President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces have carried out 76 attacks on Ukraine’s energy and oil-and-gas infrastructure since US President Donald Trump announced an “energy ceasefire” about a week earlier. Zelensky says overnight strikes damage substations in several regions, including Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, and Zhytomyr, and that the attacks cut power to tens of thousands of people. He also says residential strikes occurred, killing two people and injuring 12.
Zelensky frames the campaign as part of a sustained effort to pressure Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. He reviews what he describes as a large weekly volume of Russian air and missile activity, including thousands of drones and guided munitions as well as ballistic missiles. He also argues Russia interprets elements of US policy, including sanctions-related waivers and diesel arrangements, as support for continuing the war, and he calls for greater allied pressure.
Other outlets covering the same claim echo Zelensky’s central figure—76 attacks since the Trump announcement—but provide fewer operational details in the shared reporting.
