[UPDATE] Ukraine strikes a Russian refinery, ending the three-day energy-strike pause Trump demanded
Zelensky says Russia never stopped its own attacks and accuses Washington of cutting intelligence and throttling Starlink to force the pause.
Ukraine hit a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, Oct. 15, southeast of Moscow. The strike came after Ukrainian officials said Russia sent more than 850 drones at Ukraine in one overnight attack.
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On Oct. 11, Trump said Ukraine needs "a new president." He told Zelensky to stop hitting Russian oil refineries. A U.S. official said Trump cut a Russian diesel deal after Kyiv ignored about six requests to stop. On Oct. 12, Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire for refineries on both sides. Moscow never confirmed it.
- Zelensky said U.S. officials warned, "if you will not stop [the strikes], we will block intelligence."
- Sergei Lavrov (Foreign Minister, Russia) called the strikes a "direct and crude challenge to President Trump."
- Russia's defense ministry says it intercepted 4 missiles and dozens of drones over Ryazan.