"Escalating Tensions: Ukraine's Drone Strikes and Russian Oil Depot Fires"

On the 696th day of the Russia-Ukraine war, key events include Ukraine's attack on an oil depot in western Russia, Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, and the International Atomic Energy Agency's report of landmines surrounding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The European Union plans to increase ammunition production and impose new sanctions on Russia, while Finland downplays immediate military threat from Russia. Diplomatic tensions continue as Ukraine calls on Western nations to stop Russia from sourcing key weapon parts, and Russia denies the prospect of reviving the Black Sea grain deal. Additionally, a court in Siberia sentenced a truck driver for shooting a military officer, and prosecutors in Saint Petersburg seek a 28-year sentence for a woman charged in a bombing case.