Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine exchanged fresh attacks on energy infrastructure on Tuesday, despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the two sides had agreed to stop targeting each other’s energy facilities.
Russia launched around 200 drones overnight at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing two people, according to Ukrainian officials. The attacks also hit petrol stations in the capital as well as energy and port infrastructure in other regions.
Ukraine responded by striking an oil refinery in Syzran, in Russia’s Samara region along the Volga River, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Ukrainian drones also targeted facilities involved in drone production in the Taganrog and Oryol regions.
The Samara regional governor confirmed that an industrial facility had been hit but did not identify the site. In Taganrog, the regional governor said a warehouse belonging to e-commerce company Ozon was struck.
Zelenskiy said Russia was continuing attacks against Ukraine’s energy sector, logistics network and critical infrastructure, adding that Kyiv’s responses were having a tangible impact.
The latest strikes came a day after Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure. Trump has described such strikes as a major factor behind a global fuel shortage that has pushed US diesel prices to record levels.
Zelenskiy said Ukraine was prepared to stop the attacks but wanted credible guarantees from its partners that Russia would do the same. Moscow did not immediately respond to Trump’s announcement, although Russia has previously supported his calls for Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries.
The continued strikes raise fresh questions over whether the proposed agreement can translate into a durable pause.
Quote: “Our responses to them for this are tangible,” Zelenskiy said, accusing Russia of continuing attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector and critical infrastructure.
