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Key Takeaways
After Russia launched overnight strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians were left without power by Wednesday morning.
Ukrainian President Zelensky stated: "Facilities and equipment have suffered severe damage. A total of 26 facilities in the power system were damaged, and another 4 facilities in the oil and gas sector were destroyed."
Background
US President Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" on Sunday, calling on Russia and Ukraine to stop striking each other's power facilities.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Wednesday that Russia launched overnight strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, cutting power to at least 600,000 people in Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv Oblast.
Zelensky posted on X platform: "Multiple facilities and equipment have been severely damaged, including 26 facilities in the power system and 4 facilities in the oil and gas sector."
He pointed out that this targeted ballistic missile strike on energy infrastructure should have been protected by the "energy ceasefire" arrangement announced by President Trump on Sunday.
"This attack was completely deliberate, and its scale carries a demonstrative character. Russia has never before so blatantly defied the United States," Zelensky said.
Just before this attack, Zelensky on Monday elaborated on the proposal: both sides in the conflict would stop attacking each other's energy facilities, thereby driving down oil and diesel prices.
Officials from both Russia and Ukraine initially stated they were unaware of the existence of this energy ceasefire agreement. Ukraine subsequently welcomed the agreement; Russian authorities said relevant negotiations were still ongoing but did not confirm that the two sides had reached an agreement.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Monday: "As for the actual situation of this agreement, one can refer to Zelensky's own reaction. When asked about the same question, he said he had not heard of the agreement, hoped for clarification, and was willing to accept a ceasefire."
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