Written by Tyler Durden
Russia accused Ukraine of continuing deliberate attacks on Russian energy facilities, violating a 30-day agreement concluded by both sides fighting president Trump last week to temporarily halt specified attacks.
"Ukraine continues attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure, proving Kiev does not truly want peace" Spokeswoman of the Russian MFA Maria Zacharova She filed charges.
Both Russian and Ukrainian leaders agreed in separate telephone conversations with Trump a fewer days ago to halt specified attacks on energy infrastructure. However, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that many waves of drone attacks were targeted at oil and gas installations.
Russian sources found that among the hit places she was Kropotkinskaya oil pumping plant in the Russian Oblast of Krasnodar. The shooting occurred in the early Monday hours.
"The station is operated by Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which works with American energy giants specified as Mobil and Chevron" – read Russian media. "According to the Ministry of Defence, Russian air defence systems intercepted Ukrainian unmanned aircraft about 7 km from the facility, with shrapnel falling in the railway station area".
In the latest Tuesday update, the Ministry of Defence stated: "In the context of Russian-American discussions at expert level on the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine that took place in Riyadh on 24 March, the government in Kiev continued deliberate attacks on Russian facilities of peaceful energy infrastructure utilizing unmanned vessels air".
The military has issued a list of the latest sites concerned, as follows::
- On March 24, the government in Kiev conducted a drone attack on energy facilities of Rosseti Kuban in the Krasnodar region, interrupting the energy line "Rostowska Jądrowa Power Plant - Tichorieck".
- In Lugansk People's Republic, Ukrainian forces attacked the "Swatowo" gas distribution station with drones.
- In Crimea, the anti-aircraft defence captured an unmanned aircraft targeting devices targeting Glebovskoye's underground gas warehouse.
The Ministry besides stated that "Zelenski's continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure show his unreliableness as a negotiating partner and deficiency of control over military operations".
A day earlier in the early morning, there were besides 2 drone attacks on Walujka's petrol distribution station in the Bielgorod region that damaged the equipment.
Both sides are busy accusing each another of breaking the energy conditions of "partial ceasefire". Russian abroad Minister Sergey Lavrow besides said that the West gives Ukraine false hope, besides through continuous transportation and transportation of weapons.
"Without them [Western states] Ukraine would have been defeated long ago... But you see, both London and Paris pump Ukraine with weapons" – said the jury on Tuesday.
But Russia besides drops missiles on Ukrainian cities. A peculiarly devastating rocket attack on Monday damaged the school and infirmary in Sumy city in the northeast of Ukraine.
As a consequence strike injured at least 74 people, including 13 childrenmany residential skyscrapers were besides damaged. During the attack, a large part of the population sought refuge in bomb shelters.
More Tuesday geopolitical events through Newsquawk...
- The Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia will meet with the American squad on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne, citing an anonymous origin in the Ukrainian delegation.
- Source in the White home says that talks by Trump administration method teams in Riyadh are going very well and we anticipate a affirmative message in the close future.
- According to TASS, talks between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia have not been simple, but have benefited, and talks will proceed with the global community, including the UN.
- According to Bloomberg, Ukrainian and American teams are to hold further Russian-Ukrainian talks in Riyadh.
- The Russian Kremlin argues that there are no plans for a telephone conversation between Russia's president Putin and US president Trump yet, but it can be arranged; The content of the talks will not be made public.
- Israeli troops claim to have hit targets in Syrian military bases.
- Military spokesperson Huti said the attacks were targeted by American warships in the Red Sea and Israeli airport Ben Guriona, as reported by Al Jazeera and Sky News Arabia.
