Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, Russia later strikes Ukraine

President Trump announced on Truth Social early Sunday that an "ENERGY CEASEFIRE" is in effect between Russia and Ukraine, claiming both parties have agreed to the arrangement. The announcement followed Trump's decision two days prior to temporarily ease US sanctions on Russian diesel, a move that drew criticism from Kyiv and European allies.

While Trump stated both sides had agreed, Moscow has not confirmed the deal, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed surprise, stating he was seeking further details while noting that Ukraine supports the ceasefire provided Russia also supports it.

Despite the announcement, President Zelenskyy reported that Russian forces continued to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the day. According to the Hindustan Times - World News, Zelenskyy reported strikes on power plants in both Kyiv and Kharkiv, with the Kyiv strike causing power outages in the capital. He noted that Ukrainian skies have been "infested" with Russian Shahed drones all day and reported that over the past week, Russian forces have carried out more than 200 strikes on electricity generation and transmission facilities and 17 strikes on gas and oil facilities.

The Hindustan Times - World News further reported that Zelenskyy stated these attacks over the past week have killed more than 150 people and wounded over 700. CBS News also confirmed that Russian forces hit a neighborhood in Kharkiv, including a power plant, hours after the president's announcement.

Brief written by urgent.news from CBS News, New Straits Times, Hindustan Times - World News, Free Malaysia Today — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.