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Ukraine says Russia struck energy sites despite ceasefire announcement
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces struck energy facilities near Kharkiv on Monday and had also hit infrastructure in Kyiv.
The claims came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking energy sites, effective immediately.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the announcement but said the attacks were continuing.
Russia had not commented on the proposed agreement.
Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy sites during the war, disrupting power, heat and water for civilians.
Ukraine has also struck Russian energy sites, including oil refineries.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to stop those strikes if Russia halted attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, and asked Trump to press Moscow to agree.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed the possibility of a pause but said there was no sign Russia would respect it; the agreement’s next steps were unclear.
Ukrainian officials said Russia struck an energy facility near Kharkiv on Monday despite a ceasefire announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian strikes were continuing in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Trump said the agreement to stop attacks on energy sites took effect immediately, but gave no details.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief said she had not seen signs that Russia would respect the proposed pause.
Russia has used attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities to deprive civilians of power, heat and running water, the AP reported.
- Who
- Ukrainian officials said Russian forces carried out the strike. Trump announced the purported agreement.
- What
- Russia reportedly struck an energy facility despite an announced pause in attacks on energy sites.
- When
- Monday, after Trump announced the agreement on Sunday.
- Where
- An energy facility on the outskirts of Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine; Zelenskyy also cited strikes in Kyiv.
- Why
- The AP reported that Russia has used attacks on energy facilities to deny civilians power, heat and running water.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Do not break it!
good news for everyone
We haven’t yet seen that also Russia will stick to it
Personally, I would also welcome that the ceasefire would include people not being killed, not only energy.
Trump said in a social media post that both countries had agreed not to hit each other’s energy infrastructure, but the AP reported that nothing came of the proposal.
Trump announced a purported agreement to stop attacks on energy sites, saying it took effect immediately.
Zelenskyy said Russia was still hitting energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said Russian forces attacked an energy facility on the outskirts of the city.
- Reported strike
- Energy facility on the outskirts of Kharkiv
- Agreement announced
- Sunday; Trump said it took effect immediately
- Other cities cited
- Kyiv and Kharkiv
- EU foreign policy chief
- Kaja Kallas
- War duration
- 4 1/2 years, according to the AP article
Sources
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