Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes on key targets

Russia and Ukraine reported Sunday that they had carried out major attacks against each other over the past 24 hours, targeting military and strategic sites amid the ongoing conflict.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its forces struck Ukrainian personnel and equipment on multiple fronts over the past day, advancing into defensive depths, improving their tactical position, and securing more favorable ground.

Russian forces targeted Ukrainian military production facilities, long-range drone control centers, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 142 locations, said the Ministry. Russian air defense systems intercepted one HIMARS rocket, four guided aerial bombs, and shot down 361 drones, it said.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed carrying out strikes on one of Russia's largest oil refineries, the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad region, causing explosions and fires. Damage assessment is ongoing. Ukrainian drones also hit a chemical plant in Perm Krai, damaging parts of its production infrastructure.

Russia has yet to respond publicly to these claims.

Additionally, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate and special forces conducted special combat operations on Russian railway lines on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in casualties and derailed trains, according to a report by Interfax-Ukraine on Sunday, citing a source from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate.

The Russian Railways company confirmed that the explosions caused delays for over ten long-distance trains.

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.