Russia Strikes Kharkiv CHP-5 After Trump Announces Immediate Energy Ceasefire

Ceasefire Announced, Strikes Continue

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to an "energy ceasefire" that would take effect "immediately" and told both sides, "Do not break it!"

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Axios that Trump’s announcement was "a novelty to me," and he said, "But if the Russians accept an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will accept it,"

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Ukrainian officials told ABC News that Russia struck the thermal power plant CHP-5 in Kharkiv, causing a fire after it was struck at least twice.

Zelenskyy confirmed Russia had attacked the plant and said it happened after Trump’s announcement, while Russia had yet to comment, according to ABC News.

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Diplomatic Friction and Demands

Trump called for the removal of Zelenskyy after blaming him for rising diesel prices, and Trump said Zelenskyy had hurt global diesel supplies with strikes on Russian refineries. Zelenskyy pushed back by writing on X, "Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure," and he added, "It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to do so,"

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Axios reported that Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries heightened tensions between Trump and Zelensky, and it said Zelenskyy announced that Russian strikes targeted several power plants in Ukraine on Sunday after Trump’s statement. Zelenskyy told ABC’s "This Week" that Ukraine was asking Trump to "give them (a) signal, not (to) attack energy infrastructure of Ukraine," as he linked any pause to Russian restraint.

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What Comes Next for Energy

The ceasefire announcement centered on energy infrastructure, and Trump’s post said, "With immediate effect there is a CEASEFIRE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR in the war between Russia and Ukraine," while also warning, "Do not violate it!" Zelenskyy said Ukraine welcomed the announcement as "good news for everyone," but he said Russia was still hitting energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv, including a power plant in Kharkiv attacked that evening.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was "ready to refrain from striking Russian energy infrastructure — and we count on the same readiness from Russia," and he described Russian strikes as part of a strategy to wear down public resistance. Ukrainian officials said the presidential office confirmed the Kharkiv attack came after Trump’s ceasefire post, and Zelenskyy said Ukraine has proposed many de-escalatory steps but Putin answered with "nyet."

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