Russian army says Kyiv launched three attacks on civilian energy infrastructure during Russia-US talks

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine had launched three attacks on Russian civilian energy infrastructure on Monday as Russian and U.S. officials held talks in Saudi Arabia about a possible ceasefire agreement.

The ministry said in a statement that Ukraine on Monday had launched attacks on infrastructure owned by the Rosseti state-owned company, on the Svatovo gas distribution station in Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine, and on an underground gas storage facility in Crimea.

Russia says it has agreed to a moratorium on its own attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure after a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday last week.


Ukraine has not declared a similar moratorium, but has said it would be willing to do so if a formal agreement setting out the precise terms for such a deal was reached.

"By continuing his daily attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, (Ukrainian President) Zelenskiy is confirming his unwillingness to reach a deal and the impossibility of trusting any guarantees he might give to observe any possible agreements," the Defence Ministry said in its statement.