Russia and Ukraine resume attacks on energy sites despite ceasefire claims
Both Russia and Ukraine launched new strikes on energy infrastructure overnight, contradicting President Trump's statement that a ceasefire had been reached.
Overnight into Tuesday, Russia deployed about 200 drones against Ukrainian energy and port facilities, killing one person and injuring seven in Kyiv, while also damaging homes and transport infrastructure in the south and west, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv's military reported striking the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region and hitting a drone production site in Taganrog and a launch facility in the Oryol region. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the two sides had agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, a move he linked to rising diesel prices in the United States. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would only stop its own strikes if Russia did the same, expressing doubt about the Kremlin's commitment. The Kremlin described the proposal as under discussion with Washington, and spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the idea "a very good initiative" and said Russia was in contact with the United States and supported peaceful solutions. The White House did not immediately comment on the specifics of any agreement. NATO fighter jets intercepted an unmanned aircraft over Lithuanian airspace, and Denmark summoned Russia's ambassador after a Russian warship fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea.