The pace of mutual attacks between Russia and Ukraine has intensified, with vital energy and infrastructure facilities in both countries being targeted, resulting in casualties and power outages for tens of thousands of residents, amid growing doubts about the prospects of establishing any ceasefire in this file.
Ukraine announced, according to Ukrinform, that Russian strikes targeted electrical facilities in several regions, including Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Khmelnytskyi, causing two deaths and injuring 12 others, including two children, and depriving tens of thousands of families of electricity.
In response, the Russian city of St. Petersburg was hit last night by a large-scale drone attack targeting oil, logistics, and technical facilities, causing fires at several key sites, as announced by Russian authorities today, Sunday. The city's governor, Alexander Beglov, stated in a statement relayed by Sputnik: "The attack resulted in one death and five injuries," adding that "fires broke out at the St. Petersburg oil terminal and other facilities in several districts of the city."
The attacks also hit an oil storage facility and industrial warehouses, in addition to a logistics center belonging to Ozon and a data center for VKontakte, with the latter confirming that its services continue normally. Russian authorities stated that air defenses intercepted large numbers of Ukrainian drones, describing the attack as one of the largest targeting the St. Petersburg region since the war began in 2022.
In another field development, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that its forces carried out strikes during the past 24 hours targeting Ukrainian transport facilities and military installations, including sites for assembling and launching drones and military equipment warehouses. It also confirmed shooting down large numbers of Ukrainian drones and missiles. These developments come despite talk of understandings to reduce attacks on energy facilities, amid continued exchange of strikes between the two sides and an expanding scope of targeting vital infrastructure.
The energy sector has been one of the most prominent targets of mutual attacks between Russia and Ukraine since the war began in February 2022, as Kyiv seeks to target oil facilities and storage sites within Russia to limit its economic revenues, while Moscow continues to strike Ukrainian electrical infrastructure, leading to repeated power outages and worsening challenges as winter approaches.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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