Russia said on Sunday that its armed forces had gained control over two more settlements in the Zaporizhia region, while Ukraine, on the same day, claimed striking a Russian oil refinery.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, the Russian forces continued to advance deep into the Ukrainian defenses, gaining control of two more settlements in the Zaporizhia region.
Russia's tactical aviation, missile troops, and artillery units targeted energy facilities that support Ukrainian military enterprises, drone assembly workshops, and 141 areas used by Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries, the ministry said.
The Russian air defense forces also intercepted 4 U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, 2 Neptune cruise missiles, and 197 fixed-wing drones, it added.
Also on Sunday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said its defense forces attacked the Kuibyshev Refinery in the Samara Region of southwestern Russia, which is one of the main producers of advanced fuels for Russian military jet engines. The strike resulted in explosions and fires.
Ukraine also confirmed a previous attack on an oil refinery in the Russian city of Ryazan, saying that both the crude oil distillation unit and storage tanks at the facility were damaged.
Russia seizes two more settlements in Zaporizhia region, Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery
The operational efficiency of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in south China's Guangdong Province has greatly improved following the launch of a new terminal and a new runway one month ago.
The airport officially put into operation its Terminal 3 and fifth runway on October 30, making it China's first civil airport to operate five commercial runways.
Terminal 3 features a range of self-service facilities, including check-in kiosks, automated baggage drop systems, and smart security screening equipment, which have greatly streamlined passenger processing.
Since its opening, five airlines have shifted their domestic operations to Terminal 3, which now handles an average of 158 flights and about 26,000 passengers daily.
"Compared with Terminal 1, both the number of staffed counters and self-service kiosks of Terminal 3 have increased significantly, greatly reducing the average check-in time for passengers. For domestic direct flights, the entire check-in process can be completed in a minimum of one minute," said Shi Mengyao, a staffer with the ground service department of the Guangdong branch of China Eastern Airlines.
Beyond efficiency improvements, the terminal also includes an observation deck that offers travelers panoramic views of the airfield.
"Since its opening, the observation deck attracts over 3,000 visitors per day on average, with total visits exceeding 100,000 to date," said Luo Li, deputy general manager of a terminal management company at Baiyun International Airport.
The airport's expansion also marks another step toward building a world-class airport cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
"The airport's expansion not only consolidates the Greater Bay Area as an aviation hub connecting China with the world, but also helps lower logistics costs within the area, promote the free flow and efficient allocation of economic resources, and enhances the area's capacity for global resource allocation," said Li Jing, chief planner with the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transport.
New terminal, runway boost operational efficiency of airport in Guangzhou
