Russia strikes Ukrainian military-industrial sites, Ukraine repels multiple Russian attacks

Russia on Friday said its troops hit targets such as the Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, energy facilities, and military airports in the past week, while Ukraine said it had repelled multiple Russian attacks.

In the daily report on its special military operation, the Russian Ministry of Defense said it had taken control of six settlements, and Russian air defense systems intercepted a number of Ukrainian missiles, aerial bombs, rockets and drones.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that as of Friday afternoon, the Ukrainian army continued to engage the Russian army dozens of times in Pokrovsk, Kupiansk, Kurakhove and other directions.

The situation on the front line remained grim, with Ukrainian forces repelling repeated Russian attacks, said the Ukrainian side.

Russia strikes Ukrainian military-industrial sites, Ukraine repels multiple Russian attacks

Russia strikes Ukrainian military-industrial sites, Ukraine repels multiple Russian attacks

Russia strikes Ukrainian military-industrial sites, Ukraine repels multiple Russian attacks

China remains the most important part of Apple's supply chain, said the company's CEO Tim Cook on Friday.

Cook made the remarks ahead of his meeting with Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) in Beijing.

"It remains the most important part of our supply chain," he said.

Cook said that the CCPIT has always been Apple's crucial partner.

"We're so happy to reengage and talk about moving forward and the opportunities in front of both of us," said Cook.

The CEO reaffirmed the importance of China and expressed willingness to visit China again in the future.

Cook embarked on his first visit to China this year, earlier this month, the latest of his many trips to the country in recent years, as a testament to Apple's close ties with the Chinese market.

His Beijing trip followed a visit to Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, earlier this week. Cook is expected to attend the China Development Forum 2026, scheduled to be held in Beijing on March 22-23.

China remains most important part of Apple's supply chain: Tim Cook