Zelenskiy said Russian forces overnight struck energy infrastructure in five regions and rail infrastructure in three, and that speed limits in the Star Shield system allowed repeated drone strikes on substations.

Jiangsu provincial sports bureau, commerce department and culture and tourism department issued guidance with 12 measures to push sports events into shopping districts and stimulate consumer spending. The measures—grouped into four areas—call for deeper integration of events and retail (creating district-level signature event brands and a ‘one district–one feature, one quarter–one theme, one festival–one event’ calendar), expanded sports-service and consumption scenes with consumer-friendly incentives and improved supporting facilities, stronger cross-department coordination and talent support under a government-guided, market-led multi‑stakeholder model, and targeted promotion, event safety assurance and monitoring of event-driven consumption.

SpaceX's Starship second stage returned on the 14th and was recovered after being "captured" by the launch tower's mechanical arm, marking the vehicle's 15th test flight. Starship launched from Texas on the afternoon of the 13th CT. The mission had aimed to recover both booster and ship at the launch site; after stage separation the Super Heavy booster did not return to the site and instead executed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The flight lasted about 22.5 hours.