Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of carrying out 14 attacks on its energy infrastructure in a single day, while Ukraine dismissed it as false claims.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over the past 24 hours, Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks from various directions and launched multiple offensives.
Russian forces hit Ukrainian military airports, military repair facilities, drone production workshops, ammunition depots, and concentrations of active forces and equipment in 147 areas, according to the report.
According to another report by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, from Friday night to Saturday morning, Russian air defense systems across multiple locations successfully shot down and intercepted 49 Ukrainian drones.
Governor of Samara Region Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial facility in the region, causing a fire.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a statement accusing the Russian Defense Ministry of spreading false information. The claim that Ukrainian forces attacked Russian energy infrastructure was false, and the Ukrainian military targeted Russian military objectives only, according to the statement.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also reported on Saturday that 145 combat engagements occurred across frontline over the past 24 hours.
The Ukrainian air force, missile units and artillery attacked 17 areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, according to the report.
According to another report by the Ukrainian air force on Saturday, Russian forces launched 92 drones at Ukraine from 21:00 Friday to Saturday local time. By 09:00 local time on Saturday, Ukrainian forces confirmed the downing of 51 drones.
Russia, Ukraine dispute on energy facilities attacks
China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday urged the European Union (EU) to face up to its own economic and trade problems and address mutual concerns through dialogue and consultation.
A spokesperson for the ministry made the remarks in response to a media query on its decision to launch anti-dumping investigations into imports of para-aramid filament yarns and ethylidene norbornene originating in the EU.
The two anti-dumping investigations were launched following applications from domestic industries, the spokesperson added.
Preliminary evidence provided by the applicants showed that from 2023 to the first half of 2026, imports of para-aramid filament yarns from the EU remained at a high level, with prices falling by more than 50 percent cumulatively.
Imports of ethylidene norbornene from the EU and other regions grew 27.35 percent cumulatively from 2023 to 2025, and rose 56 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, with prices trending downward.
The dumped imports have caused damage to the production and operations of the domestic industries, according to the applicants.
In accordance with Chinese law and WTO rules, these applications meet the conditions for filing anti-dumping investigations, the spokesperson said, adding that China will conduct investigations in accordance with laws and regulations, fully protect the rights of all interested parties, and make an objective and fair ruling.
The spokesperson noted that the EU has launched 16 trade remedy investigations against China since the start of 2026, nearly double the number from a year earlier, of which nine involve chemical products, accounting for nearly 60 percent. Since mid-October, the EU has successively launched anti-dumping investigations into Chinese products including furfuryl alcohol and polyvinylidene fluoride.
Compared with the EU's number of trade remedy cases against China, China has consistently exercised prudence and restraint in the trade remedy field, the spokesperson added.
Protectionism cannot enhance the EU's competitiveness, while dialogue and consultation are the right path to resolving mutual concerns, the spokesperson said.
China urges EU to resolve mutual concerns through dialogue, consultation
