Zelenskyy Backs Energy Ceasefire as Russian Strikes Continue

Ukraine has endorsed a proposed ceasefire covering energy infrastructure in its war with Russia, but attacks continued after US President Donald Trump announced the arrangement on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv supports de-escalation and is awaiting further details from Washington, while Russian strikes hit energy facilities, including a power plant in Kharkiv.

According to Zelenskyy's evening address and Ukraine's presidential office, the Kharkiv facility was attacked after Trump's announcement. The Ukrainian president also reported continued Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv and other parts of the country, raising questions about whether the proposed truce was being implemented.

Zelenskyy reaffirmed Ukraine's position in a social media post, emphasizing the need to protect civilians and establish lasting peace.

"Ukraine always FULLY supports steps toward de-escalation, the protection of lives, and the decisions needed to end the war and guarantee lasting peace," Zelenskyy wrote.

In his evening address, Zelenskyy described the scale of the attacks and identified damage to energy infrastructure in Kharkiv.

"Unfortunately, Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian ‘shaheds’ all day today," Zelenskyy said.

He also reported glide bomb attacks and strikes against energy facilities, including the Kharkiv power plant. Ukraine's presidential office confirmed that the facility was hit after Trump published his ceasefire announcement.

"There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too. A power plant in Kharkiv was attacked this evening," Zelenskyy said.

The Ukrainian president said he had discussed the proposed arrangement with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. He said he was waiting for additional information from the United States before more details about the arrangement could be established.

"Ukraine supports the ceasefire," Zelenskyy said.

He stressed that the arrangement would require cooperation from Moscow to achieve its intended purpose.

"And it is important that Russia support it as well," Zelenskyy said.

Trump announced the proposed ceasefire on his Truth Social platform Sunday morning, asserting that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to the arrangement. He said it would take effect immediately but provided few details, and the White House had not issued further clarification in the source report.

"Do not break it!" Trump wrote.

In an interview with ABC's This Week that aired Sunday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine was prepared to stop attacking Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted strikes against Ukraine's energy system. He also called on Trump to press the Russian government to accept the proposed arrangement.

The discussion came amid separate tensions over Trump's remarks about Ukraine's leadership. On Saturday, Trump said Ukraine should have a new president and blamed Zelenskyy for rising diesel prices.

Zelenskyy responded that Ukraine could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. Ukraine has remained under martial law since Russia's 2022 invasion, and its Constitution prohibits elections while martial law remains in force.

"Give us two months, 60 days off," Zelenskyy said.

He maintained that the decision about Ukraine's leadership ultimately belonged to its citizens, despite Trump's criticism.

"With all respect to President Trump, it's up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader," Zelenskyy said.

Carney also criticized a separate agreement Trump announced Friday with Russia to secure millions of tonnes of diesel fuel for the United States. According to a readout from the Canadian prime minister's office, Carney argued that the agreement conflicted with efforts by Ukraine, Canada and their allies to establish peace and stability in Europe.

"The prime minister was clear: this agreement is in direct opposition to the efforts of Ukraine, Canada, and our allies to create peace and stability in Europe," the prime minister's office said.

The Canadian government also warned that the arrangement could provide Moscow with additional funds during its war against Ukraine.

"It will provide additional revenue for Russia and help finance its illegal, unjustifiable war against Ukraine," the prime minister's office said.

Separately, Ukraine continued targeting Russian infrastructure. A Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday disrupted operations at a data center operated by Russian technology company Yandex, marking the third reported strike against the company's facilities in four days.

A Russian news outlet reported service outages across dozens of Russian cities and in Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia. Yandex said operations had been completely halted, and no injuries were reported.

"Completely halted," Yandex said in describing the status of its operations.

Previous attacks struck a Yandex data center in the Ryazan region on Thursday and the company's major data center in the Kaluga region on Friday.

Meanwhile, rescue operations following a Russian bombing in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia ended on Sunday, according to Zelenskyy. Authorities reported 23 deaths, including four children, and more than 30 people wounded in the attack.