The United States has pressed Ukraine to suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries, which it argues have added to high energy prices, a sensitive issue for the Trump administration amid its war on Iran, as midterm elections approach next month. File
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A Russian strike on Ukraine’s south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia injured four people overnight, regional Governor Mykhailo Semikin said on Telegram on Monday (October 26, 2026).
Two more were injured in Russian strikes on the Chernihiv region, Ukraine’s emergency service said on the messaging app. Also on Telegram, the Russian Defence Ministry said it hit a power station in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, a warehouse in the surrounding region, and another power station in the Khmelnitskiy region. It also said it had targeted port infrastructure in Chornomorsk and a cargo vessel en route to Odesa used for military purposes.
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The United States has pressed Ukraine to suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries, which it argues have added to high energy prices, a sensitive issue for the Trump administration amid its war on Iran, as midterm elections approach next month.
In an interview aired on Sunday (October 25, 2026), President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that for Kyiv to halt the strikes, Moscow must stop hitting power infrastructure. Alternatively, the United States should allow the use of Starshield over Russia to detect missile launch sites, or supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles, he added.
Published – October 26, 2026 11:55 am IST
