Russia said on Saturday that its troops had taken control of a settlement in the Donetsk region, while Ukraine hit a Russian military command post with missiles and rockets.
In the daily report on its special military operation, the Russian Ministry of Defense said the Russian forces had struck Ukrainian military targets including a electronic warfare station, anti-artillery radar, and ammunition depot.
Russian air defense systems intercepted multiple Ukrainian rockets, aerial bombs, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Russian forces continued to strike Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region on Saturday, resulting in over 400 casualties, with more than 10 armored vehicles destroyed, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on the same day that as of Saturday afternoon, its forces had engaged Russian troops in multiple battles, with the most intense fighting in Pokrovsk.
Ukrainian forces also used Storm Shadow missiles and multiple rocket launchers to strike a Russian military command post.
Russia claims control of settlement, Ukraine strikes Russian military command post
The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its fourth session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday morning.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other Chinese leaders were present at the opening meeting which was attended by 2,765 NPC deputies.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a government work report on behalf of the State Council for deliberation.
During the session, which is scheduled to run from March 5 to 12, NPC deputies will deliberate the report on the work of the government; examine the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development; examine the report on the implementation of the 2025 plan for national economic and social development and on the 2026 draft plan, and the draft plan for national economic and social development in 2026; and examine the report on the execution of the central and local budgets for 2025 and on the draft central and local budgets for 2026, and the draft central and local budgets for 2026.
They will also deliberate bills put forward by the NPC Standing Committee on reviewing the draft environmental code; reviewing the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress; and reviewing the draft law on national development planning.
Additionally, NPC deputies will deliberate the work report of the NPC Standing Committee; deliberate the work report of the Supreme People's Court; deliberate the work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate; and deliberate the report of the NPC Standing Committee on the work of the overhaul of laws and the proposed handling of certain laws and decisions.
China's national legislature starts annual session
