Ukraine Resumes Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries Amid Rising Tensions with US
Kyiv, 15 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries as tensions between Kyiv and Washington deepen over US President Donald Trump’s approach to the ongoing war. Ukrainian drones struck a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region, around 300 kilometers southeast of Moscow, early Thursday, triggering a fire, according to Russian officials and a senior Ukrainian official. The strike came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared an end to a brief truce, accusing Moscow of continuing aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite Trump’s call for both sides to halt such operations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Ukraine’s strikes on oil facilities as a direct challenge to Trump, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cla...





