Russia claims capturing settlement, Ukraine reports repelling Russian offensives

Russia claimed on Tuesday that its forces had captured another settlement in Dnipropetrovsk region, while Ukraine on the same day reported repelling Russian offensives.

Russia's Ministry of Defense said in its latest briefing that its air defense systems shot down 146 Ukrainian drones over the past day.

The Russian army also attacked Ukrainian transportation infrastructure and military bases in over 140 regions, according to the ministry.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on the same day that Russian army was launching offensives along nearly the entire contact line in the east in July, attempting to suppress Ukrainian positions through continuous advances by small-scale commandos.

Ukrainian forces successfully repelled the Russian offensives, regained some territory in Sumy region, and continued to engage in combat in the Kursk region.

Russia claims capturing settlement, Ukraine reports repelling Russian offensives

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