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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.
I imagine the distraction is the main goal.
Looking at the map:
I don’t know what value that region may have to the war effort if either side but this initial attack seemed well targeted
It’ll be interesting to see Europe’s reactions when they turn off the gas flow, and force Europe to stop being hypocrites