Russia on Saturday announced that its forces struck infrastructures at Ukrainian military airfields, ammunition depots, and concentrations of personnel and equipment over the past 24 hours, while the Ukrainian side reported attack on a Russian military command post over the past 24 hours.
According to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, Russian air defense forces had shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and over 100 drones, while also intercepting multiple Ukrainian aerial bombs and rockets. At the same time, Russian forces continued to target Ukrainian positions along the frontlines in the Kursk region.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that as of Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian forces had repelled multiple Russian attacks in directions such as Kharkiv, Pokrovsk, and Kursk. In addition, the Ukrainian air force successfully attacked a command post located on the border of Russia's Belgorod region on Saturday, the statement said.
Russia claims striking Ukrainian ammunition depot, Ukraine says attacking Russian military command post
A recent art show, "To Be a Butterfly" ("Hua Die" in Chinese ), showcases an Italian cello soloist and Chinese acrobatics together in an innovative audio-visual feast, bringing to life again a popular Chinese classic folk tale in a popular Western-style concerto "Butterfly Lovers."
The show is part of the cultural exchange program "Harmony in Diversity" co-produced by China Media Group (CMG) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,
Italian cellist Ivo Martinenghi and Chinese acrobatics performers Wu Zhengdan and Wei Baohua lead the performance that intertwines Western and Chinese artistic expressions.
"Butterfly Lovers," based on a tragic Chinese folk tale similar to Romeo and Juliet, was first adapted into Chinese Yue Opera and later inspired and arranged into the globally renowned Western-style concerto.
The latest rendition creates another artistic dialogue between Chinese and Western aesthetics. The performance blends Chinese and European artists in different creative disciplines, deepening cross-civilizational communications and exchanges.
The performance "Hua Die" and other carefully curated music shows featuring fusions of Chinese and global cultures were aired on CMG's CCTV-1 channel on March 22.
Latest art show blends Chinese acrobatic dancing with Western-style concerto
