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It is Morning & World that points out the core international news overnight. Today (29th), reporter Ahn Eui-geun, who is in charge of in-depth coverage of international diplomacy and security, appeared. Let’s look at the situation in Ukraine today. In the capital, Kiiu, Ukraine is gradually pushing out the Russian army?
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Let’s start with the video posted on social media by the mayor of Irfin outside Kiiu.
[올렉산데르 마르쿠신/우크라이나 이르핀 시장 : 오늘 좋은 소식이 있습니다. 이르핀이 오늘 해방됐습니다.]
The mayor of Irfin also said that Irfin would become a base for a counterattack.
Irfin is a satellite city located in the northwestern part of Goyang, when Kiiwu refers to Seoul.
Even the capital, Kiiu, seems to be finding some stability.
The curfew time has also been reduced by two hours from the previous one, and online education has also been decided to resume from yesterday.
But not so long ago, it was claimed that it was a small Ukrainian drone unit that blocked the procession of the Russian army that had stretched 64 km toward Kiiu.
If you look at the video uploaded by the British Guardian, you can see exactly how the target is hit with the night vision goggles.
The hero is Aerozvidka, a drone special force with 30 people.
They were said to have been ambushed on a mountain road on a four-wheeled mountain bike and then destroyed the military equipment leading the Russian army procession with a late-night attack using a drone, preventing the Russian army from passing.
The unit, made up of IT technology experts and drone enthusiasts, was disbanded in 2019 and re-established in October of last year when concerns about a Russian invasion grew. .
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Modern warfare uses a lot of technology. On the other hand, Russia and the G7 countries are in a war of nerves over how to pay for gas in Russia?
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President Putin said he would only accept Russian rubles when selling Russian natural gas.
The G7 energy ministers from seven major countries held a videoconference to reject the ruble payment method.
Let’s listen to German Minister Robert Havek.
[로베르트 하벡/독일 부총리 겸 경제·기후부 장관 : 루블화 결제는 받아들일 수 없고 우리는 관련 회사들이 푸틴의 명령을 따르면 안 된다는 걸 요구하고 있습니다.]
Kremlin spokeswoman Dmitry Peskov responded, “We will not provide gas for free, and there is no reason to do philanthropy throughout Europe.”
Peskov also pressured European countries that there are alternative markets such as Southeast Asia instead of the European market.
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Last but not least, news about the Japanese yen.
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The Japanese yen, which has been considered a safe asset, is rapidly depreciating.
The yen fell to 123.1 yen to the dollar yesterday.
Kyodo News reported that the exchange rate broke 123 yen per dollar for the first time in about six years and three months since December 2015.
The Bank of Japan also announced an unusual purchase of government bonds yesterday morning and afternoon.
The recent weakness in the yen is attributed to the widening gap between the yields of U.S. Treasury and Japanese Treasury bonds.
Currently, the difference between the yields of government bonds between the two countries is about 2.13%, which has increased by nearly 0.6 percentage points this year.
The recent rise in commodity prices and Japan’s growing trade deficit are also fueling the yen’s weakness.
The exchange rate of the yen against the won also broke down to 996.55 won.
This is the lowest level in three years and three months.
