Zelenskiy says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian refineries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, ending a pause that was made at the request of the United States. Zelenskiy criticized Washington's dealings with Moscow and expressed disapproval of US President Donald Trump's perceived admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump had previously called for Ukraine to replace Zelenskiy and announced a diesel supply deal with Russia.

Zelenskiy claimed that Ukraine had been denied US early-warning alerts for incoming Russian aerial attacks and that Elon Musk's Starlink satellite communication service had been deliberately slowed down, hindering frontline operations. He dismissed the slowdown as a technical issue, attributing it to a "will" rather than a fault.

The Ukrainian leader indicated that receiving more US-made Patriot interceptors would be the minimum acceptable condition for halting strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. Earlier, a drone attack on Russia's Ryazan region resulted in a fire at an oil refinery owned by Rosneft, according to the regional governor. The refinery accounts for nearly 5% of Russia's total oil refining throughput.