Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
Russia struck a gas extraction facility operated by Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz in the central Poltava region overnight, the company said on Thursday, 15 October.
In a statement on Telegram, Naftogaz said the attack forced operations at the facility to be suspended, damaged equipment and caused a fire.
Separately, Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had struck the port of Izmail in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, as well as two cargo vessels travelling towards Odesa. Moscow claimed the ships were being used for military purposes.
In another statement, the ministry said it had targeted a cargo vessel in the Black Sea’s Bug estuary and another at the port of Chornomorsk, claiming both were transporting supplies for the Ukrainian military.
Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times in an interview published on Thursday that Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries.
“The block (on attacking refineries) is out. We’re done,” he said.
Ukraine had paused attacks on Russian energy infrastructure for two days following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an energy ceasefire.
Zelenskyy criticised Washington’s pursuit of business deals with Moscow, including a recent diesel supply agreement, and accused the U.S. of restricting military support to pressure Kyiv into halting the strikes.
He claimed Ukraine had lost access to U.S. early-warning alerts for incoming ballistic missiles, while Starlink communications had slowed across the country. He rejected explanations that the disruptions were caused by technical problems.
“It was not a technical problem, it was the will,” Zelenskyy told the FT.
He said Ukraine would consider halting strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Washington provided additional U.S.-made Patriot interceptors, calling this the minimum acceptable condition.
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