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Russia controls Donetsk settlement, Ukraine repels Russian offensives in Kursk

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Russia controls Donetsk settlement, Ukraine repels Russian offensives in Kursk

2025-01-30 11:11 Last Updated At:11:37

Russia said on Wednesday that its troops had controlled the settlement of Novoyelizavetovka in Donetsk, while Ukraine said it repelled several Russian offensives in the Kursk Region in the past day.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian servicemen raised the Russian flag over the settlement of Novoyelizavetovka in Donetsk in the past day, and attacked Ukrainian troops and equipment on multiple battle lines.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 420 soldiers in the Kursk Region over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Front line commanders said on Wednesday that Russian servicemen had controlled most areas of Ukraine's Chasov Yar city.

On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 91 battles at the front lines over the past day, noting that missile and artillery forces hit Russia targets including ammunition depots and personnel. The General Staff said Ukrainian forces repelled several Russian offensives in the Kursk Region.

The Ukrainian national news agency Ukrinform reported on Wednesday that Ukrainian drone attacks targeted a warehouse storing missiles, guided bombs and artillery ammunition in Russia's Tver Region, as well as the Andreapol oil pumping station in the village of Erokhino.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has shown obvious changes, with the Russian army claiming progresses in several directions, and the Ukrainian troops taking a defensive posture and withdrawing from several strategic points.

Russia controls Donetsk settlement, Ukraine repels Russian offensives in Kursk

Russia controls Donetsk settlement, Ukraine repels Russian offensives in Kursk

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025

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