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Ukrainians fear US intelligence cuts as Russian strikes intensify
Ukrainians fear US intelligence cuts as Russian strikes intensify Reduced missile warnings increase threat to civilians as Trump pushes an ‘energy ceasefire’ and peace negotiations. Kyiv, Ukraine – The supernova-like blasts of exploding Russian ballistic missiles are followed by thunderous thumps, shockwaves, fires and deaths – and the staccato of Ukrainian air defence systems. This week’s nightly attacks on Ukraine that killed at least 15 and wounded dozens resembled hundreds of previous raids – with one exception. 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The warnings give Ukrainians up to 10 minutes – precious, life-saving time to sound air raid sirens and send emergency text messages to prompt evacuations to bomb shelters. “That’s what helps prevent the killings,” Zelenskyy said. Ukraine’s ground radars can only detect the incoming missiles as their speed ranges from 6,000 to 12,000km/h (3,730 – 7,260 miles per hour). ‘Trump pressures our president’ Despite Trump’s denial, Ukrainian observers have a simple yet harrowing explanation – the US president wants to help Republicans win more congressional seats in upcoming midterm elections by pressuring Kyiv into declaring an “energy ceasefire” with Moscow that would drive global oil prices down. “Trump pressures our president, pressures Ukraine” as he strives to “get advantage by any means necessary in the election campaign,” Lieutenant-General Ihor Romanenko, former deputy head of Ukraine’s general staff of armed forces, told Al Jazeera. The lack of intelligence data “significantly affects the effectiveness of air defence, we don’t have time to respond,” he said. Without the satellite data, Ukrainian drones and missiles also “lose precision when striking targets deep in Russia,” he said. On Sunday, Trump announced the ceasefire that envisages no mutual strikes on energy infrastructure – from Russian oil refineries and fuel depots to Ukrainian power and heating stations. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” Trump wrote on social media. Kyiv said the announcement was a surprise, while Moscow declined to say whether it backs the idea – and kept on hitting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The pressure goes beyond the refineries as Trump wants to quickly reopen, arbitrate and complete peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow – even if they benefit the Kremlin. “He needs peace talks to succeed. Ideally, it is a certain unblocking of the peace settlement process, when Kyiv shows more willingness to agree with Russia’s demands,” Kyiv-based analyst Igar Tyshkevych told Al Jazeera. The pressure will continue until “Kyiv shows readiness for a compromise and concessions towards Russia,” he said. Moscow “simply abuses” the pressure and the suspension of air raid warnings to escalate attacks on Ukraine, he said. Kyiv’s ‘priority’: The destruction of oil refineries The suspension of data-sharing was especially shocking, given that Kyiv did stop hitting Russian refineries for three days. It was only on Wednesday that its drones attacked refineries in Saratov and Ryazan regions, said Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksander Novak. However, Kyiv’s focus on striking oil refineries is ineffective and counterproductive, another observer said. “Kyiv’s strategic priority is still the destruction of oil refineries,” Nikolay Mitrokhin of Germany’s Bremen University, who has penned hundreds of authoritative analyses of the hostilities, told Al Jazeera. However, Russia overcame the initial shock by transporting gas from refineries in Siberia and exporting it from neighbouring Belarus and Kazakhstan. No economic collapse, massive joblessness or public protests followed the strikes, while Moscow continued its air raids, adding jet-powered drones that resemble cruise missiles and are hard to down with Ukraine’s existing air defence system, he said. “What is the basis for Kyiv’s and its backers’ conviction that strikes on oil refineries and depots will lead to Russia’s strategic defeat before Ukraine is defeated? I don’t understand,” he said. However, Ukrainian attacks on data centres, bridges and factories where drones are assembled are far more effective, he said. Recent strikes on data centres of Russian online giant Yandex and the state-run Sberbank resulted in disruptions of services in Russia and even former Soviet republics where Yandex operates its online payment, food delivery and taxi services. Trump “didn’t ask him to stop the war, to give away cities or stop striking Russian rears in general,” Mitrokhin said. Kyiv has repeatedly reiterated that it was ready to start peace talks if they are preceded by a ceasefire, but Moscow wanted to continue ground assaults and air raids until the peace terms were finalised – which could take months or even years. ‘We’re ready for any turn of events’ On Wednesday, Ukraine’s drone czar accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of throttling Starlink satellite terminals that are part of the military-grade Starshield system. Serhiy Beskrestnov said that SpaceX abruptly and without any warning limited services for terminals placed on drones flying over 160km/h (100mph). The limit affected crucially-important interceptor drones and followed Trump’s request, presidential adviser Serhii Sternenko said. Musk said that the White House owns and controls the Starshield systems and that any limits on speed are decided by Trump. Some military analysts warn that the limit may be followed by a total shutdown of Starlink for Ukraine that could damage the quality of all military communications. “But we were getting ready for everything,” Andriy Pronin told Al Jazeera. “We already know it may happen, that’s why we’re ready for any turn of events.” In September 2022, Musk secretly ordered engineers to switch off Starlink coverage in the Russia-occupied Kherson region, effectively thwarting Kyiv’s push to retake it, Reuters reported. In 2023, Musk threatened to cut off Ukrainian military access to Starlink unless the US defence department took over the costs. Later, the Pentagon, Poland and other European allies took over the costs.
US-Iran stalemate: What are Trump’s next military options?
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Defense ministers meeting reiterates importance of cooperation for stability within CIS
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Russia plans to continue importing gasoline until end of year — Novak
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Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian refineries as Zelenskyy says 'we're done'
Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy saysOctober 15, 2026 Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Thursday said that his country's military had resumed strikes on Russian energy infrastructure despite US President Donald Trump's insistence that such attacks stop. Zelenskyy made the statement in an interview with London's Financial Times (FT) newspaper, saying: "The block [on energy infrastructure attacks] is out. We're done." The announcement came after Russia reported Ukrainian attacks on oil processing plants in Ryazan, where fire broke out, and Saratov. Kyiv had refrained from making attacks to give Trump's "energy ceasefire" a chance for success. On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised "vigorous [US] efforts to initiate the peace process," and claimed that by resuming attacks, Ukraine "is coming into serious conflict with the peace efforts of the United States and American negotiators." Russia, however, has paid no heed to Trump, instead continuing to hit Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure, for instance on Wednesday, when Russian strikes cut power to 600,000 Ukrainian citizens. Kyiv's blasts dangerous lack of US intel Ukraine had gone along with Trump's public proposal — despite not being notified of any "ceasefire" ahead of time — but it seemed to have helped little in the eyes of US leadership. To that end, Zelenskyy railed against a "dangerous" lack of US intelligence information this week as well as the throttling of SpaceX Starlink satellite access for Ukraine's troops after Trump last week announced a number of decisions that have had adverse consequences for Ukraine. The Ukrainian president said his country's military leaders had been warned that they would not be receiving US intelligence if they did not abide by Trump's "ceasefire." Despite Ukraine's restraint, that withholding of intelligence was on full display this week when Kyiv was blindsided by Russian drones and missiles without any prior warning from the US. "We will find a way out," said Zelenskyy of the situation as Ukraine's Western allies scramble to pick up the intelligence and defensive slack left by the US. Zelenskyy said he would be willing to halt energy infrastructure attacks again but only if the US supplied Patriot interceptors that would allow Kyiv to down incoming the Russian ballistic missiles and drones that have been raining down on Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Zelenskyy: Starlink throttling a question of US 'will' Despite US claims that the Starlink situation was the result of a technical glitch, Zelenskyy told the FT, "It was not a technical problem, it was will." SpaceX owner Elon Musk said the US owns and operates the Starshield military version of Starlink used by Ukraine, adding that he and his company had nothing to do with the issue. The FT interview comes in the wake of Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil as well as his promise to buy "millions of barrels" of Russian diesel fuel amid high fuel prices caused by the US war with Iran. The deal, just weeks from the US midterm elections, is unlikely to bring down oil prices. But it does extend a lifeline to Russian President Putin, allowing him to continue his illegal invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Zelenskyy and went so far as to call for him to be replaced this weekend. Trump's sanctions actions fly in the face of nearly five years of allied political efforts to pressure Moscow to end its invasion. Trump's actions have enraged NATO allies and European leaders, with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, for one, calling the US agreement to purchase Russian diesel "a very risky decision." Meloni pointed out that the spike in oil prices was clearly precipitated by Trump's war in Iran and that his dealings with Putin would result in the Russian leader continuing his invasion of Ukraine rather than ending it. Edited by: Natalie Muller If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to select us as your Preferred Source on Google, so you'll always see our verified news first.
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Russia cautions NATO, EU against attempts to isolate Kaliningrad Region — diplomat
Alexander Grushko refrained from providing an analysis of statements from Estonian officials, especially those responsible for defense
CAS rejects Russian Curling Federation’s appeal to lift suspension
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Moscow unaware of US attempts to unfreeze its assets in EU — Kremlin
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Russia moves to enlist foreign influencers to convey viewpoint to blocked audiences
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Russia and Ukraine resume energy strikes despite Trump warnings
The White House’s unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed as Moscow sent a record swarm of drones overnight to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine and Kyiv appeared to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries – despite warnings from Donald Trump. Moscow accused Ukraine of launching a strike against a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region, its first since Trump abruptly declared an “energy ceasefire” that neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to. Trump has demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy stop attacking Russian oil refineries, claiming it was the cause of a global rise in the price of diesel fuel. Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he would resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, after briefly halting them to demonstrate that Ukraine was ready for peace talks. “The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We’re done,” he told the Financial Times. He also attacked the gap in US intelligence sharing as “dangerous”. Images from Ryazan showed flames at the refinery, which regional officials said had been targeted by 69 drones and four Flamingo cruise missiles. Debris from a drone struck by anti-aircraft fire had hit the refinery and sparked the fire, the ministry claimed. In Ukraine, more than 360 Russian drones targeted Kirovohrad, a central region that has been hit less hard than others closer to Russia, in attacks that killed three and injured six. “The enemy deliberately hit critical infrastructure, transport enterprises, logistics facilities and residential homes,” the regional governor, Andriy Raikovych, said in a statement. Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 850 Shahed drones at a time when the speed of Ukraine’s defensive capabilities was being “artificially restricted”, a reference to the sudden limitations on Ukraine’s use of the Starlink and Starshield mobile internet terminals. “It is obvious that Russia deliberately chose to escalate its attacks after receiving sanctions relief and seeing attempts to pressure Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in his social media post on X, referring to a growing quarrel with the Trump administration. “Ukraine needs steady support, above all in defending our skies. We need HONESTY from our partners about this war: It is important that everyone in America stand not with the aggressor, but with our efforts to protect lives, end this war, and guarantee security.” Trump suddenly declared an “energy ceasefire” last week, writing on TruthSocial: “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” Despite Trump’s claims, however, Russia continued to launch heavy strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, using hypersonic and ballistic missiles to target key Ukrainian power plants, leaving cities including Kyiv without power and water for hours. Ukraine said it would not strike Russian oil refineries in the interim in order to show that it was ready for negotiations. But the White House piled pressure on Zelenskyy to capitulate to Russia by threatening to cut programmes to deliver arms to Ukraine and to stop sharing US battlefield intelligence with Ukraine. The US appeared to make good on some threats. Ukraine said it had not received advance warning from Washington of Russian missile strikes for several days this week. And on Wednesday, Ukrainian soldiers also complained that their access to Starshield programmes controlled by the US military had been restricted, scuppering drone missions on the frontlines. The feud between Zelenskyy and Trump has spun out of control over the last week. Trump, who believes that his support for Ukraine should come with a degree of control over the country’s leadership, has said that Ukraine should “get a new president”. Asked on Thursday by Piers Morgan whether he felt betrayed, Zelenskyy said yes. “It’s a pity that we are losing, we are losing a strong partner,” he said. Musk, the powerful head of SpaceX, which produces the Starlink terminals used by Ukraine’s military, has emerged as a top critic of Zelenskyy in the US. On Thursday, Musk denied throttling the Starlink systems and said they were controlled by the US government. But in a social media post commenting on a Zelenskyy statement that Ukraine would continue to fight until Russia’s defeat, he wrote: “And so the slaughter continues … Time for Zelensky to go.”
Press review: Ukraine, EU push peace away and US blacks out Kiev's missile sight
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, October 15th
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