Russia reported on Thursday that its forces had hit Ukrainian targets across 138 regions in the past 24 hours, while Ukraine forces claimed on the same day that they had conducted drone attacks against an oil pumping station in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that over the past day, Russian forces struck energy and transportation infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces, as well as temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries across 138 areas.
Russian air defense systems shot down 10 precision-guided bombs and 418 fixed-wing drones, it said.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that its air force, missile troops and artillery units struck multiple equipment assembly areas and command posts of Russian troops, and shot down 1,941 drones.
Ukrainian media outlets reported on Thursday citing a source from the Security Service of Ukraine that Ukrainian drones attacked the Gorky oil pumping station in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, triggering a fire.
Russia claims hitting multiple Ukrainian targets, Ukraine reports striking oil pumping station
China exported 187 high-end liquid cargo vessels in the first five months of 2026, with a total value exceeding 64.3 billion yuan (about 9.49 billion U.S. dollars), up 188.8 percent year-on-year, according to the latest data.
Liquid cargo vessels are specially designed for transporting crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), ranking among the ship categories with the highest added value in the maritime industry. Recently, two large-scale LNG vessels, each with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters and built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. under China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), were officially delivered in Shanghai. "Our clients are the world's leading oil and gas companies. Our current order book for LNG carriers accounts for more than 20 percent of the global market, and we are basically able to deliver one vessel per month," said Wang Jiaying, general manager assistant at the shipbuilding group.
In the same period, the country exported a total of 2,637 vessels, with a total value exceeding 170 billion yuan (about 25.09 billion U.S. dollars), up 22.5 percent year-on-year.
China records 188.8 pct increase in liquid cargo vessel export in Jan-May period
