Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on Oct. 18, 2026, setting oil facilities in St. Petersburg ablaze, according to the Associated Press. The attack comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine’s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times since the Trump administration’s energy ceasefire announcement.
The strike is the latest in a series of escalating attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, directly challenging the ceasefire that the Trump administration had brokered.
Zelenskyy’s statement, posted on X on Sunday, highlighted the frequency of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the ceasefire was announced. The Ukrainian president’s comments came as the drone strike on St. Petersburg underscored the fragility of the energy ceasefire.
Sources: DVIDS News · Stars and Stripes