Russia said that it had destroyed and damaged multiple Ukrainian warplanes over the past 24 hours, while Ukraine said that it had engaged in 136 battles with Russian forces at the front.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that the Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons, destroying five Su-27 fighters and damaging two others in the past 24 hours.
Russian air defense forces shot down several Ukrainian cruise missiles, guided bombs, rockets and 81 drones, as well as a MiG-29 fighter and a Su-27 fighter, according to the minitry.
Also on Tuesday, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that Ukrainian army engaged in 136 battles with Russian forces over the past 24 hours.
The Russian army launched six attacks in the direction of Kharkov. The fighting in Volchansk was still going on as of Tuesday evening, but the overall situation was under control.
Battles in the direction of Pokrovsk was the most intense. The Russian army launched 43 attacks on the Ukrainian defense line in this region as of the evening of Tuesday, while the Ukrainian army repelled 31 Russian attacks.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday visited Ukraine, which was his first visit to Ukraine since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Orban held talks on cooperation in the fields of infrastructure and energy, as well as bilateral trade, while exchanging views on achieving future peace. Orban said that Hungary is willing to provide Ukraine with all possible assistance within its capacity during its term as the rotating presidency of EU and suggested that Ukraine reconsider its decisions and accept a temporary ceasefire to advance peace talks with Russia.
Russia claims to destroy Ukrainian warplanes, while Ukraine reports intensive battles
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that as the core platform for practicing multilateralism and advancing global governance, the United Nations' role can only be strengthened, not weakened.
Xi made the remarks when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana.
No matter how the international situation changes, China always adheres to genuine multilateralism and supports the United Nations in playing a central role in international affairs, he said.
All countries in the world belong to a community with a shared future, Xi said.
Noting that the ship of humanity will not sail smoothly into the future, he said the international community must work together to ensure that the ship is always sailing in the right direction.
The Chinese side supports the UN Summit of the Future, and hopes that it will send a positive signal of upholding multilateralism, strengthening solidarity and cooperation, and making global governance more just and reasonable, he said.
China also supports the United Nations in playing a leading role in advancing the reform of the international financial architecture and the global governance of artificial intelligence, Xi added.
Guterres said that the current international order, especially the international financial mechanism, needs to be reformed to adapt to the development and changes of the international situation.
The United Nations, he said, is willing to make every effort to promote the adjustment of the international financial architecture and artificial intelligence global governance, so as to make global governance more just and reasonable and more conducive to the common development of developing countries.
He thanked China for supporting the cause of the United Nations, practicing multilateralism and playing a key and constructive role in promoting world peace and development.
The future of humanity largely depends on China, he said, adding that the United Nations looks forward to further strengthening communication and cooperation with China.
Xi says UN's role as core platform for practicing multilateralism should be strengthened
