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Ukraine targets Russian energy infrastructure
(MENAFN) The Ukrainian military is still attacking Russian energy infrastructure, despite President Vladimir Zelensky's public acceptance of a US-brokered agreement to halt such strikes, the Russian Defense Ministry (MOD) reported on Wednesday.
According to the ministry, Ukraine has launched at least three attacks on Russian energy facilities in the past 24 hours. Overnight, Russian air defenses intercepted two Ukrainian drones near the Tarkhankut Peninsula in Crimea, which were reportedly targeting the Glebovskoye underground gas storage facility.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, a drone strike on an energy site in Russia’s Kursk Region caused a high-voltage power line to go offline, leaving local consumers without electricity. A similar attack on Tuesday disrupted power for approximately 4,000 people, the MOD added.
The ministry accused Kiev of undermining the March 24 Russian-American agreements reached in Riyadh, which established a temporary halt on attacks against civilian energy infrastructure. The agreement, brokered after a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, includes protections for oil and gas facilities, power stations, nuclear plants, and hydroelectric dams. The ceasefire officially began on March 18 and is set to last 30 days.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Zelensky expressed support for the agreement, stating, "We do not hit their energy, they do not hit our energy." However, Russia claims Ukraine has repeatedly violated the terms.
Despite the continued attacks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Russia remains committed to honoring the truce.
According to the ministry, Ukraine has launched at least three attacks on Russian energy facilities in the past 24 hours. Overnight, Russian air defenses intercepted two Ukrainian drones near the Tarkhankut Peninsula in Crimea, which were reportedly targeting the Glebovskoye underground gas storage facility.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, a drone strike on an energy site in Russia’s Kursk Region caused a high-voltage power line to go offline, leaving local consumers without electricity. A similar attack on Tuesday disrupted power for approximately 4,000 people, the MOD added.
The ministry accused Kiev of undermining the March 24 Russian-American agreements reached in Riyadh, which established a temporary halt on attacks against civilian energy infrastructure. The agreement, brokered after a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, includes protections for oil and gas facilities, power stations, nuclear plants, and hydroelectric dams. The ceasefire officially began on March 18 and is set to last 30 days.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Zelensky expressed support for the agreement, stating, "We do not hit their energy, they do not hit our energy." However, Russia claims Ukraine has repeatedly violated the terms.
Despite the continued attacks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Russia remains committed to honoring the truce.
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