The United States called for Ukraine to give up blows on energy facilities of the Russian Federation - the media

This is discussed in Financial Times with reference to sources. It is known that Washington has transmitted appropriate warnings to high -ranking officials in the SBU and the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense many times.

The authors of the material emphasize that from the moment of full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, both the above units continued to expand their own programs for the use of drones for the task of strikes on Russian objects on earth, at sea and in the air. One of the officials reported an increase in the White House disappointment due to constant attacks by Ukrainian drones that led to the defeat of oil refineries, terminals, depot and storage factories in Russia.

This caused damage to the country's oil potential. Despite the sanctions from the Western countries in the Russian oil and gas sector, Russia continues to remain the leader of exports of the most important energy resources. In particular, this year the cost of oil increased by about $ 15% and amounted to $ 85 per barrel, which caused the rising fuel prices together with the beginning of the US President's campaign Joe Biden about re -election.

Another reason for Washington's concern is that in the case of further strikes of Ukraine on Russian objects, including hundreds of miles from the border, the Russian Federation may attack the energy infrastructure in response to which the event is entrusted. The publication notes that over the past year, the GRU and the SBU also attacked Russian ports, which was why several Russian warships were destroyed in the Black Sea.

Also, the Crimean bridge is valuable for Moscow, which connects Russia with the occupied Ukrainian peninsula. One of the Ukrainian high -ranking officials who participated in planning and conducting attacks, noted that their goal is to prevent the supply of fuel to Russian troops and reduce the Kremlin's military action. We will remind that on March 20 it became known about the attack by Ukrainian drones on the Russian airfield "Engels". The Ministry of Defense confirmed their involvement in this.