Zelenskiy says Russia attacked Ukrainian energy sector 76 times in past week


FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference at a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/ File Photo

Oct 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Russia has attacked ⁠Ukraine's energy, oil ‌and gas sectors dozens of times in the week ​since US President ⁠Donald Trump ⁠announced a halt to attacks ⁠on ‌energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

"Since the ​American ‌President announced the energy ⁠ceasefire ​a week ago, Russia has deliberately ⁠attacked Ukraine's energy and ​oil and gas sectors 76 times," he wrote ⁠on X, adding the latest strikes hit substations in the ​Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, ⁠Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions.

Neither ​Kyiv nor ‌Moscow confirmed Trump's ​announced ceasefire agreement.

(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk)

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