woke up and changed my clothes immediately. And there was an explosion that I will never forget. It shook very much."