Russia Hits 2 Ukraine Power Plants as Trump Claims Energy Ceasefire
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 12
Russia Hits 2 Ukraine Power Plants as Trump Claims Energy Ceasefire
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 12
Summary
Kyiv and Kharkiv power plants were struck Sunday, with outages reported in the capital, hours after Donald Trump said an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was effective immediately.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the truce was “news to me” and that Russian Shahed drones had filled Ukrainian skies all day; Moscow had not confirmed any agreement.
6 people were killed in Russian attacks across two Ukrainian cities, including 3 dead and 20 injured at a Kharkiv grocery store; another strike in western Ukraine killed 3.
UK, France, Canada and the European Commission backed a real halt to energy attacks, but the claim landed amid anger over Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and reported US pressure on Kyiv to stop deep strikes on Russian energy sites.
How will Ukraine defend its energy grid if crucial weapons procurement is halted over an unverified ceasefire?
With strikes escalating despite diplomatic claims, what secret enforcement mechanisms are actually required to protect vulnerable power infrastructure?