Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian strikes targeted national energy infrastructure on Sunday, shortly after US President Donald Trump announced that both sides had agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire in the conflict.
Writing on social media, Zelenskyy reported that a drone struck a power plant in Kyiv, causing capital-wide power outages, followed shortly by another attack on a power facility in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv. The Ukrainian leader noted that the skies over Ukraine had been crowded with Iranian-made Shahed drones throughout the day. Separate Russian attacks across two cities resulted in six deaths on Sunday, including three people killed and twenty injured during a strike on a grocery store in Kharkiv, while another three individuals died in western Ukraine.
Trump had declared on his social media platform earlier on Sunday that an energy ceasefire was effective immediately and that both parties had agreed to the terms without detailing further specifics. Zelenskyy expressed surprise at the announcement, noting the deal was news to him, while Moscow has yet to officially confirm any such agreement. The Ukrainian president added that while Kyiv remains ready to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, it expects reciprocal restraint from Russia.
European officials have responded cautiously to the developments. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated during a meeting of European foreign ministers that the bloc would welcome a truce only when it holds, noting that officials have not yet seen evidence that Russia will adhere to it. Meanwhile, tensions between Washington and Kyiv have escalated following Trump's recent decision to lift US sanctions on Russian diesel exports and his pressure on Ukraine to cease deep strikes against Russian oil refineries.