Ukraine attacks Russian refinery as brief energy truce collapses

Summary

Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery and said it abandoned a brief truce over energy targets because Moscow did not heed it, The Hindu reports. PBS NewsHour says Ukrainian drones hit a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the truce was over; The Guardian reports that Russia and Ukraine traded strikes, including Russian drone attacks on infrastructure in central Ukraine and Moscow’s accusation that Kyiv struck the Ryazan refinery. Other reports say Ukraine would resume or had resumed refinery strikes after Russia continued its attacks, while Deutsche Welle says Russia reported two refinery attacks.

Timeline

1. CNBC

   15 Oct 2026, 07:46 UTCSource ↗

   CNBC reports that Ukraine was to resume strikes on Russian refineries, shattering hopes of an energy ceasefire.

2. The Globe and Mail

   15 Oct 2026, 09:52 UTCSource ↗

   The Globe and Mail reports that Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s patience with Trump’s surprise energy ceasefire had run out amid continued Russian attacks.

3. NPR

   15 Oct 2026, 10:05 UTCSource ↗

   NPR reports, citing officials, that Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries after a brief truce.

4. PBS NewsHour

   15 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTCSource ↗

   PBS NewsHour reports that Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Zelenskyy said a truce spurned by Moscow was over.

5. Deutsche Welle

   15 Oct 2026, 14:51 UTCSource ↗

   Deutsche Welle reports that Zelenskyy said Ukraine would again attack Russian energy sites and that Russia reported two refinery attacks.

6. The Guardian

   15 Oct 2026, 15:01 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Russia and Ukraine traded strikes as the ceasefire effort collapsed, with Moscow sending drones against infrastructure in central Ukraine and accusing Kyiv of striking a refinery in Ryazan.

7. PBS NewsHour

   15 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTCSource ↗

   PBS NewsHour reports that Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian energy targets, saying Russia had never stopped its attacks.

8. NBC News

   15 Oct 2026, 22:56 UTCSource ↗

   NBC News reports that Ukraine said it would resume strikes on Russian refineries because Russia had never stopped its attacks on Ukraine.

9. The Hindu

   16 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports that Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery, abandoning a brief truce after saying Moscow had not observed it.