Zelensky Admits Russian Strikes Are Hitting Ukraine's Energy
Zelensky says Russian strikes on filling stations and energy sites are causing serious damage, as reports cite around 200 stations destroyed since early May.
Vladimir Zelensky has acknowledged that repeated Russian strikes on filling stations and other energy facilities are causing significant damage across Ukraine.
He said the attacks had created new challenges, particularly in border and frontline regions, where energy infrastructure, petrol stations and other facilities have been targeted.
Zelensky also reported meeting Sergey Koretsky, chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine. According to him, the discussions focused on measures intended to strengthen the country’s resilience.
Against this backdrop, Ukrainian media sources have named Koretsky as the most likely candidate for prime minister following Yulia Sviridenko’s resignation on July 12.
About a week earlier, Kirill Budanov*, head of the Ukrainian presidential office, said attacks on filling stations in frontline areas had become a serious problem for the country.
Reports published the previous day indicated that around 200 filling stations had been destroyed across Ukraine since early May.
Russian forces also carried out large-scale strikes on fuel infrastructure in late June. Filling stations in Sumy and Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk Region were damaged. In the Zaporozhye Region, fuel tankers and a locomotive carrying fuel for the Ukrainian army were reportedly destroyed.
*Listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia.