Russia claimed on Thursday that its forces had taken control of one more settlement in the Donetsk region, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported repelling multiple Russian attacks on the front lines.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a briefing that Russian troops had seized the village of Kreminna Balka in the Donetsk region.
The ministry also reported that the Russian troops had carried out strikes on Ukrainian military personnel and destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles and U.S.-supplied M119 howitzers.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 102 fights on the front lines.
In the Pokrovsk region, Russian forces launched 15 attacks of varying intensities, with Ukrainian forces repelling 13 of them, and in the Kurakhovo region, Ukrainian forces repelled 40 Russian attacks, the Ukrainian side said.
Russia seizes one more settlement in Donetsk, Ukraine repels Russian attacks
The ports along the trunk stream of the Yangtze River, China's longest and the world's third-longest river, are expected to handle a record 4.02 billion tons of cargo in 2024, an official from the administration of navigational affairs on the river under the Ministry of Transport said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
Such figure marks a 3.9-percent year-on-year growth which cements the Yangtze River's position as the busiest inland waterway in the world, the official said.
The Yangtze River now boasts 16 major ports, each with an annual cargo throughput exceeding 100 million tons.
The record has effectively demonstrated the strong resilience and market vitality of the Yangtze River shipping, with policies strongly supporting the development of multi modal transportation.
The government's efforts have led to a significant increase in the proportion of road-to-water and rail-water multi modal transport, greatly reducing the logistics costs for enterprises, the official said.
The record cargo throughput on the Yangtze River highlights China's economic resilience and the success of its policies in promoting efficient and cost-effective transportation solutions along this vital inland waterway.
Yangtze River cargo throughput to surpass 4 billion tons
