Russia announced on Sunday that its forces had seized control of two more settlements while Ukraine reported repelling multiple Russian attacks.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated in its daily briefing that Russian forces had captured the village of Piddubne in the Donetsk region and Sobolivka in the Kharkiv region.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have repelled multiple Ukrainian attacks and launched several offensives towards Kharkiv and Donetsk, according to the ministry.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 149 fights on the frontlines, with Ukrainian forces repelling multiple Russian attacks in the directions of Kupyansk and Pokrovsk.
Russia claims territorial gains while Ukraine reports repelling attacks
An Algerian expert and a Uruguayan official criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her wrongful remarks that exposed Japan's ambitions for military expansion, which is endangering regional and international order.
At a Diet meeting in early November, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, which drew strong criticism worldwide.
Smail Debeche, president of Algeria-China Friendship Association, said Japan should end its attempts to expand military power as it did during World War II.
"I think the wrongful remarks made by the Japanese side are not in the interests of Japan itself and the Japanese people. It is irrational and illogical to make such statements. After World War II, Japan should have shouldered its corresponding responsibilities and obligations. However, instead of deeply deploring its war past and earnestly apologizing, Japan seems to be trying to expand its military power in the region and display arrogance, much like in the wartime era. This practice must be stopped," said Debeche.
Leonardo Batalla, who is responsible for international relations at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, said he firmly opposes the interference in China's internal affairs. "Japan's remarks are a provocative act. Japan is a defeated country in World War II. Now, its right-wing forces are attempting to revive the ambitions of the militarist era. Such an approach is detrimental to international relations because it interferes in China's internal affairs," said Batalla.
Int'l experts criticize Japanese PM's wrongful remarks for damaging int'l order
