The Russian military announced on Wednesday that it had attacked Ukrainian ammunition depots, while Ukraine claimed to have hit a Russian oil depot supplying a military airfield.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported Wednesday that the Russian army attacked targets including Ukrainian artillery pieces, ammunition depots, and an electronic warfare base station over the past day.
Russian air defense systems shot down multiple "HIMARS" rockets and over 100 drones from the Ukrainian military. On the same day, the Russian military continued its operations in the Kursk region, destroying targets such as Ukrainian armored vehicles.
The report also said from Tuesday night to early Wednesday morning, Russian air defense systems shot down 32 Ukrainian drones in various locations, including 11 over Saratov region. The governor of Saratov reported that a company in Russia’s city Engels caught fire after being attacked by Ukrainian drones, and two Russian firefighters dead in the blaze.
Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces reported on Wednesday that as of Wednesday afternoon, over 100 combat engagements had occurred along the frontlines, with the fiercest battles occurring in the directions of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove. Ukrainian forces repelled multiple attacks from the Russian military. In addition, Ukrainian forces carried out a precision strike on a Russian command post in the Donetsk region on the same day.
The Ukrainian side also reported that from Tuesday night to early Wednesday morning, it successfully hit the target of an oil storage facility in Russia's Engels. A statement indicated that the facility provides fuel for a local Russian military airport.
Russia hits Ukrainian ammunition depots, Ukraine destroys Russian oil depot: reports
China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration on Thursday announced the launch the National Whole Grain Action Plan, a comprehensive initiative aimed at enhancing the whole grain industry, encouraging healthy grain consumption, and bolstering food security to a higher standard.
The action plan mainly focuses on the promotion and guidance of whole grain consumption, popularization of whole grain nutrition and health knowledge, improvement of industry standards and quality management and the cultivation of new varieties of whole grain raw materials rich in active substances and excellent edible sensory quality.
"We will implement the whole grain industry upgrade action, guide the production of whole grain food, encourage whole grain food enterprises to transform or build new processing production lines and develop series products, and improve the adaptability of the supply and demand of the whole grain food industry. We will make strides to cultivate a group of leading whole grain food processing enterprises with core competitiveness," said Wang Hong, spokesman of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, at a press conference in Beijing.
Whole grains are grains with complete caryopsis structure after removing inedible parts such as the outer shell, which retains the natural nutrition and active substances in the grains to the maximum extent. Whole grain food is made from whole grains as the main raw material and contains a certain proportion of whole grains.
At present, the proportion of whole grain consumption in China's grain consumption is less than one percent, while the proportion of whole grain consumption in some developed countries has reached 20-35 percent.
"By 2035, people will become significantly more aware of whole grains and the proportion of whole grains in residents' dietary consumption will increase markedly. There will be more abundant and high-quality whole grain products that meet the nutritional and health needs of residents. The supply and consumption of whole grain foods will achieve a dynamic balance," Wang said.
A new whole grain industry development pattern will be formed with a complete chain, reasonable structure, adaptation of supply and demand, and continuous upgrading by 2035, he said.
China unveils plan to boost whole grain production, enhance food security
