Russia launches airstrikes across Ukraine after report claims call to throttle Starshield came directly from White House
the article reports that Russia launched airstrikes across roughly one-third of Ukraine’s regions amid ongoing exchanges of attacks on energy infrastructure. This escalation occurs after tensions rose over Ukraine’s Starshield systems and President Donald Trump’s declared energy ceasefire. Following Trump’s announcement, both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin accused each other of violating the fragile truce. Ukraine attacked Russian oil refineries, while Russia responded with strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, resulting in power outages across the country. The piece also includes subscription prompts for Washington Examiner readers.
Russia fired airstrikes in about a third of Ukraine’s regions on Friday, as the two countries continue to exchange attacks on energy infrastructure following a week of tensions over the slowdown of Ukraine’s Starshield systems and President Donald Trump‘s declared energy ceasefire.
Following Trump’s announcement of an energy infrastructure ceasefire on Sunday, both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin quickly said the other side violated the fragile truce. Ukrainian defense forces fired off attacks on Russian oil refineries on Thursday, hitting Rosneft’s refinery in the city of Ryazan, while Ukrainian officials say Russia returned fire on Friday, hitting energy infrastructure and causing power outages across Ukraine.
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