Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, Zelensky says — SkimNews
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- Zelensky said Russia hit six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after Trump's announced ceasefire was "effective immediately," targeting gas stations, energy infrastructure, and rail networks; blackouts struck Izyum after power grids were destroyed, per Ukrinform.
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine does not deserve the "respite" a ceasefire would bring; Trump defended the deal saying the two sides agreed "because I said you agree," per his Monday remarks.
- Zelensky reported 33 people injured across the strikes; a drone hit a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, killing one person and injuring 11, per Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram.
- BBC Verify recorded 273 strikes on Russian-controlled oil and gas facilities in 2026 — more than double the 124 over the same period in 2025 — while ACLED data shows 2.4 times as many reported Russian attacks affecting Ukraine's energy network this year.
- Trump announced a plan to import Russian diesel into the US last week, temporarily lifting sanctions, which Zelensky called a "gift" to Putin and a contradiction of the ceasefire pressure campaign.
- European response split sharply: the UK, France, Canada, and the EU backed the ceasefire call, but Estonia's foreign minister declared it "not working" and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Brussels would welcome it only "when it holds."
Why it matters: Within hours of Trump's claim of an "effective immediately" deal, Russian strikes injured 33 and killed one in a residential building — exposing the ceasefire as rhetorical, not operational. Zelensky's call of Trump's Russian diesel import as a "gift" to Putin highlights that the US is simultaneously pressuring Ukraine to halt counter-strikes while easing restrictions on the energy Moscow sells abroad.
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