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Gas flare at the Ryazan oil refinery, Russia

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Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries, ending energy truce

Ryazan region

Russia

A Ukrainian drone strike started a fire at a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, about 300 km southeast of Moscow, Russian officials said on Thursday. Zelensky said Russia kept hitting Ukraine's energy grid despite the energy ceasefire Trump announced on Sunday.

Zelensky

US cut intelligence

Trump

Sharing never stopped

Zelensky says Washington cut intelligence-sharing and limited Starlink to pressure Kyiv into halting the strikes. Trump denies halting intelligence-sharing.

“All he's doing is making the world oil price higher. Well, I think that's a disgrace.”

— Donald Trump, US president

In one night, Russia launched more than

850 drones

Russia launched more than 850 drones at Ukraine between midnight and Thursday morning, Zelensky said, hitting 15 regions.