China is expected to see 171.76 million cross-regional passenger trips on Wednesday, the 38th day of its annual Spring Festival travel rush, according to the country's Ministry of Transport.
The figure marked a 1.7-percent decrease from the previous day but a 0.6-percent increase from the same period in 2025.
China's railway system expects to handle an estimated passenger volume of 9.1 million trips, down 2.9 percent from the previous day and 11.5 percent from the same period in 2025.
The passenger flows on roads are set to reach an estimated 159.96 million trips, down 1.6 percent from the previous day but up 1.4 percent from the same period of last year.
Waterway passenger volume is expected to hit an estimated 630,000 trips, down 1.5 percent from the previous day and up 11.1 percent from the same period in 2025.
The civil aviation sector expects to handle 2.07 million passenger trips, up 0.8 percent from the previous day but down 1.7 percent from the corresponding period of the year before.
Cross-regional passenger flow lowers as Spring Festival travel rush nears end
Russia said on Friday that its armed forces had struck Ukrainian targets including military and energy facilities, while Ukraine reported repelling multiple Russian offensives on the same day.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily report that Russian forces had conducted strikes on Ukrainian military and energy facilities, as well as troop deployment points.
Over the past week, the Russian military shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter jet and destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned boat. It also took control of two settlements in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine and the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, according to the report.
Also on Friday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 154 battles along the front lines over the past day.
According to the report, Ukrainian forces launched strikes on multiple key Russian targets. They repelled numerous Russian attacks in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions in eastern Ukraine, while also destroying Russian military equipment and weapons.
Russia claims hitting Ukrainian targets, Ukraine reports repelling Russian offensives
