"It Was A Pause For Rocket Buildup."

• 3.02.2026, 15:04

SBU major general explained why Putin needed an "energy truce"

Russia's overnight strikes on Ukraine's heating industry came during the worst frosts and left hundreds of thousands of people without heating. At the same time, the Kremlin previously spoke of an "energy truce," which apparently existed only in words.

Was there even an "energy truce" that Putin spoke of? Charter97.org spoke to retired SBU Major General Viktor Yagun about it:

- I think it was a pause for Putin to accumulate drones and missiles. Secondly, it was a demonstration once again by the Kremlin that we are making a concession to Trump personally, but we are doing everything in such a way that this personal concession will not be honored. This is such a tactic: Trump asked us - we did it, but we did it in such a way that in the end it got worse.

What is called an "energy truce" when the energy logistics are hit? That is, for example, the occupiers are not hitting power plants, but they are hitting the miners who extract the fuel. They are not hitting power plants, but they are hitting the transport that delivers this fuel to the power plants.

Either some decision is made and it is adhered to, or it is just all said - not even for an external audience, but for internal use.

- How should Ukraine respond to this strike by Russia?

- The Kremlin understands that Ukraine will continue what we have continued. Ukraine is not hitting those energy facilities that are used exclusively for civilian needs. We hit those facilities that work for the military economy of the Russian Federation.

Yes, there are homes, schools, and kindergartens near these facilities. But people in the RF must realize that we are destroying military infrastructure and the economy that works for war and aggression. Strikes on the military infrastructure will be just that clear response to the aggressor.