Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a significant statement regarding strikes on energy infrastructure. According to him, the Ukrainian side has strictly adhered to a halt on such attacks and has refrained from striking Russian oil refineries and energy facilities for two days. This step was taken after the American leader announced the need for an energy ceasefire.
Moscow's reaction and massive shelling of regions
Despite the de-escalation initiative, the Russian side ignored calls for a truce. As Zelenskyy emphasized, during the very two days that Kyiv refrained from retaliatory strikes on Russian critical infrastructure, the enemy launched large-scale attacks on 19 regions of Ukraine. Key objects of the Ukrainian energy grid and civilian lifesupport systems came under fire again.
Kyiv's position and conditions for a mirror response
The official statement by the Ukrainian leader notes that Moscow's actions send clear signals that the Kremlin has no intention of stopping the war of attrition or refraining from terrorizing the civilian population. Nevertheless, Ukraine's position remains principled and open to diplomacy: Kyiv is ready for mirror de-escalation steps, but this requires real and effective international pressure on Russia to comply with agreements.
Contradictory data
While official Kyiv reports a two-day moratorium on strikes against Russian refineries under the initiative proposed by Washington, Russian and some independent expert sources put forward counter-accusations. A number of resources emphasize that large-scale shelling of Ukrainian territories continues amid the absence of legally binding documents on a full energy truce.
