Ukraine abandons truce, attacks Russian refinery as Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery Thursday, abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The drone strike started a fire at the refinery about 300 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Moscow in Russia’s Ryazan region, according to the…
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, breaking a brief truce that allowed energy facilities to be targeted. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed feeling betrayed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The strike ignited a fire at the refinery, situated around 180 miles southeast of Moscow in the Russian province of Ryazan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry and Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov.
Astra online news outlet shared a photograph of the inferno. This action could further strain Ukraine's relationship with Trump, already tenuous due to escalating tensions. Zelenskyy was incensed by Russia's ongoing aerial bombardment of Ukrainian energy infrastructure, which he claimed violated Trump's recent demand for both nations to cease such attacks.
Despite adhering to Trump's call for a truce, Ukraine reportedly faced restrictions on Western intelligence regarding Russian missile strikes and was limited in its access to such information in recent days.
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