Zelenskyy says Russian attacks undermine proposed energy ceasefire as Kyiv holds fire

CBS also reported that Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked six additional energy facilities across Ukraine by Monday afternoon, following an earlier strike on a power plant. Those are Zelenskyy’s descriptions of the attacks; they are not evidence of terms accepted by both sides.

Zelenskyy said attacks had disrupted electricity and water in parts of Kyiv. Separately, Kyiv’s military administration said a Russian drone hit a residential building in the city’s Darnytskyi district Monday night, killing one woman and injuring at least five, Euronews reported. The residential strike was distinct from the energy-facility damage Zelenskyy described.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine refrained overnight from striking Russian energy infrastructure after Trump’s announcement. He offered to halt Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and energy exports if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine’s energy system and critical infrastructure, an offer described in the Associated Press account.

Has Russia agreed to the pause?

Trump has continued to say that Russia and Ukraine agreed. On Monday, he also said there had been violations on both sides. “Well, I’d have to look at it and see, because there’s been violations on both sides,” he told reporters, Euronews reported. Trump again asserted on Tuesday that the countries had agreed.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not confirm Russia’s agreement, saying, “Contacts are ongoing,” in remarks reported by AP and carried by PBS News. Kyiv has said it is waiting for details of discussions between Washington and Moscow.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed the prospect of a pause but told AP she had not seen Russia commit to it. She also said a ceasefire should protect people as well as energy infrastructure.

The distinction matters: Trump’s assertion that the countries agreed is not the same as a reciprocal commitment from both governments. An earlier proposal Trump announced on Sept. 14 also failed to stop subsequent attacks, CBS reported. The current dispute leaves the pause’s prospects tied to whether Washington can secure Russian participation and whether Kyiv and Moscow act on the same terms.

Why does the dispute matter for Ukraine’s energy security?

Zelenskyy has identified electricity as Ukraine’s central energy-security concern as colder weather approaches. He says Russian attacks target power plants and the grid. Damage to those systems, alongside the reported electricity and water disruptions in Kyiv, puts the consequences of the dispute directly in civilians’ daily lives.

Ukraine’s exposure is not limited to electricity. Zelenskyy said the country has one oil refinery, badly damaged in earlier Russian strikes, and relies on imported oil products. His proposed exchange would protect Ukraine’s energy system while also stopping Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and energy exports; the two sides’ vulnerabilities are not identical.

Zelenskyy has urged the United States and European countries to increase pressure on Russia to make a pause work. For Ukraine’s energy security, the immediate test is whether the announced truce becomes a reciprocal halt that protects the infrastructure people depend on—not simply a claim repeated by Washington.