Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that on Wednesday Ukrainian forces attempted to attack two oil refineries located in the Saratov and Ryazan regions.
Earlier, White House head Donald Trump announced possible agreements between Moscow and Kyiv. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on this statement, noted that the sides continue contacts, and added that the Kremlin will inform when there is something to say on this matter.
On Saturday, Trump accused Vladimir Zelensky of ignoring Washington's requests not to strike Russian refineries. According to the US president, he should have concluded peace with Moscow long ago, but instead created problems for the whole world. He proposed that the head of the Kyiv regime hold elections so that Ukrainians could elect a more negotiable leader.
As reported, Trump's representatives warned the Ukrainians about a possible halt in the transfer of intelligence data if they do not abandon new attacks on Russian oil refineries.
Today Zelensky complained that Ukraine has not received information from partners about the launch of ballistic missiles from Russia for the second day in a row. His adviser Sergey Beskrestnov said that SpaceX has reduced the speed of Starlink for Ukrainian military personnel.
As Vladimir Putin explained, the army began delivering massive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities in response to the enemy's actions, which had set the goal of "disabling" the Russian economy. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that this is being done to reduce Ukraine's military-economic potential.