# Zelenskyy says Russian strikes continued despite Trump's ceasefire claim > Trump announced an energy ceasefire he said took effect immediately, but Ukrainian officials reported fresh strikes on power and gas infrastructure in the hours that followed. - Source: Pacific Post - Canonical URL: https://pacificpost.co.uk/article/zelenskyy-disputes-trump-energy-ceasefire-claim - Author: Pacific Post Staff - Section: World - Published: 2026-10-17T20:50:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-17T20:50:00.000Z - Tags: Ukraine, Russia, Zelenskyy, ceasefire --- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian strikes on energy infrastructure continued even after Trump announced an energy ceasefire he said had taken immediate effect, the latest gap between a declared de-escalation and events on the ground in the war. Trump posted word of the ceasefire deal over the weekend, a similar announcement to one he had made in September that was never fulfilled. In the hours and days that followed this latest claim, Russian forces reportedly struck a power plant and a gas production facility in the Kharkiv region along with a civilian gas station, and carried out drone attacks on Kyiv that left two people injured. A separate drone strike on a village near Kharkiv killed three people and injured nine others. Ukraine's air defenses said they intercepted or suppressed the large majority of Russian drones launched overnight, while Russian forces also struck port infrastructure and a bulk carrier near Odesa. Zelenskyy said Ukraine remained willing to honor the ceasefire if Russia reciprocated, and signaled Kyiv was prepared to halt strikes on Russian refineries if Moscow stopped targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure in turn. He separately addressed the question of elections, saying a vote during wartime was not feasible and would require a ceasefire of at least 60 days to organize. The disputed ceasefire claim came alongside other friction between Washington and Kyiv. Trump, speaking about rising US diesel prices, pointed to Zelenskyy rather than the broader disruption tied to the Iran conflict, and separately suggested Ukraine needs a new president, remarks that add political strain to a relationship already complicated by the diesel import agreement Trump struck with Putin days earlier. European officials voiced skepticism that Russia would actually comply with the terms Trump described, while the Kremlin's spokesman offered only that contacts between the two sides were ongoing, without confirming any agreement. --- Originally published by Pacific Post. Free to cite with attribution and a link to https://pacificpost.co.uk/article/zelenskyy-disputes-trump-energy-ceasefire-claim.