Russia claims Ukraine struck 7 of its energy infrastructure, facilities over past day

Last month, the US brokered two agreements between Russia and Ukraine -- one to “ensure safe navigation” in the Black Sea and another for a 30-day halt on attacks targeting energy infrastructure -- took into effect following talks in Saudi Arabia.

Despite the agreements, both sides have frequently accused each other of violating the pause on energy-related strikes.

A statement by the Defense Ministry said Ukrainian attacks on Saturday hit an energy facility and two high-voltage lines in the border region of Bryansk, as well as another high-voltage line in the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014.

Overnight, a high-voltage line in the Rostov region was disconnected due to a Ukrainian drone attack, the statement said.

It said a low-pressure gas distribution pipeline owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom in the Voronezh region was also struck twice on Sunday morning.

“From the moment (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy announced that the Kyiv regime was allegedly complying with the agreement to cease attacks on Russian energy infrastructure from March 18 of this year, in fact, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not stopped attacks on Russian energy facilities even for a day,” the ministry said.

Ukrainian authorities did not immediately comment on Russia’s claims.