Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-05-01T12:25:34Z 2026-05-01T12:25:34Z 2026-05-01 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Russia Ukraine Other April 30, 2026/File Russia/Ukraine-Crisis/Update Russia claims capture of two settlements, Ukraine says strikes on Russian oil refinery Russia claimed on Thursday that its forces had taken control of two settlements in the Donetsk and Sumy regions over the past 24 hours, while the Ukrainian military said it struck the Perm oil refinery in Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily briefing that over the past day, its forces launched strikes in 141 locations, targeting energy infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces, drone assembly and launch sites, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries. Russian air defense systems claimed to have shot down 571 fixed-wing drones. The Black Sea Fleet reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned boats. In addition, Russian forces also said they seized control of two settlements in the Donetsk and Sumy regions. On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 177 battles in frontline areas. Ukrainian forces attacked Russian military assembly areas, command posts, air defense systems and other targets, shooting down 1,327 Russian drones. The Security Service of Ukraine reported that its combat drones conducted a remote attack on the Perm oil refinery in Russia. Nats/Part Mute Location Unknown - Released on April 30, 2026 (Russian Defense Ministry - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of targets being hit, smoke rising FILE: Moscow, Russia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of building of Russian Defense Ministry, Russian national flag FILE: Moscow, Russia - 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of buildings in Kremlin, traffic FILE: Kiev, Ukraine - 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of Ukrainian parliament building