Chinese and Russian militaries have organised and carried out the ninth joint strategic air patrol in "relevant airspace" over the Sea of Japan on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. The air patrol was part of an annual cooperation plan between the countries since 2019.

BEIJING >> Chinese and Russian militaries have organized and carried out the ninth joint strategic air patrol in “relevant airspace” over the Sea of Japan on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

Moscow has increasingly hit critical substations linked to nuclear power plants in an effort to disconnect them. At the same time, Ukraine replaced the commander of its ground forces.

Energy workers in Ukraine are repairing power grids as Russia continues its relentless drone attacks on the country’s infrastructure, causing rolling blackouts across the country over the past month.

Russia conducted a "massive" attack against Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said.