Tensions Escalate: Ukraine Targets Russian Energy Infrastructure

Despite a U.S.-brokered moratorium on strikes, Ukraine allegedly targeted Russia's energy infrastructure six times in one day. The Russian Defense Ministry reported power and electrical facilities being hit in various regions. Ukraine has similarly accused Russia of violating the ceasefire.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported Monday that Ukraine allegedly attacked Russian energy infrastructure six times within a single day. This series of strikes occurs despite an ongoing U.S.-brokered moratorium intended to halt violence against energy facilities.

According to the Ministry, the assaults hit power facilities and electrical substations across Russia's Rostov, Voronezh, and Bryansk regions, alongside incidents in Kherson and Donetsk regions of Ukraine, areas partially under Moscow's control.

Reuters, however, could not independently confirm the reports of these strikes. Allegations were a reciprocal move, as Ukraine has similarly accused Russia of conducting attacks post-moratorium.

(With inputs from agencies.)