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China held a live-firing exercise from its territory closest to Taiwan one week after it launched a large-scale drill encircling the island.

The attack comes as fighting intensifies in the country's east with Russian troops encircling and closing in on the largely destroyed town of Vuhledar.

Dark grey ash blankets the ground on hills encircling Varnavas, while pine trees have taken on the appearance of used matchsticks.

China has repeatedly rehearsed encircling Taiwan with fighter jets and navy ships over the past year.

The country is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.