Zelensky says six Ukrainian energy sites have been attacked by Russia since Trump announced the ceasefire

Ukraine says attacks continue despite the US president's announcement that energy infrastructure would not be targeted.

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia attacked six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after US President Donald Trump announced the two countries had agreed to an energy ceasefire.

Despite Trump announcing on Sunday that the ceasefire would be "effective immediately", Ukraine's president said Russia had hit "our gas stations, our energy infrastructure and other facilities".

Ukraine's Ambassador Arjan Ukrainform said there was a blackout in the city of Izium after the Russian attack knocked out power grids, while energy and railway infrastructure in western Ukraine were also targeted overnight.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine did not deserve a ceasefire "respite".

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Zelensky said 33 people were injured in attacks on energy facilities across the country.

He added: I think this was Putin's answer to President Trump.

Global conflicts have pushed up fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections, and on Friday Trump announced a plan to import Russian diesel into the US on Friday.

On Monday, Ukraine's state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo announced "new power outages" in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia due to damage caused by Russian attacks on energy equipment.

Electricity rationing has been introduced Ukrenergo said that parts of Ukraine to prevent overloading of damaged equipment.

Zelensky said on X-Day that the attacks show that Russia is "not willing to accept an energy ceasefire."

When Trump first announced the cease-fire on Sunday, Zelensky said he was "informed" that it was in effect, but he supported the proposed cease-fire as a "big step toward ending the war" if the Americans actually stepped in now and made sure the Russians respected the energy ceasefire.

For months, Ukraine and Russia have been conducting attacks on energy infrastructure, disrupting energy supplies for both sides.

Moscow has said the facilities it is hitting are legitimate targets because they support Ukrainian military operations, while Zelensky has described Ukraine's strikes deep inside Russian territory as part of an effort to "reduce Russia's ability to finance the war."

BBC Verify's analysis of Ukrainian and Russian attacks during the war shows that both sides have stepped up their attacks ahead of next winter.

In 2026, BBC Verify recorded 273 attacks on Russian-controlled oil and gas facilities, more than double the 124 recorded during the same period in 2025.

Separately, an analysis of data collected by the global conflict monitor, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (Acled) project, recorded 2.4 times the number of reported Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid so far this year.

Trump has called on Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian oil infrastructure so Russia can fulfill a recently signed deal to supply diesel to the United States and the world market.

The deal temporarily lifts US sanctions on energy imports, which Zelensky described as a "gift" to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain "strongly supports President Trump's call for a sustainable energy truce to start now", while France, Canada and the European Union also expressed their support.

However, there have been mixed reactions among European officials.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kalas said the bloc would welcome an energy truce "if it happens". Callas said on Monday at the European Union Foreign Ministers' meeting: "We have not yet seen that Russia adheres to it."

Meanwhile, Estonia's foreign minister said the ceasefire was not working.