Russian forces struck power plants in Kharkiv and Kyiv after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, Oct. 11.
The attacks included a strike on Kharkiv’s CHP-5 combined heat and power plant and a Shahed drone attack on a power station in Kyiv that caused outages in several districts, Zelensky said in statements posted on Telegram.
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The reported strikes cast doubt on whether the ceasefire announced by Trump had taken effect. Trump said both sides had agreed to immediately stop attacks on energy infrastructure.
“Unfortunately, Russian Shaheds were in the sky throughout the day today. Shaheds are still in the sky now,” Zelensky said.
“There were strikes on our energy infrastructure. There has just been a strike on CHP-5 in the city of Kharkiv.”
Zelensky said Ukraine’s armed forces had received the relevant orders following Trump’s announcement.
“Today, there is a statement from the president of the United States that an energy ceasefire has been reached. This is good news for everyone, and it is important that it becomes a reality,” he said.
Ukraine supports all “real and reliable” arrangements to end the fighting and is ready to refrain from striking Russian energy infrastructure, Zelensky said.
He added that Kyiv expected Russia to show the same willingness and honor the agreement announced by the US president.
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“We welcome such an agreement,” Zelensky said.
Erlier on Sunday Trump announced the ceasefire in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, saying it would take effect immediately.
“Both sides have agreed. Do not violate it!” he wrote.
The post did not outline how compliance would be monitored or specify the terms of the agreement.
Zelensky said Ukraine had previously proposed numerous steps to reduce tensions, but Russian President Vladimir Putin had repeatedly rejected them.
He expressed hope that Putin would now respond with actions leading toward “a real and dignified peace.”
“Ukraine wants peace,” Zelensky said.
“The question is whether Russia wants peace.”
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