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Russia avoids Ukrainian energy targets in one night after ceasefire announcement
Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets overnight into Tuesday, the first such night since U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire on Sunday.
Russia still attacked cities’ transport and logistics systems with ballistic missiles and drones.
The strikes killed four people in Kharkiv, and Ukrainian officials said at least a dozen people were injured across the country.
Ukraine said Russia had struck six energy sites on Monday, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had not attacked Russian refineries for two days.
It is unclear whether Russia deliberately avoided energy sites, and Moscow has not acknowledged agreeing to the ceasefire.
Trump’s announcement followed a deal lifting U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel exports, intended to help lower fuel prices in the United States.
Ukraine says it continues to receive U.S. intelligence, while Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will respond this winter if Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire.
Russia struck no Ukrainian energy targets overnight into Tuesday, the first such night since U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire.
Russian missiles and drones hit transport and logistics targets, while a missile fell just over a kilometre from a heating plant serving much of Lviv.
Ukraine said Russia had struck six energy sites on Monday and continued attacks on energy and critical infrastructure after the ceasefire announcement.
Four people were killed in Kharkiv, and at least a dozen people were injured across Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said.
It was unclear whether Russia had deliberately avoided energy infrastructure overnight.
- Who
- Russia carried out the overnight strikes. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump were involved in the ceasefire announcements and statements.
- What
- Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets overnight into Tuesday, but attacked transport and logistics infrastructure with missiles and drones.
- When
- Overnight into Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Trump announced the energy ceasefire on Sunday.
- Where
- Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
- Why
- Trump said the ceasefire was intended to lower U.S. fuel prices. It was not clear whether Russia deliberately avoided energy targets.
Ukraine
Russia
Energy ceasefire
Ukraine
Zelensky said Ukraine supports an energy truce and accused Moscow of violating the ceasefire.
Russia
Moscow has not acknowledged signing up to the ceasefire, and a Kremlin spokesman said contacts were ongoing.
Attacks on Russian refineries
Ukraine
Zelensky said Ukraine had not hit Russian refineries for two days after Trump announced the ceasefire.
Russia
U.S. officials reportedly threatened to halt intelligence sharing and weapons sales unless Ukraine stopped strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Trump announced an energy ceasefire, two days after declaring a deal to lift U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel exports.
Russia struck six Ukrainian energy sites, according to the reports.
Russia fired six ballistic missiles at Kyiv, and Ukraine's air force said it had received no prior surveillance warnings.
Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets overnight, while strikes damaged transport infrastructure and caused deaths and injuries.
- Energy targets
- No Ukrainian energy targets were hit overnight into Tuesday
- Previous strikes
- Six Ukrainian energy sites were struck on Monday
- Drones
- Ukrainian air defences downed 88 of 108 Russian drones
- Missile attack
- Six ballistic missiles were fired at Kyiv late Monday
- Kharkiv casualties
- Four people were killed and at least 11 injured in a residential building
- Lviv heating plant
- A missile fell just over one kilometre from a plant serving much of Lviv
What people are saying
In less than two years, we have gone from 'having no cards' to 'not playing your cards'. That is an achievement.
This winter, if Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire, we will respond.
The causes are being investigated.
Sources
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