{
  "id": 14465900,
  "title": "Russia targeting energy sites despite Trump’s ceasefire, Ukraine says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/russia-targeting-energy-sites-despite-trumps-ceasefire-ukraine-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12101977/russia-ukraine-energy-strikes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed dismay on Wednesday over Russia's ongoing attack on the nation's energy infrastructure, seemingly ignoring U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a ceasefire. Moscow's forces targeted Ukraine's power grid and oil and gas facilities for the third consecutive night, Zelenskyy claimed, despite Trump's assertion that an agreement had been reached between Russia and Ukraine to cease strikes against energy infrastructure, four and a half years after Moscow's invasion. Zelenskyy had previously agreed to suspend Ukraine's campaign against Russian oil refineries, which had caused fuel shortages for Russians, but this truce has been interrupted. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that discussions regarding the energy ceasefire were still ongoing. Trump's attempts to end the conflict have thus far been unsuccessful. Ukrainian forces claim to be pushing back Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, a territory Russia has sought to occupy for years. Ukrainian officials have liberated 277 square kilometers (107 square miles) during an operation that began in the summer; however, the veracity of this claim could not be independently verified, and Russian officials made no comment. Concerned about waning U.S. support for Ukraine's war effort following Trump's deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel, Ukrainian officials fear that Russia's continued aggression may be facilitated by ongoing U.S. involvement. Zelenskyy arrived in London on Wednesday for discussions with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as Kyiv and its European allies race to strengthen Ukrainian defenses. Zelenskyy urged the world to respond forcefully to Russia's continued aerial bombardments, stating that Moscow had squandered an opportunity for de-escalation and had chosen to perpetuate its \"insane war of annihilation.\" According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its forces struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, and the northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, hitting a total of six power plants. At least 600,000 people were left without power, according to Zelenskyy. Russian forces launched 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 drones at energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, and Kharkiv overnight. Ukrainian officials are worried that U.S. support, particularly the provision of military intelligence and the use of American tech company Elon Musk's Starlink satellite communications system, may be at risk. Musk's SpaceX reduced the speed limit on Ukraine's Starlink terminals mounted on drones overnight, according to Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Zelenskyy, suggesting a possible connection to the current political situation. Ukraine did not receive the customary advance warning of Russian missile strikes that hit Kyiv for the second night in a row, Zelenskyy reported on Tuesday, raising concerns that the U.S. may not be providing Ukraine with regular intelligence. Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said that while there was no warning of the initial missile attack on Tuesday night, Kyiv was alerted to three subsequent waves of missiles. Despite Trump's insistence that the U.S. continues sharing intelligence with Ukraine, a Ukrainian parliamentary Defense Committee lawmaker spoke anonymously to The Associated Press, stating that intelligence sharing with international partners has not ceased. On Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, a Russian attack on Kyiv resulted in the deaths of five people and the injury of 36 others. Ukraine is retaliating by targeting targets in Russia. Russian air defenses downed 902 Ukrainian drones across multiple Russian regions, including illegally annexed Crimea and the waters of the Azov Sea, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin of Moscow reported that 493 drones targeted the capital region, with most being intercepted before reaching the Russian capital. No damage or casualties were reported in Moscow. In Russia's Saratov region, one person was killed and several residential buildings were damaged following an attack on a Sberbank data center, which was once planned to become Europe's largest data center.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced outrage Wednesday over Russia’s continuing aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in apparent defiance of a ceasefire.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russia attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure for third night",
    "Trump's ceasefire call ignored, talks ongoing between Russia and Ukraine",
    "Ukraine claims 277 sq km liberated in eastern operations"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Moscow received no details of Trump's energy truce as work continues – Peskov",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/moscow-received-no-details-of-trumps-energy-truce-as-work-continues",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "America has sided with Russia against Ukraine. Europe and Canada must build a coalition against Russia, China, and even the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/america-has-sided-with-russia-against-ukraine-europe-and-canada-must",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:11:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "China’s drone modem pipeline: How mesh technology helps Russian UAVs penetrate deep into Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/chinas-drone-modem-pipeline-how-mesh-technology-helps-russian-uavs",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:45:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}