On the 28th, Russia's defense department stated that it had regained control of a settlement in Kursk Oblast. Ukrainian troops used "HIMARS" rockets to attack a natural gas metering station in Suja, Kursk Oblast, triggering a fire and almost completely destroying the power facilities. The Russian military also reported on the same day that a refinery in Saratov Oblast was attacked by a swarm of Ukrainian drones, and Russia intercepted 19 Ukrainian drones.
On the 28th, the Ukrainian military claimed that it had repelled multiple Russian offensives in Kursk and carried out a strike on a border crossing point in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military accused the Russian military of attacking energy facilities in Kherson and Poltava Oblasts. On the 28th, Ukraine's state oil and gas company said that Russia had attacked its infrastructure.
On the 28th, the press secretary of the Russian president stated that Russia had suspended strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities in accordance with a relevant agreement reached with the United States previously. However, if Ukraine fails to abide by the relevant agreement, Russia reserves the right to take equivalent measures. The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that British intelligence personnel were involved in Ukraine's attack on the natural gas facilities in Suja.
On the 28th, the Ukrainian military claimed that it strictly adhered to the relevant agreement and had stopped attacking energy facilities, and its military operations were only targeted at Russian military objectives.
According to reports, the President of Ukraine said that Ukraine would not regard U.S. military support as a debt. On the 28th, the President of Ukraine stated that Ukraine was not prepared to consider the military support provided by the United States in the past few years as a debt within the framework of the mineral agreement reached with the United States. However, it could make compensation for future assistance from the United States.
