Daily Brief: Morning — August 13, 2026

The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition · Aug 13, 2026 · 4m

The Piaz Morning Brief for Thursday, August 13, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Overnight, Ukraine claims responsibility for a drone strike on a major oil refinery deep within Russia. This marks an escalation in attacks targeting critical Russian infrastructure. In this brief: 1. The Price of Prolonged Conflict: Ukraine’s Strike on Russian Oil Facility (Bloomberg Politics) 2. US Condemns 'Terror' While Israel Expands Settlements Amid Siege (Al-Monitor) 3. Israel Accused of Systematically Erasing Gaza's Destruction, Concealing Evidence (Al Jazeera - Middle…