Russia don strike six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after US President Donald Trump announce say the two countries agree on energy ceasefire, Volodymyr Zelensky talk am.
Even though Trump talk on Sunday say the truce go ‘effective immediately’, the Ukrainian president talk say Russia hit ‘our gas stations, energy infrastructure, and other facilities’.
Ukraine state news agency Ukrinform report say blackout happen for Izyum city after Russian strike destroy power grids. Energy and railway infrastructure for western Ukraine also targeted overnight.
On Monday, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talk say Ukraine no deserve the ‘respite’ wey ceasefire go bring.
Zelensky talk say 33 people injure for the strikes on energy facilities across the country. He tell Fox News: ‘We did not attack, while Russia attacked our gas stations, energy infrastructure, and other facilities.’
‘I think na Putin answer to President Trump,’ he add.
Global conflicts don push fuel prices higher ahead of US midterm elections and on Friday Trump announce plan to import Russian diesel into US on Friday.
On Monday, Ukraine state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo report ‘new power cuts’ for Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia because damage to energy equipment by Russian attacks.
Electricity rationing don start for parts of Ukraine to avoid overloading damaged equipment, Ukrenergo talk.
Zelensky talk on X say the strikes na proof Russia ‘unwilling to accept an energy ceasefire’.
On Monday evening, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko post on Telegram say drone hit 25-story residential building for Darnytskyi district. Several cars for building courtyard also dey on fire, he talk, with one person dead and 11 injured.
When Trump first announce ceasefire on Sunday, Zelensky talk say na ‘news to him’ say truce dey in effect, but he back the proposed ceasefire as ‘major step toward ending the war, if the Americans truly step in now and make sure Russians respect the energy ceasefire’.
Asked about ceasefire on Monday, Trump talk say dem agree ‘because I said you agree’, adding say the war ‘has to get settled’.
‘That war na disaster if you see the numbers,’ he talk.
For months, Ukraine and Russia dey exchange strikes on energy infrastructure, disrupting energy supplies on both sides.
Moscow talk say installations wey dem hit na legitimate targets as dem support Ukraine military operation, while Zelensky describe Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russian territory as part of effort to ‘reduce Russia’s ability to finance the war’.
Analysis by BBC Verify on both Ukrainian and Russian strikes during the war find say both sides increase attacks in lead up to next winter.
For 2026, BBC Verify record 273 strikes on Russian-controlled oil and gas facilities, more than double the 124 recorded over same period for 2025.
Separately, analysis of data aggregated by global conflict monitor, Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project (Acled), record 2.4 times as many reported Russian attacks affecting Ukraine energy network so far this year.
Trump don dey urge Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, so Russia fit fulfil the recently struck deal to release diesel to US and global market.
The deal temporarily undo US sanctions on energy imports, wey Zelensky describe as ‘gift’ to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham talk say Britain ‘strongly supports President Trump’s call today for a sustained energy ceasefire to start now’, while France, Canada and EU also express support.
However, response among European officials mixed. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talk say the bloc go welcome energy ceasefire ‘when it holds’.
Kallas talk for meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday: ‘We haven’t yet seen that also Russia will stick to it.’
Meanwhile, Estonia foreign minister talk say the ceasefire ‘not working’.
