Fierce fighting continued on multiple fronts between Russia and Ukraine over the past 24 hours, as Russia claimed on Sunday to have stricken Ukrainian military personnel and equipment from various directions, and Ukraine claimed that the situation remains tense in Ukraine's eastern strategic logistics hub of Pokrovsk.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian army destroyed a temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries. Additionally, the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down eight American-made HIMARS rockets and 41 drones, the report said.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a war report on the same day that 68 battles occurred in the front-line areas on the day. The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains tense, with fighting continuing in multiple areas, according to the war report.
The Russian Defense Ministry also claimed that its armed forces continue to repel Ukrainian troops in the Kursk direction. The Russian military is also conducting reconnaissance and search operations to identify and eliminate Ukrainian sabotage groups attempting to penetrate Russian territory.
Also on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian forces advanced 1 to 3 kilometers in the Kursk region and took control of two settlements.
Russia, Ukraine fight on multiple fronts as situation remains tense in Pokrovsk
Experts attending the ongoing Beijing Xiangshan Forum on Thursday called for codifying the basic rules governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern weapons and defense activities, which runs from Sept 12 to 14.
Under the theme of "Promoting Peace for a Shared Future," this year's forum features critical discussions on global security, regional stability, and innovative technologies in defense, with widest attendance from over 100 countries and organizations.
During a special academic activity of the forum, leading experts had a dialogue on AI security on Thursday afternoon as AI's influence has extended beyond mere production process, reaching a wide range of areas, including the military.
"This is still relatively new in the United States, but I think you can see it as an area of growth to have greater discussions about military AI and AI issues in the large," said Chad Sbragia, research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses, also former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for China.
Calling AI tools double-edged swords, he called for efforts to hammer out basic rules and guidelines for the use of the technology.
As AI's development direction is towards man-machine integration, how to make use of it in the military is another topic discussed at the event.
"The future development of AI in the military will focus on human-machine interaction and intelligent systems that integrate human, machines, and the environment. The outcome depends on who uses the technology, as different users will lead to different results. Therefore, we strongly urge the international community to take a unified stance, much like the opposition to nuclear weapons, and resist the misuse of AI, which could harm world peace," said Liu Wei, director of the human-machine interaction and cognitive engineering laboratory with the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Experts call for codifying rules on AI use in military at Xiangshan Forum
