Russia said on Sunday that its forces had intercepted over 1,000 drones from Ukraine, while Ukraine, on the same day, said that it had attacked a Russian military airfield.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, its forces struck Ukrainian energy and transportation infrastructure, logistics centers, and other targets.
Russian air defense units intercepted six guided aerial bombs, one HIMARS rocket, and 1,158 fixed-wing drones launched by the Ukrainian forces, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the same day that as of that afternoon, a total of 52 engagements had occurred along the front lines, with the fighting in the Pokrovsk direction (known as Krasnoarmeysk in Russian) being the most intense.
in addition, in the early hours of the day, the Ukrainian forces struck a refinery providing support to Russian troops, as well as a Russian military airfield and drone launch sites, the Ukrainian side said.
In another development, Alexey Likhachev, director general of Russia's Rosatom State Corporation, said on Sunday that the situation around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remained tense.
He said that in the early hours of Sunday, a Ukrainian drone hit a corridor connecting all the power units at the Zaporizhzhia plant, but no explosion occurred.
Likhachev also expressed his hope that Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi would visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site in the near future to witness the actual situation firsthand.
The Zaporizhzhia plant, one of Europe's largest nuclear power facilities, has been under Russian control since March 2022.
Russia intercepts over 1,000 Ukrainian drones, Ukraine strikes Russian military airfield
Russia intercepts over 1,000 Ukrainian drones, Ukraine strikes Russian military airfield
China's total box office revenue for 2026 had exceeded 23.1 billion yuan (about 3.41 billion U.S. dollars) as of Sunday night, with the summer season maintaining daily box office earnings of over 100 million yuan for 23 consecutive days, signaling a continued rise in market momentum.
According to box office tracker Dengta, summer box office revenue had exceeded 7.4 billion yuan (about 1.10 billion U.S. dollars) by Monday morning.
Domestic films have taken the lead this year, sweeping the top three spots on the annual chart and the top two places in the summer window.
Leading the summer season pack is The Eight Immortals, a comedy animation inspired by China's beloved folk legend and featuring Eastern aesthetics. Its producers have confirmed a global rollout starting August 13.
Close behind is the sports comedy Kung Fu Soccer. A spiritual successor to the 2001 classic Shaolin Soccer, the film presents a spirited blend of wild imagination and gritty competition of women's football.
The new releases have drawn huge numbers of students. In the coastal city of Rizhao in east China's Shandong province, one cinema kicked off a dedicated student screening session, attracting more than 200 youngsters into the hall.
"Now that I'm on break, I'm going to check out some movies I like and make my summer vacation more fulfilling," said student Gu Weizheng.
Catering to students and families during the summer vocation, theaters are also reshaping their schedules and services.
"We are adjusting lineups in real time so that films of all genres can meet demands. We are also extending prime-time showings and rolling out student discounts to lift occupancy, draw more families into the theater, and boost the summer box office," said cinema staff member Li Qiaoyang.
Beyond multiplexes, cities and towns across the country are running film tours and community screenings, bringing quality movies to neighborhoods and enriching everyday life throughout the summer.
China's summer film season booms, annual box office exceeds 23 bln yuan
