Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses

<p>Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineries</p><p>The White House’s unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed as Moscow sent a record swarm of drones overnight to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine and Kyiv appeared to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries despite warnings from Donald Trump.</p><p>Moscow accused Ukraine of launching a strike against a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region, its first since Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/zelenskyy-trump-ukraine-russia-energy-ceasefire">abruptly declared an “energy ceasefire”</a> that neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/us-effort-to-get-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-collapses">Continue reading...</a>