Putin accuses Ukraine of 'provocation' amid alleged border incursion
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Fighting has been taking place since Tuesday, with footage showing smoke rising in some areas.

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On Wednesday evening, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said the Ukrainian army had established control over the Sudzha gas hub - a major gas facility involved in the transit of natural gas from Russia to the EU via Ukraine, which has continued despite the war. It is the only point of entry for Russian gas into the EU.

Although this has not been verified by the BBC, Mr Honcharenko’s comment was the first confirmation of an incursion into Russian territory by a Ukrainian official. Kyiv had previously not commented on reports of a cross-border attack.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
    81·
    4 months ago

    Sabotaging a gas line does a lot to damage your own position because natural gas is VERY toxic. Controlling the source though is ALL power

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
      32·
      4 months ago

      There’s shutoff valves, they don’t need to blow it up. That’s why the story about Russia supposedly blowing up nordstream never made sense either.

      • cartoon meme dog@lemm.eeEnglish
        41·
        4 months ago

        They would be liable to be sued for massive amounts for breach of contract of they just shut it off normally. The pipe destruction got them off that hook.

        (i’m personally not 100% sure who did it, but there were realistic reasons for Russia to do it)

        • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
          5·
          4 months ago

          Sued in which court, which would enforce it how exactly? Russia is already doing a whole invasion in breach of international law, (Putin is a defendant personally for war crimes) and the West has basically already sanctioned all assets within its reach.

      • Bookmeat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        4 months ago

        It makes sense if the idea is that they want to force EU to use (fund) the new pipelines elsewhere.