Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of carrying out more than 30 attacks on its energy infrastructure since the two sides agreed in March to pause strikes on such targets.

Russia may be preparing new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure before and after Orthodox Easter, celebrated on April 20, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 17, citing information from Ukrainian intelligence.

The defence ministry said Russia’s energy infrastructure had come under a barrage of attacks in the last 24 hours. In a statement published on Telegram, it said: “Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have carried out 14 attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.