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1. Various of targets being hit
2. Aerial shot of land, buildings

Moscow, Russia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of building of Russian Defense Ministry, Russian national flag

FILE: Moscow, Russia - May 3, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Saint Basil's Cathedral, Kremlin Clock

FILE: Kiev, Ukraine - 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Ukrainian parliament building, national flags

FILE: Kiev, Ukraine - Feb 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of traffic

Russia said on Friday that its forces had seized control of seven more settlements in the Donetsk region in the past week, while Ukraine reported on the same day that it launched strikes on multiple key Russian targets.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that from Aug 9 to 15, its forces carried out strikes against Ukrainian defense industry sites and military facilities.

According to the ministry, during the past week, Russia's air defense systems shot downed a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet, intercepted 27 guided aerial bombs, and destroyed more than 2,100 fixed-wing drones.

Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Friday that they had launched strikes on multiple key Russian targets on the early hours of that day. Among them was the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region.

The Ukrainian forces also conducted conducted precision attacks on a Russian command post in the Donetsk region.