In the day's other headlines, Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia's St. Petersburg

with long-range drones that flew more than 600 miles to reach their target.

The attack sent thick smoke rising over the city, which is Russia's second largest and the hometown of President Vladimir Putin.

St. Petersburg is also hosting a major economic forum this week.

In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky, alongside NATO's Secretary General, said the strike

gives Ukraine much-needed leverage at the negotiating table.

Thank God our strength is being felt on the battlefield. This isn't an isolated

incident. It's a specific target and a concrete result. Today we have security guarantees that allow

us to end this war on equal footing with Russians in any diplomatic format. Ukraine also struck and

damaged a ship at a naval base west of St. Petersburg, as seen here

in this satellite image. The meantime, Russian officials are accusing Ukraine of killing

eight civilians in a drone strike on this bus in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Donetsk region.

Ukraine, like Russia, has long said it, does not intentionally

target civilians. In the UK today, Prime Minister Kier-Starmer condemned violent protests

that erupted over the death of an 18-year-old who was handcuffed by police.

At least 11 officers were injured during clashes last night in the city of Southampton where Henry Nowak was killed in December.

The release of body cam footage from the incident has fired up Britain's far right, who

claimed Noak's death is proof that police are biased against white people.

Noak's killer, Vikram Digwa, who is sick, had falsely claimed that he was the victim of a racist

attack by Noak. Digva was sentenced to life in prison.

Police in New Delhi say a hotel fire killed at least 21 people today, making it one of the

city's worst such disasters in years.

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