Russia hits no energy targets in Ukraine for first time since Trump's 'truce'
USO•Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets overnight into Tuesday for the first time since Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, but strikes killed four people in Kharkiv and damaged transport infrastructure. Ukraine said its air defences downed 88 of 108 Russian drones.
1. No energy targets reported
Russia's defence ministry made no mention of Ukrainian energy facilities in its daily summary of overnight strikes. One missile landed just over a kilometre from a heating plant serving much of Lviv, and it was unclear whether Russia had deliberately avoided energy infrastructure.
2. Damage across Ukraine
Four people were killed in Kharkiv and at least 11 were injured in a residential building, Ukrainian officials said. The Ukrainian air force said damage was recorded at 17 locations and that air defences downed 88 of 108 Russian drones. A cargo terminal in Mykolaiv region and transport infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk region were damaged, while a hospital in Khmelnytskyi region was hit.
3. Ceasefire remains uncertain
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had not hit Russian refineries for two days but that Russia had continued attacks on energy and critical infrastructure; Russia struck six Ukrainian energy sites on Monday. Zelenskiy has said Kyiv supports an energy truce and would respond if Russia does not agree to one. Trump announced the ceasefire on Sunday, two days after a deal lifted US sanctions on Russian diesel exports, allowing Russia to supply almost 2 million metric tons of diesel.
