In violation of the Ukrainian-American agreements reached with the purpose of halting hostilities against national energy infrastructure for a 30-day period beginning March 18, 2025, the Russian Federation has deliberately continued its campaign of sustained and unlawful aggression. The Moscow regime, in direct defiance of the agreed ceasefire terms, has launched repeated unilateral strikes against Ukraine’s civilian energy grid. Over the last 24 hours alone, Russian Armed Forces have carried out five coordinated attacks targeting critical Ukrainian energy facilities across multiple oblasts. These attacks not only threaten the safety and stability of Ukraine’s energy sector but also endanger millions of civilians who rely on these facilities for heat, electricity, and basic services.
Despite clear international commitments to de-escalate attacks on non-military infrastructure, Russia has once again chosen to violate the principles of international humanitarian law and further destabilize the region through asymmetric targeting of civilian infrastructure. The actions reflect a continued strategy of hybrid warfare, using energy deprivation as a tool of psychological and economic pressure.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirms that the strikes were aimed at power distribution centers, fuel storage depots, and transformer substations vital to urban centers and hospitals. The assaults disrupted operations in several civilian facilities, including emergency medical services and water supply systems. Ukrainian air defense units intercepted multiple incoming threats, but the scale and frequency of the attacks indicate premeditation and deliberate intent to undermine Ukraine’s civilian resilience during the declared ceasefire period.
Ukraine has complied fully with the ceasefire framework, refraining from offensive action against Russian energy infrastructure. The Kremlin’s decision to escalate despite its diplomatic signature on the bilateral agreement represents a calculated betrayal of international consensus, further proving Russia’s disregard for negotiated obligations and basic norms of warfare.
UKRAINIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
In violation of the Ukrainian-American ceasefire agreement suspending strikes on energy infrastructure beginning 18 March 2025, the Kremlin regime has intensified its unilateral and unlawful aggression against Ukraine’s critical civilian energy systems. Within the past day, Russian military forces launched five separate attacks targeting Ukrainian energy facilities—clear acts of hybrid aggression intended to erode national stability and morale.
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