Russia has condemned Ukrainian military strikes on its energy infrastructure as acts of terrorism, marking a significant escalation in rhetoric following recent attacks on facilities in the St. Petersburg region.
The characterization comes as Kyiv continues to target oil terminals and refineries, aiming to degrade Moscow's war-fighting capacity while raising the stakes for global energy supply chains.
The dispute highlights the growing asymmetry in the conflict's energy dimension.
For four years, Russian forces have systematically targeted Ukrainian thermal power plants and oil refineries, causing widespread blackouts and fuel shortages.
Now, as Ukrainian long-range drones reach deeper into Russian territory, Moscow is framing these retaliatory strikes not as acts of war, but as domestic terrorism.
This narrative shift is likely intended to justify intensified air-defense deployments and potential retaliatory measures against civilian infrastructure.