Ukraine denies Russian claims of attack on Sudzha gas station
The General Staff of Ukraine firmly denies accusations of an attack on a gas station in Russia’s Sudzha, considering them an attempt to discredit the country.
The General Staff of Ukraine issued a statement denying that Ukrainian forces were responsible for an attack on the gas measurement station in Sudzha, located on Russian territory. According to Ukrainian authorities, these accusations are part of a campaign aimed at discrediting Ukraine.
The mentioned station has repeatedly been shelled by the Russians themselves. (…) It’s worth noting that earlier, Russian troops used the pipeline (leading to Sudzha) for moving their units, the General Staff in Kyiv reported.
On Thursday night into Friday, a fire broke out at the measurement station in Sudzha. Russian media quickly accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack, allegedly leading to a breach of the ceasefire concerning attacks on energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian portal NV emphasizes that these allegations are baseless.
Sudzha was recently under Ukraine’s control
Sudzha, located in the Kursk region, was recently controlled by Ukrainian forces, who have since withdrawn from the area. Nonetheless, Ukraine still maintains a presence in a small part of this Russian region.
The Sudzha gas measurement station is part of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline, which Russia utilized until early 2025 to transport gas through Ukraine to Europe. Ukraine halted this transit for national security reasons.
Russia continues attacks on civilians. "Russia has changed its drone attack tactics against Ukraine and is sending them in large numbers for targeted strikes on civilian infrastructure," authorities in Kyiv reported. This was how Odesa was attacked on Thursday night into Friday, Eastern Time.
The attacks are targeted, and Putin calls it a ceasefire, wrote Daria Zarivna, an advisor to the head of the Ukrainian president’s office for communications, on Telegram.
