The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of Zhelannoye Pervoye settlement in the Donetsk region.
In the past day, various Russian army groups killed and injured Ukrainian military personnel, destroyed Ukrainian tanks, armored vehicles, ammunition depots and other equipment and facilities, the ministry said.
Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks from multiple settlements in the Kursk region. Russian tactical aviation and missile forces targeted several Ukrainian military units in Sumy Oblast.
Also on Saturday, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces released a report, stating that there were 83 battles in the frontline areas that day. The frontline situation remained complex and tense, especially in the directions of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
Ukrainian forces continued to resist the Russian advance and disrupt their attack plans, said the report. In the direction of Pokrovsk, Russian forces launched 23 attacks, while in the direction of Kurakhove, they launched 27 attacks.
And the border areas of Sumy Oblast continued to be shelled by Russian forces.
Russia, Ukraine update battle reports
China's total import and export volume of trade in sports services reached 52.89 billion yuan (about 7.45 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, said the State General Administration of Sport on Wednesday.
At a press conference in Beijing, Zhou Jinqiang, deputy director of the State General Administration of Sport, briefed on the achievements scored by China since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012.
China's sports sector has achieved high-quality development, with a widespread trend of fitness among the public, remarkable achievements in competitive sports, vibrant youth sports activities, and rapid growth in the sports industry, Zhou said, adding these advancements have contributed to building China into a leading sports nation.
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the total scale and added value of China's sports industry have significantly increased, with growth rates surpassing those of GDP during the same period. The proportion of the sports industry in the country's GDP has also continued to rise steadily," said Zhou.
"From 2012 to 2022, the annual average growth rate of the added value of the sports industry reached 15.4 percent, with its share of the domestic GDP increasing from 0.60 percent to 1.08 percent. In 2023, China's total import and export volume of trade in sports services stood at 52.89 billion yuan, marking a 178 percent increase compared to the previous year. At present, China has essentially forged a sports industry system that is led by competitive performances and fitness leisure, with the joint development of sports venue services, sports training, sports manufacturing, and sports media," said Zhou.
China's total trade in sports services reaches 52.89 bln yuan in 2023: official
