Putin acknowledges that Ukrainian strikes on infrastructure are creating "problems" for russia

Russian dictator vladimir putin has acknowledged that Ukrainian strikes on infrastructure are creating "problems" for russia.

CBS News reports this.

"As for strikes on critical infrastructure in general and energy infrastructure in particular, of course, these attacks on our infrastructure facilities are causing problems; that is obvious. We are currently experiencing a certain shortage, but it is not critical,” putin said in an interview with a russian journalist.

Against the backdrop of attacks by Ukraine, putin also stated that resolving the fuel shortage across russia and strengthening the country’s air defense against Ukrainian attacks are priorities.

The publication cites analysts who note that Ukraine’s efforts to neutralize russian air defenses are increasing the effectiveness of its strikes. Earlier, CBS News reported that moscow is facing a shortage of S-300 interceptor missiles, which have traditionally been a key element of russia’s air defense against cruise and ballistic missiles.

“The first task is to rapidly and significantly ramp up production of the air defense systems that are most needed,” putin said during the interview.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on June 24, journalists from the “Vot Tak” TV channel estimated that sales of gasoline and diesel fuel had been restricted in more than two-thirds of russia’s regions. Meanwhile, the russian state-run messaging app Max blocked russian users’ chat rooms where they were discussing fuel availability at gas stations.

In addition, Aleksandr Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the aggressor country russia, stated that russians themselves are to blame for the shortage of gasoline and diesel fuel at gas stations.

Meanwhile, on the night of June 28, Ukrainian defenders struck two russian oil refineries—the “Slavyansk” refinery in the Krasnodar Krai and a refinery in the Yaroslavl Oblast.