WASHINGTON: Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian power plants on Sunday after US President Donald Trump\u2019s claim that both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other\u2019s energy infrastructure, Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky said.<\/p>\n
Zelensky, in a post on social media, said a drone had hit a Kyiv power plant, leading to power outages in the capital.<\/p>\n
Shortly later, he said there had been a strike on the CHP-5 power plant in the eastern city of Kharkiv, while adding that \u201cUkrainian skies have been infested with Russian \u2018shaheds\u2019 all day,\u201d referring to a type of drone.<\/p>\n
Trump had announced Sunday morning in Washington that \u201ceffective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth parties have agreed. Do not break it!\u201d he wrote on his Truth Social network without any further details.<\/p>\n
Zelensky expressed surprise at the announcement and said he was seeking further details, while Russia has yet to confirm its agreement.<\/p>\n
The announcement came two days after Trump announced a temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel, prompting outrage by Ukraine and its European allies, who argued it only emboldened Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
Trump, whose war against Iran has led to global oil shortages, has blamed Ukraine\u2019s strikes on Russian refineries for sending diesel prices soaring, creating major risks for his party in US elections next month.<\/p>\n
\u201cUkraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well,\u201d Zelensky said on his Facebook page after speaking with the leaders of Canada, Finland and NATO.<\/p>\n
Russia has launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure since invading in February 2022, knocking out power and heating to millions during freezing temperatures, while Ukraine has systematically struck Russian oil refineries that it says fund the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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