The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, asked the United States on Wednesday to apply more sanctions to Moscow, which, than, As he said, he clearly does not pursue a “real peace” after a night of Russian attacks with drones that caused damage to several places.
Zelenski highlighted the attacks against his hometown, Krivói Rog, and the northern region of Sumy, while the basic details of two high -fire agreements announced on Tuesday by the United States after conversations in Saudi Arabia were questioned.
The United States said it had reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to stop their attacks on the Black Sea and against energy objectives of the other party, although it was not clear when they would go into force.
The Ukrainian president said they were immediately effective, but the Kremlin said that the agreements on the Black Sea would not take effect unless some Russian banks connect again with the international financial system. The Kremlin states that it is already applying its pause in energy attacks.
None of the Ukrainian comments claimed that Russia would have attacked energy infrastructure during the night, but Zelenski said they went against the spirit of peace conversations.
“Speaking such large -scale attacks after high -fire negotiations is a clear signal to the entire world that Moscow will not pursue a real peace,” Zelenski wrote on the social network X.
Russia, who only reports the destruction of drones, said he had destroyed nine, including two about the Black Sea. Moscow said Ukraine had tried to attack a gas storage installation in Crimea, occupied by Russia, and energy infrastructure in the Russian regions of Kursk and Briansk. Not informed of damage.
There was no immediate kyiv response. The Ukrainian army reported 117 drones attacks and local authorities said that the city of Krivói Rog had been reached by the largest drone attack that has been faced since Russia’s large -scale invasion in 2022.
“Apparently, this is how the occupants ‘want peace,'” wrote Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Ukrainian military administration, in the Telegram messaging application, and added that the attack caused fires and damaged buildings.
He said there were at least 15 explosions in the city, which has been frequently attacked throughout the war.
“The most important thing is that there were no dead or injured.”
