Russia attacked Kharkiv's energy infrastructure after Trump's announcement regarding the energy truce

Russia struck Kharkiv’s CHP-5 combined heat and power plant on Sunday, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack targeted the city’s energy infrastructure.

After the strike on the plant, a Russian missile hit a grocery store in a suburb of Kharkiv. Three people were killed and nine others were injured, including two children, according to the region’s governor, Oleh Syniehubov.

The Office of the President of Ukraine confirmed that the attack took place after Trump’s announcement. A senior Ukrainian official said Kyiv had not been informed about the energy truce. Trump said both sides had accepted the agreement, while Zelenskyy said Ukraine was prepared to respect it if it had been negotiated with Vladimir Putin.

Zelenskyy also said that Russia had attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure more than 200 times over the past week, as well as gas and oil facilities. During the same period, the attacks reportedly killed more than 150 people and injured over 700. Ukraine has been under martial law since February 2022, preventing elections from being held.