Russia and Ukraine continue energy strikes despite Trump's claim of truce agreement

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a mutual energy truce, Russia and Ukraine carried on with intense strikes. Russia launched 200 drones overnight, killing two people and hitting petrol stations in Kyiv. In response, Ukraine struck the Syzran oil refinery and drone facilities in Russia. While both sides welcomed the concept of a ceasefire, Moscow demanded the lifting of energy sanctions, and Kyiv insisted on credible guarantees that Russia would genuinely halt its aggression.

Trump energy ceasefire claim

• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the Russia-Ukraine war and strikes on energy targets are the primary drivers of a global fuel shortage that has pushed U.S. diesel prices to record highs
• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, stating that the attacks hurt the world by causing a diesel shortage
• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump announced on September 14, 2026, that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy truce to halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructure

Russian strikes on Ukraine

• ▪Russian overnight strikes on September 15, 2026, damaged at least two petrol stations in the Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi neighbourhoods of Kyiv, as well as energy and port infrastructure in other regions
• ▪Kyiv city officials stated that Russia has targeted and damaged 16 petrol stations in Kyiv so far in 2026, though diversified logistics have prevented fuel shortages
• ▪Russia launched 200 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight into September 15, 2026, killing two people, including one in Kyiv and another in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian strikes on Russia

• ▪Ukrainian forces struck drone production facilities in Russia's Taganrog and Oryol regions overnight into September 15, 2026, including an e-commerce warehouse belonging to Ozon in Taganrog
• ▪Ukraine struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region on the Volga River overnight into September 15, 2026

Kremlin response to proposal

• ▪Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that stabilizing global fuel markets requires ensuring safe commercial navigation for oil tankers and lifting sanctions on Russian energy exports
• ▪Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's energy truce proposal as a very good idea, but stated that it would take more to bring down global fuel prices

Zelenskyy conditions for truce

• ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that any energy ceasefire must not be used as a temporary tool to ease gasoline and diesel price tensions while Russia's war continues
• ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is ready to halt energy strikes only if international partners can guarantee that Russia is genuinely ready to stop its attacks

Previous ceasefire attempts

• ▪In May 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump secured a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, during which Russian President Vladimir Putin held a Victory Day parade
• ▪In September 2026, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three-day pause in strikes while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks in Moscow and Kyiv, which ended without demonstrable results