Zelensky lifts pause on Ukraine's strikes against Russian oil refineries

kyivindependent.com·Jonas Heins·2026-10-15T07:46:27.000Z
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Ukraine is hitting back at Russian oil refineries after Russia kept attacking Ukrainian power plants and cities, killing civilians and leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity. Ukrainian President Zelensky says they only stopped strikes to give a U.S.-proposed ceasefire a chance, but Russia didn’t honor it — so Ukraine resumed targeting the energy infrastructure funding Russia’s war. EU leaders like Kaja Kallas support this move, arguing that pressure should be on Russia, not Ukraine, to end the war.

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