Invasion Day 97 in the Russia-Ukraine conflict: what we know

After a late-night session in Brussels, EU leaders have agreed to a partial ban on Russian oil. An initial 75% of Russian oil imports will be restricted, with the goal of a complete embargo on Russian oil shipments to Europe by the end of this year. He called the agreement a "great accomplishment" that will put "maximum pressure on Russia to terminate the conflict." Charles Michel, the European Council president. As a result of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's warning that a ban on oil deliveries would devastate his country's economy, a solution has been reached to remove the Druzhba pipeline from the oil embargo.

Three additional Russian state-owned channels have now been banned as part of the current sanctions package, which also removes Sberbank's access to Swift transfers. Additional sanctions have also been imposed against "individuals responsible for war crimes in Ukraine."

In the days preceding up to the deal, European Council president Charles Michel addressed rumours about EU division. A lack of European unity has been a topic of discussion in recent days and hours, according to him. Despite all the challenges, we do not underestimate them. A few weeks' time was required before we could make a choice."

According to Ukraine's prosecutor general, a case of suspected rape involving a Russian soldier has been sent to a court of law. According to Iryna Venediktova, the serviceman would be prosecuted for the suspected murder of the victim's husband as well as "sexual abuse against his wife.

Eurovision champions Kalush Orchestra raised money for the Ukrainian military by auctioning off their trophy. They collected $900,000 (£713,000) via the sale of the glass microphone and another $370,000 through the raffle of the pink bucket hat vocalist Oleh Psiuk wore during the performance of their song Stefania, which was a smash hit in Turin earlier this month.