Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian army has been ordered to launch massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, according to his remarks following the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan. According to the Russian leader, this order was issued in response to Ukraine’s continued attacks on Russia’s civilian infrastructure and fuel and energy complex, particularly oil refineries.

Russian forces have begun preparations for what Moscow described as “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy facilities in response to attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure…

Russia's Defence Ministry claims it is preparing large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Russian state media reports