[HIGHLIGHTS] Progress of the situation in Russia and Ukraine: Ukrainian defense minister said that he was ready for a counteroffensive Crimean oil storage facilities were attacked and caught fire

Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov said that Ukraine is basically ready for a counteroffensive. Mayor of Sevastopol, Crimea, said that the city's oil storage facilities caught fire after Ukrainian drone attacks.

European Commission said that Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have reached a "principled agreement" with the European Commission to agree to the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products. Russian President Putin said that Russia will not act in accordance with the "rules" formulated and imposed by certain countries.