Russia said Monday that its armed forces had taken control over two more settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported strikes against multiple Russian military targets.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its latest report that the Russian forces had gained full control over the settlements of Chervonoye in the Donetsk region and Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces struck 142 areas, targeting Ukrainian energy and transportation infrastructure, long-range drone launch sites, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
They also continued to attack encircled Ukrainian troops in Dimitrov (known as Myrnohrad in Ukraine), located near Krasnoarmeysk (known as Pokrovsk in Ukraine).
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that in the early hours of Monday, they carried out precise strikes on multiple Russian targets, including ammunition depots, warehouses for drones, fuel storage facilities, and the Pantsir-S1 air-defense systems.
It also reported that there were 87 clashes in frontline areas on Monday. In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 22 Russian assaults.
Russia captures 2 more settlements, Ukraine attacks Russian military targets
China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with visiting German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Beijing on Monday, and called on German companies to seize opportunities and deepen cooperation with Chinese partners in traditional and emerging sectors.
Wang noted that economic and trade cooperation between China and Germany has helped both sides develop industrial integration, interconnected markets, and complementary technologies, stabilizing and deepening bilateral relations, while also promoting the healthy development of China's trade and economic relations with the European Union (EU).
"We welcome German companies to seize new opportunities, consolidate cooperation in traditional sectors including machinery, automobiles, and chemicals, and tap the potential for cooperation in emerging businesses such as clean energy, intelligent manufacturing and biopharmaceuticals," said Wang.
Wang also noted that the current trend of politicizing trade and economic issue is on the rise, and global industrial and supply chains are being severely disrupted as a result. China and Germany, as well as China and the EU, should uphold free trade and safeguard the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, Wang said.
Wadephul said Germany opposes protectionism and considers China its most important trading partner. He added that Germany wants to maintain and expand the positive momentum of cooperation.
"China is a driver of innovation and a major hub for high technology in many aspects. We are very keen to maintain exchanges with China both economically and scientifically," said Wadephul.
China and Germany are the world's second and third biggest economies. According to German data, China was once again Germany's largest trading partner in the first three quarters of this year.
China’s commerce minister meets with German FM, calling for deepening cooperation
