Ukraine-Russia struggle newest: Putin bombs personal fuel pipeline to sabotage Trump ceasefire deal, Kyiv says | EUROtoday

Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into the explosion and hearth at a fuel pumping station within the Kursk area.

The committee, which probes critical crimes, stated it had opened a felony case over the incident close to the city of Sudzha.

The station was as soon as utilized by Gazprom to export fuel to Europe from Russia visa Ukraine, and is in a area largely recaptured by Russian forces this week after heavy combating with Ukrainian troops who had held it since final yr.

The Ukrainian army has denied involvement within the assault.

Ukraine has accused Russia of repeatedly bombing its personal fuel pipeline in an effort to blame Kyiv amid a proposed vitality ceasefire.

A big cloud of smoke has gathered above a pipeline in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kurk area.

The fuel pumping and measuring station has been used as a hub to move Russian fuel to Europe through Ukraine.

An enormous hearth broke out on the facility following a significant explosion, however Ukraine has known as accusations it carried out the assault “baseless”. .

“On the contrary, the mentioned station has been repeatedly shelled by the russians themselves,” Ukraine’s normal workers stated.

It added: “Russians continue to create numerous fakes and seek to mislead the international community.

“We urge you to trust only official sources, verify information and do not succumb to manipulation.”

The Czech President was in Odesa when the town was pounded by Russian drones.

Ukrainian officers stated Petr Pavel has visited the nation’s Black Sea port on Thursday previous to the assaults, which have sparked fires throughout the town.

“Significantly, it was during our meeting that the enemy once again massively attacked the Odesa region,” Odesa Regional Governor Oleh Kiper stated on the Telegram messenger app.

“This is another reminder for the whole world: the war is on and Ukraine continues to fight.”

Russia launched 214 drones in an in a single day assault on Thursday, Ukraine has stated.

Kyiv’s air power stated its defences shot down 114 of the drones, and stated one other 81 have been “lost”, in reference to the Ukrainian army utilizing digital warfare to redirect them.