The escalation follows a diplomatic effort by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to schedule talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the coming days. Although Zelenskyy previously indicated that Ukraine would support Trump's energy truce if Russia adhered to the terms, his government has continued targeting oil assets despite the diplomatic overtures and warnings from Washington.
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500 Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia to Break Trump Energy Truce
War7 days ago
A fuel storage facility in Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast, was set on fire Oct. 13 during an aerial raid involving over 500 Ukrainian drones. The attack is the first assault by Kyiv on Russian energy infrastructure since Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire two days prior. Ukraine rejected US threats to cut intelligence and freeze the PURL weapons mechanism in response to renewed energy strikes, stating it would instead "burn Russian refineries."
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