
今月、ロシアによるウクライナの首都キーウ一帯への攻撃頻度が2022年3月以降で最多となっていることが、米NGOのデータを基にしたAFP通信の分析で判明した。9月1日から18日の間に118回に達し、異例のペースで無人機などが使われている。
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ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻は2022年2月に開始された。紛争地監視NGOのACLEDがデータを収集・分析している。
【パリAFP時事】今月のロシアによるウクライナの首都キーウ一帯への攻撃の頻度が、侵攻開始翌月の2022年3月以降で最も多くなっていることが明らかになった。紛争地を監視する米NGO「武力紛争地域事件データプロジェクト(ACLED)」の数値を基にAFP通信が分析し、23日公表した。
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それによると、9月1日から18日にかけ、キーウ一帯への攻撃は118回に達した。これまでの最多は22年3月の1カ月間の174回。今月はまだ終わっておらず、異例のペースと言える。
攻撃は今年7月から増加傾向にあり、倉庫やガソリンスタンドなどが狙われた。攻撃手段については、7月と8月にミサイル使用が増えたものの、最も多いのは無人機。最近ではジェット推進式無人機も投入され、迎撃手段が不足するウクライナが苦慮している。
ロシアはキーウ以外のウクライナ全土でも攻撃を強化。ACLEDによれば、8月には計5500回に上った。

The Ministry of Defense will launch the Small Business Innovation System (SBIR) on October 2 to introduce cutting-edge technology from emerging companies. The aim is to accelerate the development of technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles and base environment improvements by introducing screening and expense payments for each development stage and encouraging the entry of companies with cash flow issues.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that it launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Gangwon Province, in eastern North Korea, at around 3:00 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. on the 20th. It is assumed that both fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, and no damage has been confirmed. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi condemned the move as a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and announced that he had lodged a strong protest with North Korea through the embassy in Beijing.

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military, a short-range ballistic missile was fired toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Gangwon Province, in eastern North Korea, around 3 p.m. on the 20th. It is presumed that it fell outside Japan's EEZ, and the Ministry of Defense strongly protested.

In response to the election of Okinawa Prefecture's first conservative governor in 12 years, the Takaichi administration has announced a policy of promoting a ``southwest shift'' to rein in China's military activities. The new governor, Genta Furusa, has expressed his intention to proceed with the designation of special use airports and ports, but local residents are also concerned about the risk of becoming targets for attacks. The Ministry of Defense has announced plans to deploy troops to Yonaguni Island and other areas and introduce medium-range surface-to-air guided missiles.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft Global Hawk crashed off the coast of Tottori Prefecture on the 15th. The Ministry of Defense has set up an investigation committee to investigate the cause. For the Ministry of Defense, which positions unmanned aerial vehicles as the core of a ``new way of fighting,'' this accident poses a major challenge to operational safety.

The Ground Self-Defense Force has announced the results of an investigation into an issue in which malware was detected on a USB memory used internally, indicating that it was brought in individually by a member of the Ground Self-Defense Force. However, he explained that he had not been able to confirm the facts regarding how the USB was obtained.