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 2026-07-05T11:44:29Z 2026-07-05T11:44:29Z 2026-07-05 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Russia Ukraine Politics/Other July 4, 2026/File Russia/Ukraine-Crisis/Update Russia, Ukraine report launching large-scale strikes against each other Russia and Ukraine on Saturday reported launching large-scale strikes against each other from Friday night into early Saturday morning. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that over the past 24 hours, its forces had struck fuel, energy and transport infrastructure, as well as long-range drone production and storage facilities of Ukrainian forces in 142 locations. Russian forces also hit temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries, and took control of four more settlements in the Kharkiv region, it said. Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said 268 combat engagements were recorded from Friday to Saturday. Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces struck three Russian command posts, five drone command posts and other targets, it said, adding that two Russian missiles and 17 drones hit 16 targets. Ukrainian defense forces also hit a Russian military helicopter in the airspace over the Sea of Azov in the early hours of Saturday, and struck a railway bridge over the Siverskyi Donets River in the Luhansk region, according to the General Staff. Nats/Part Mute Location Unknown - Released on July 4, 2026 (Russian Defense Ministry - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of targets being hit FILE: Moscow, Russia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of building of Russian Defense Ministry, Russian national flag FILE: Moscow, Russia - April 20, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of buildings in Kremlin, traffic on bridge FILE: Moscow, Russia - March 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Saint Basil's Cathedral FILE: Kiev, Ukraine - 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Various of Ukrainian parliament building, national flag of Ukraine FILE: Kiev, Ukraine - Oct 11, 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 6. Various of national flag of Ukraine, traffic