Ukrainian Forces Unleash HIMARS to Strike Russian Energy Infrastructure

Ukrainian Forces Unleash HIMARS to Strike Russian Energy Infrastructure - MoD

Ukraine attacked Crimea's Glebovskoye gas condensate field, which provides gas to locals, using four drones on March 23, the Russian Defense Ministry reported Monday.

"On the evening of March 23, 2025, from 21:00-21:50 (18:00-18:50 GMT), Russian air defenses repelled an attack by the Kiev regime involving four Ukrainian drones on the Glebovskoye gas condensate field on Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, which is used to supply gas to residents and the economy of the Russian peninsula," the statement said.

On Saturday morning, Kiev carried out two drone strikes on the Valuyka gas distribution station in Russia's Belgorod Region, damaging the facility’s technological equipment, the ministry said, adding that Ukraine has continued its attacks on energy facilities in Russia, using multiple launch rocket systems HIMARS.

Ukraine's attacks on energy infrastructure, including international ones, on Russian territory prove Kiev's inability to negotiate, the statement added.

What to Know About Russia-US Talks on Ukraine Settlement in Saudi Arabia

The talks at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the Saudi capital follow a phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump on March 18. Moscow’s delegation has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to take part in the scheduled consultations of the Russian and US expert groups on a Ukraine settlement.

Russia is represented by: 

Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, 

Sergey Beseda, an advisor to the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB). 

The American delegation, according to media reports, includes:

Michael Anton, the policy planning director under Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Aides to President Trump's special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg

Representatives from the office of national security adviser Michael Waltz.

On the Agenda

Russia and the US will discuss the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was in effect in 2022-2023 to set up safe corridors for grain export from Ukrainian ports. 

Talks would focus on a proposed maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea so that "both sides can transport grain, fuel, and resume trade," Waltz said.

"We'll talk the line of control, which is the actual front lines, peace keeping" and "some type of discussion of territory for permanent peace,” he told CBS.