Zelensky announces attacks on Russia’s oil refineries

Ukraine war

Zelensky announces attacks on Russia’s oil refineries

Ukraine complains that the loss of intelligence data means it is no longer warned about Russian attacks. Now President Zelenskyj is confronting the USA.

The Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky According to a report in the Financial Times, despite criticism from the US President Donald Trump new attacks on Russian oil refineries announced. The reluctance is over, said Zelenskyj in an interview with the “FT”. Zelensky also expressed his anger at the “dangerous” lack of US intelligence data and the parallel throttling of satellite internet service Starlinkwhile Russia his attacks on the Ukraine intensify. “We will find a way out,” Zelensky said, without giving details. Other Western secret services also provide Kyiv with data.

Russia had already reported new Ukrainian attacks on oil processing facilities in the Ryazan and Saratov regions on Wednesday. The Ryazan region reported another drone attack today. A fire broke out on the site of a refinery. The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine used four Flamingo cruise missiles and 69 drones against the refinery.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reacted calmly to Zelensky’s threats to attack Russian oil industry facilities. This is nothing new, he said. The country is acting in serious contradiction to the aspirations of the USAto initiate a peace process.

Zelensky has repeatedly discussed the diesel deal between Trump and the Kremlin chief in the past few days Vladimir Putin criticized. Because of the tense market situation and high prices, the USA wants to import diesel from Russia and – to the annoyance of the EU – want to relax its sanctions. Ukraine complains that the USA is pouring money into Moscow’s war chest.

Zelensky had recently stated that Ukraine had stopped attacking energy infrastructure following a limited ceasefire announced by Trump. That’s over now, he said. According to Zelensky, US military officials had previously told their Ukrainian colleagues that they would no longer provide intelligence data if Ukraine did not stop attacking Russian oil refineries.

At the same time, the Starlink system, which is important for the Ukrainian military, was throttled. “It wasn’t a technical problem, it was intentional,” Zelensky said. The US tech billionaire Elon Musk said that the US military and the president had decided on limiting the military offshoot of Starlink. In a post on his platform X, he also said it was time for Zelensky to step down. Ukraine complains about massive pressure from the USA to give in to the war with Russia.

Zelensky said in the interview that the United States had long been a strategic partner for Ukraine in the fight against Russia. Without the United States, the defense struggle would be “very difficult,” he said.