Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 12 that "there were Russian violations of the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump." Zelensky and Ukraine's Presidential Office say Russian forces struck the CHP-5 combined heat and power plant in Kharkiv on the evening of October 11, after the announcement. Naftogaz, Ukraine's state gas company, said Russian forces also attacked its gas production facilities in the Kharkiv region overnight. The Kremlin has not commented.
US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on October 11: "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed." Confirmed: the post exists and gives no terms or monitoring mechanism. Claimed by Trump alone: that both parties agreed. Zelensky told Axios it "was news for me," as Crisis.zone reported on October 11.
Latest state of play
Confirmed: Zelensky said on Telegram on October 11 that a Kharkiv power plant was attacked that evening. Ukraine's armed forces confirmed they received orders to comply with the ceasefire. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said at least 12 people were wounded in Russian attacks on the morning of October 12. That figure is preliminary.
Absent: any Russian confirmation. As of October 12, the Kremlin, the Russian Defence Ministry and spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had issued no statement. The Russian state news agency TASS carried Trump's post without comment.
Reported: French President Emmanuel Macron said "the facts show Russia has continued to bomb energy infrastructure in Ukraine in the last hours." EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: "We haven't yet seen that also Russia will stick to it."
Observers are reading: how Zelensky's demand for a specific US step, the diesel licence and reported pressure on Kyiv shape what enforcement could look like.
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What remains unconfirmed
As of October 12, the record contains Trump's post, Ukraine's conditional acceptance, Ukrainian reports of strikes and no Russian statement. No terms, start time or monitoring arrangement have been published. Trump made a similar claim on September 14 that neither government confirmed. Further updates as verified information becomes available.
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