Russia claimed on Sunday that its forces had intercepted two U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported grim situation in the front lines.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said over the past 24 hours, its troops repelled numerous attacks by the Ukrainian army in Kharkiv, Avdeyevka, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson and other directions, and launched multiple offensives, destroying one tank, eight armored vehicles, 26 vehicles and other equipment including self-propelled artillery from Ukraine.
The Russian air defense forces shot down 50 Ukrainian drones and intercepted two U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that as of Sunday afternoon, 79 battles had occurred in the front-line areas, and the Ukrainian army repelled Russian attacks in multiple directions.
The situation on the front line remained severe, and Ukraine was trying to disrupt Russia's offensive plan, and neutralize its combat forces, weapons and equipment, the Ukrainian side said.
The Ukrainian side also said that the Ukrainian Air Force, missile forces and artillery attacked the concentration areas of Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment.
Russia claims intercepting HIMARS rockets, Ukraine reports grim situation in front lines
As the year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), figures from international communist parties extended their congratulations and hailed the CPC's achievements in leading China's development and governance.
Jiri Mantysalo, vice chairman of the Communist Party of Finland, who personally visited China last year, highlighted the CPC’s flexibility in addressing challenges from modern Marxist perspective.
"The CPC has been flexible, I would say, to address challenges in society but with modern Marxism perspective in my opinion. For me it's crystal clear that without the CPC, China would not be able to see this kind of development. The Communist Party of China has built and is still building its policy through clear vision of improving people's life and also advancing the harmony between humans and the environment, nature," he said.
Francesco Maringio, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Italy, said the CPC has always adhered to its original aspiration of steering China toward national rejuvenation.
"I think in Chinese, the expression is 'Buwang Chuxin,' (meaning) never forget (why) you started. So, this path from 1921 to now is the extraordinary path made by the CPC. This party doesn't just administer the country, but it steers the country itself," he said.
"It's a leadership understood in ideological terms, (a party) who has put the study of Marxism back to the center of party work, because this is in this era demands theoretically clarity, not just management competence. So in one sentence, the CPC today is extremely selective, increasingly educated vanguard of the society with a clear structure and identity, tasked with steering the country toward national rejuvenation, not just administrating a large and huge country," Maringio said.
A gathering marking the 105th founding anniversary of the CPC was held at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday morning in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attended the event.
Figures of int'l communist parties hail CPC's achievements over past 105 years
