Russia claimed on Tuesday to have seized a settlement in the Donetsk region, while Ukraine confirmed it had struck an oil refinery in Moscow with long-range drone attacks.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated in its daily briefing that over the past 24 hours, Russian forces continued striking energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military, as well as sites involved in the assembly, storage, and launch of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Russia's air defense systems shot down 12 guided aerial bombs, two Flamingo missiles, and 491 fixed-wing UAVs. Additionally, Russian troops took control of one settlement in the Donetsk region.
Also on Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 228 combat engagements occurred along the front line over the past day. Ukrainian forces shot down 2,062 Russian UAVs. It stated that Ukrainian forces had carried out long-range strikes against Russian targets on the day, including an oil refinery in Moscow and the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Tuesday that since the early hours of the day, air defense systems had intercepted a total of 60 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones heading toward Moscow.
He said it was one of the largest drone attacks launched by Ukraine since the beginning of the year. The struck oil refinery was damaged, though the resulting fire was subsequently extinguished.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on the day via social media that Ukrainian forces had struck a refinery in the Moscow region. Zelensky emphasized that the operation was a proportional act of self-defense in response to previous Russian strikes on targets within Ukraine, and a countermeasure against what he described as Russia's dragging out of the war. He added that the conflict needs to be ended as soon as possible.
Russia claims taking Donetsk village, Ukraine hits Moscow refinery with drone strikes
China and the United States have maintained close communication and practical cooperation in counter-narcotics efforts and achieved significant results since the two heads of state met in Busan of the Republic of Korea last October, a Chinese anti-drug official said on Wednesday.
At a press conference held by the Office of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, Wei Xiaojun, executive deputy director of the office and head of the Ministry of Public Security's narcotics control bureau, said the two countries have continued to advance cooperation in areas including substance scheduling, chemical control, intelligence exchange, joint investigation, removal of illegal online information, capture and transfer of fugitives, drug-related anti-money laundering, and drug testing technology exchange.
"Both sides have carried out a great deal of institutional exchanges and practical cooperation. We maintain communication with U.S. policy departments such as the Office of National Drug Control Policy, regularly brief each other on work progress, and discuss priorities for next-step cooperation. With U.S. law enforcement agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, we have jointly handled multiple cases and cooperated on the repatriation of drug-related fugitives," Wei said.
China has also taken active steps to address problems involving the diversion of non-scheduled precursor chemicals into illicit drug manufacturing channels in North America.
In November 2025, China added 13 types of precursors of fentanyl-related substances to the export control list, and added the United States, Mexico and Canada to the Catalogue of Specific Countries (Regions), Wei said. In May this year, three types of precursors of fentanyl-related substances were added to the list regarding the three aforementioned countries.
Chinese customs authorities have strengthened export supervision and risk assessments of relevant chemical products.
To combat the trafficking of controlled and non-scheduled precursor chemicals, new psychoactive substances, and other sensitive chemicals, China has carried out multiple nationwide enforcement campaigns targeting illegal smuggling of such materials overseas, Wei added.
The U.S. side has spoken positively about bilateral counter-narcotics cooperation on several occasions, according to the official, adding that China has also investigated a number of cases based on information and leads provided by the U.S. side.
China, U.S. maintain close counter-narcotics communication, cooperation
