Russia Hits 30 Ukraine Energy Sites, Leaving 600,000 Without Power as Trump Ceasefire Falters
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 14
Russia Hits 30 Ukraine Energy Sites, Leaving 600,000 Without Power as Trump Ceasefire Falters
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 14
Summary
Russian strikes hit 26 Ukrainian energy facilities and four oil-and-gas sites overnight and Wednesday morning, knocking out power for about 600,000 people despite the energy-strikes ceasefire Trump announced Sunday.
Ukraine has not resumed attacks on Russian energy targets since that announcement, even though Zelenskyy had said Kyiv would honor the pause only if Moscow did too.
That leaves Zelenskyy weighing whether to restart one of Ukraine’s most effective pressure tactics and risk angering Trump, potentially jeopardizing U.S. intelligence support Kyiv relies on.
Zelenskyy cast the barrage as a direct slight to Washington, saying Russia had shown unprecedented disrespect for the U.S. president, while the White House only said Trump still hopes for a peace deal.