Russian military strikes killed six civilians across two Ukrainian cities on October 11, 2026, including three in a grocery store attack in Kharkiv that injured 20 others. The attacks hit vital energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire on Truth Social. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Kyiv supported a truce but was taken by surprise, while Moscow remained completely silent.
Fatal Russian strikes in Kharkiv and western Ukraine
- ▪Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Telegram that emergency crews responded to damaged buildings and burned-out vehicles after the October 11, 2026 strike on a grocery store in Kharkiv
- ▪A Russian air strike on a grocery store in Kharkiv killed three people and injured 20 others, including two children, on October 11, 2026
Russian strikes on Ukrainian power plants
- ▪Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian power plants on October 11, 2026, including the CHP-5 power plant and energy facilities in the Kharkiv region
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Russian drone strikes hit power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv after Donald Trump issued his October 11, 2026 Truth Social ceasefire statement
- ▪A Russian shahed drone strike targeted a power plant in Kyiv on October 11, 2026, causing widespread power outages across multiple districts in the Ukrainian capital
Ukrainian strikes on Russian targets
- ▪Russian officials reported that a Ukrainian drone strike on the Bryansk border region killed one man and wounded two women on October 11, 2026
- ▪A Ukrainian drone attack shut down a data centre run by technology giant Yandex on October 11, 2026
Trump announces energy ceasefire agreement
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on October 11, 2026, that an immediate energy ceasefire had been agreed upon by Russia and Ukraine
- ▪Moscow remained silent and issued no official comment or confirmation following Donald Trump's October 11, 2026 announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
Easing of sanctions on Russian diesel
- ▪EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned Donald Trump's easing of U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel on October 10, 2026, warning it would increase Moscow's war revenues
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a temporary easing of U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel two days prior to announcing the energy ceasefire on October 11, 2026
Debatable claims
- ▪The U.S. should reinstate full sanctions on Russian diesel
- ▪Strikes on energy infrastructure inflict disproportionate civilian harm
- ▪Trump's energy ceasefire declaration invites further Russian military aggression
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