Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging pause in energy strikes with drone attack on oil depot
Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging pause in energy strikes with drone attack on oil depot
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on March 19, 2025
(Reuters) - The Russian military on Wednesday accused Ukraine of trying to sabotage a 30-day moratorium on striking each other's energy infrastructure with a deliberate drone attack on an oil depot in southern Russia.
The Defence Ministry said in a statement that the attack had taken place hours after a call between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in which they had agreed on the moratorium.
The overnight Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at the oil depot, which is located near the village of Kavkazskaya in the Krasnodar region, Russia regional authorities said earlier.
(Reporting by Reuters Moscow bureau; Editing by Andrew Osborn)