Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) for the first time since U.S.
President Donald Trump’s weekend announcement of an “energy ceasefire”, while hammering cities’ transport and logistics overnight with ballistic missiles and drones.
Trump announced the ceasefire, but that Russia had continued attacks on energy and critical infrastructure during that time. Russia’s Defence Ministry, in its daily summary of overnight strikes, made no mention of Ukrainian energy facilities. A Kremlin spokesman, asked about the energy ceasefire, would only say that contacts were ongoing, but declined to provide any further details. However, one missile came down just over a kilometre from a plant providing heating to much of the city of Lviv, in the west. Mr. Zelenskiy’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Speaking at a Warsaw security conference, Mr. Trump’s comment to Mr. “In less than two years, we have gone from ‘having no cards’ to ‘not playing your cards’. That is an achievement,” Mr.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday (October 13) that Ukraine had not hit Russian refineries for two days, since Mr. Russia struck six Ukrainian energy sites on Monday (October 12). The Ukrainian air force said it had not received prior surveillance warnings before Russia fired six ballistic missiles at Kyiv late Monday (October 12), prompting widespread anxiety in online comments from residents. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday (October 13) that Kyiv continues to receive intelligence data from the United States.
Four people were killed by Russian strikes in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, and at least a dozen were injured across the country, Ukrainian officials said. “The causes are being investigated,” it said in a statement. Sybiha said the U.S. request to halt attacks on Russian refineries showed how Ukraine’s position had strengthened, alluding to Mr. Zelenskiy in a tense Oval Office meeting last year that “you don’t have the cards”. Sybiha said.
