{"id":263805,"date":"2025-03-21T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/russian-energy-sites-burn-as-kyiv-and-moscow-trade-accusations-of-blame\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:59:13","slug":"russian-energy-sites-burn-as-kyiv-and-moscow-trade-accusations-of-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/russian-energy-sites-burn-as-kyiv-and-moscow-trade-accusations-of-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Energy Sites Burn as Kyiv and Moscow Trade Accusations of Blame"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Ukraine and Russia prepare for talks that would put in place a temporary halt on strikes<\/a> on energy infrastructure, each side has continued to accuse the other of fresh attacks on the power grid, underscoring the deep mistrust between them.<\/p>\n

Overnight into Friday, part of a major Russian gas station near the Ukrainian border was set ablaze in an attack that each country accused the other of launching. Unverified videos<\/a> shared by Russian military bloggers showed a large fire at the station, which once pumped gas to Europe through Ukraine, with what appeared to be pipelines engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n

Also on Friday, Russian authorities<\/a> in the southwestern Krasnodar region reported a secondary explosion at a fuel depot that had been burning for two days after a Ukrainian drone attack. Russian officials said the fire had spread to more than 100,000 square feet.<\/p>\n

Kyiv and Moscow agreed this week to a limited 30-day cease-fire on strikes against energy infrastructure<\/a> \u2014 the first major step toward de-escalation in more than three years of war. The agreement followed calls between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, and Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, to broker the partial cease-fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n