Russia said on Friday that its forces had struck Ukrainian military sites and claimed more settlements while Ukraine vowed to repel any Russian breakthrough attempt in multiple directions.
Russian Defense Ministry reported that in the past week, the Russian army used air-based high-precision weapons and attack drones to carry out five cluster strikes on Ukrainian military industrial enterprises, military airports, assembly and storage sites of drones and unmanned boats, and fuel and equipment depots.
The Russian army controlled 10 settlements in the Kharkiv region, Donetsk region, and Zaporizhzhia region, and the Russian air defense forces shot down 1,387 Ukrainian drones, said the ministry.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the same day that the current battlefront is focused on Pokrovsk and other directions in the Donetsk region, which is under fierce offensive by the Russian army, and the situations in the border areas of Sumy and Kharkiv remain severe.
The Ukrainian army will respond to any Russian breakthrough attempt and annihilate the Russian sabotage reconnaissance team that attempts to infiltrate, he said.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on early Saturday morning that from 18:15 to 23:05 Moscow time on Friday, the Russian air defense system shot down 87 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Oryol Oblast and other places, among which five Ukrainian drones were shot down over Moscow.
According to Moscow Mayor Sobyanin, the Russian air defense forces shot down six drones flying to Moscow early Saturday morning.
Russia claims controlling more settlements, Ukraine reports fierce battles
From cutting-edge technology exhibitions to retail stores thousands of kilometers away from Europe and Southeast Asia, China-made robot vacuum cleaners are increasingly becoming a popular choice among consumers worldwide.
At electronics retailers in Berlin, Germany, Chinese brands such as Roborock and Dreame occupy prominent positions in dedicated robot vacuum sections, offering a wide range of products priced between 200 and 2,000 euros.
Many local consumers said that when purchasing smart home appliances including robot vacuum cleaners, they tend to give priority to Chinese-made products.
"It's a good price and good quality. It's also the innovation. I have a feeling that the European brands are not innovating enough," said one customer.
"I think they're always on top of the other technologies. They are getting them out faster. A lot of us are switching to the Chinese technology," another consumer said.
Germany is one of the most important overseas markets for China's floor-cleaning robots.
According to data from market research firm GfK, from January to November 2025, more than six out of 10 robot vacuum cleaners sold in Western Europe were Chinese brands.
Industry data also point to a strong global momentum.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), global shipments of smart robot vacuum cleaners reached 17.424 million units in the first three quarters of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.7 percent.
Chinese brands including Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi and Narwal ranked among the world's top five in terms of shipment volume, with a combined share of nearly 70 percent of the global market.
At a robot vacuum cleaner manufacturing plant in Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, workers were seen stepping up production of newly launched models that recently debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in the United States, which concluded Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The factory adjusted its production lines as early as December 2025 and stocked inventory in advance for overseas markets to ensure that new products could be delivered to global consumers at the earliest possible time.
"In 2025, Roborock's global shipments exceeded 7.2 million units. Since 2024, overseas revenue has accounted for more than 50 percent of our total revenue. Our products have now been sold to more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than 20 million households worldwide," said Quan Gang, president of Roborock.
At another robot vacuum cleaner manufacturing facility in Dongguan, Guangdong, rising overseas orders have prompted the company to upgrade its production lines with intelligent technologies to further boost capacity. The factory is currently operating at full load to meet a growing demand.
"For 2026, we have already obtained overseas orders worth at least 300 million to 400 million yuan (around 43 million to 57.3 million U.S. dollars). In addition, we've engaged in strategic cooperation with European home appliance group Cebos Group, and our total confirmed orders have exceeded 600 million yuan (around 86 million U.S. dollars)," said Zhang Junbin, founder and CEO of Narwal Robotics.
Chinese robot vacuum brands gain strong global traction
