Russia's military aggression against Ukraine continues.



Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continues across Ukraine, forcing thousands of civilians to flee the country.

We will keep you updated on developments in the situation in Ukraine on the 4th (Japan time), including the situation of the fighting and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.



(There is a 7-hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine, and a 6-hour time difference with Moscow, Russia.)

Russia's independent polling agency puts Putin's approval rating at 83%

Russia's independent pollster Levada Center released the results of a poll it conducted inside Russia last month, one year after it began its military invasion of Ukraine.



The Levada Center conducts face-to-face surveys of more than 1,600 people in Russia at the end of every month.



According to this, the percentage of people who answered "I support President Putin's activities" in the survey last month was 83%, which is 1 point higher than the result of the previous month, and after the invasion started, it was at the same level as March last year. became the highest.



President Putin's approval rating temporarily fell below 80% immediately after he announced the mobilization of reserve forces in September last year, but it has gradually risen.



In addition, 77% of respondents answered that they "support" Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a "special military operation," while 17% answered that they "do not support."

The percentage of those who answered "support" was 2 points higher than in the previous survey, suggesting that the percentage of those who support military invasion is also on the rise.



On the other hand, it is 57% among young people aged 18 to 24, and the percentage of people who support it is smaller among younger people.

In addition, 63% of respondents answered that the "special military operations" were "going well," which is also an increase from the survey last autumn.



On the other hand, 43% of respondents answered that they would "continue military action" and 50% answered that they would "start peace talks," indicating that a year after the start of the military invasion, many people want a diplomatic solution. I can already tell.



The "Levada Center" has been designated by the administration as a "foreign agent," which means "foreign spy," and continues to conduct its own opinion polls and analyzes under pressure.

A man who delivers relief supplies to the battlefield "Russia persistently attacks"

A man who is working to deliver relief supplies to the Ukrainian battlefields responded to an NHK interview and explained that the Russian side has been relentlessly attacking Bakhmut, a fierce battlefield in the eastern part of the country, all day long, and the situation is getting tough.



This man is Konstantin Tkachev (53), who currently lives in Kyiv, the capital, and has lived in Japan for more than 20 years.



On the 3rd, Mr. Tkachev, who is working to deliver relief supplies to the battlefield, visited a warehouse in Kyiv where supplies sent from all over Japan are stored, and loaded about 7,000 Japanese-made disposable body warmers into his car. I was there.



Mr. Tkachev said that he frequently hears about the local situation from his friends who are fighting in Bakhmut, a fierce battlefield in the eastern part of the country. I spoke in Japanese for NHK coverage.



In addition, the Russian side keeps track of the location of Ukrainian military units by placing inmates who are not sufficiently trained in front of them and daring to attack them, and skilled combatants repeatedly attack from the flanks. about it.



Mr. Tkachev said, ``It seems that they think of their soldiers' lives as garbage, and I can't believe it.''



According to Mr. Tkachev, there are still a few elderly citizens staying around Bakhmut. was talking