Russia on Thursday claimed that its army continued to press ahead in Krasnoarmeysk, while Ukraine reported repelling Russian offensives on multiple fronts on the same day.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian armed forces struck Ukrainian troops in multiple directions including Sumy and Kharkiv, and gained control of another settlement in the Donetsk region.
In Krasnoarmeysk (known as Pokrovsk in Ukraine), the Russian army continued advancing in several areas and repelled multiple Ukrainian attempts to break through their lines, the ministry said.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Ukrainian forces fended off dozens of Russian offensives in the directions of Pokrovsk and Oleksandrivsk.
The Ukrainian army also hit targets such as areas where Russian personnel and weapons were concentrated and drone control points, while shooting down over 200 Russian unmanned vehicles, it said.
Russia claims continued advances in Krasnoarmeysk, Ukraine reports repelling Russian offensives
What the Asia-Pacific region needs most is peace and tranquility, not the introduction of external forces or the fomenting of division and confrontation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday.
Guo made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a question on the annual military exercises led by the United States and the Philippines, which kicked off on Monday.
"The world has seen enough damage done by unilateralism and abuse of military might. What the Asia-Pacific needs most is peace and tranquility, and the last thing the region needs is division and confrontation as a result of the introduction of external forces. No military and security cooperation should be conducted at the expense of mutual understanding and trust as well as peace and stability in the region. Such cooperation should not target any third party or harm the interests of any third party. For countries that tie their own security to others, it is important to bear in mind that this may very well backfire," said Guo.
Asia-Pacific needs peace, not confrontation: spokesman
