Rusia menuduh Ukraina menyerang kilang minyak setelah Zelensky mengatakan serangan akan dilanjutkan

Ukraine's President Zelensky accused the US of withdrawing intelligence-sharing about Russian strikes to place pressure on Kyiv

Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking an oil refinery on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky said such strikes, halted at the request of the US, would resume.

Zelensky said he had restricted attacks for three days while Russia continued striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "We're done," he told the Financial Times, external.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kyiv had also tried to hit refineries on Wednesday - which Ukraine denied - but there had been no "significant damage".

Zelensky also accused the US of withdrawing intelligence-sharing to pressure Kyiv into ending attacks but Ukrainian defence sources later told the BBC some functionality on Starlink satellite services had resumed.

They said "operation while on the move", part of Starlink's military service Starshield, had been restored, although it remains unclear whether restrictions on the speed at which drones could fly while still maintaining Starlink internet connection have been fully lifted.

Officials were still working to clarify "the reasons and circumstances" behind the move, the sources added.

In a separate development, seven people are missing after a drone attack set a chemical tanker on fire off Romania, according to naval officials. Moscow said it had hit two cargo ships with military cargo heading to Ukraine's Odesa port, without naming them.

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The Kremlin said Kyiv had "attempted a large-scale attack" on a refinery south of Moscow early on Thursday.

According to Russia's defence ministry, four missiles and dozens of drones were intercepted and the falling debris caused a fire at the site in Ryazan.

Zelensky said dozens of Ukrainian cities had come under Russian attack in the past day.

He previously said he would agree to the "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump on Sunday if Moscow also abided by it.

But he accused Russia of ignoring the proposed deal within hours of it being announced, with strikes leaving hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power. The Kremlin never said it had agreed to the deal.

Zelensky agreed that he felt betrayed by the US when asked by Piers Morgan on Wednesday night, after Washington appeared to withdraw key elements of its support.

European leaders have rallied around the Ukrainian president. Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told the BBC that the US restricting its intelligence-sharing with Kyiv would be a "complete mistake".

"Because it is a fundamental form of support. This means denying a country any chance of defending itself."

He added: "Peace will be achieved when Putin will be convinced that there is a stalemate... that he cannot advance anymore. But if he sees a weakness on the Ukrainian front, if the United States takes its resources away, then Putin will think he can win, and so he will continue the war."

Zelensky met Nato chief Mark Rutte as a two-day summit of European leaders began in Brussels on Thursday. The head of the military alliance said they had discussed "the importance of implementing an energy ceasefire as well as Nato allies' continuous support for Ukraine".

Zelensky told the FT that Ukrainian officials had been told by US counterparts that "if you will not stop [the strikes], we will block intelligence".

Ukraine's military relies on US early-warning alerts of incoming Russian aerial attacks to mount air defences, limiting successful strikes, while Starlink internet links are used throughout its war effort to guide drones and protect its skies.

There were suggestions a technical glitch was to blame for the sudden Starlink restrictions on Tuesday evening, but owner Elon Musk appeared to deny this and suggested it was the Trump administration's doing.

"It was not a technical problem, it was the will," Zelensky told the FT.

Trump has denied halting intelligence-sharing. Starlink's sister service Starshield is provided to Ukraine under a US defence department contract. The BBC has approached the US authorities for comment.

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Zelensky spoke to the FT during a visit to London on Wednesday which also included a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing Street - who announced the UK would speed up delivery of lightweight multirole missiles to Kyiv.

The Ukrainian president told the newspaper he would now only halt strikes on Russian oil infrastructure - which Kyiv says are vital to cutting off revenue streams to its war machine - if the US supplied more Patriot air defence missiles.

Ukraine has suffered a shortage of the US-made defences since the outbreak of the Iran war consumed stockpiles.

Striking a more defiant tone than recently, the Ukrainian president told the newspaper his American counterpart had an affinity for autocratic leaders like Putin.

He said it was not up to him to mend US-Ukrainian relations given the events of the past week: "We didn't destroy any relationship."

Tensions have previously frayed between the two leaders. After returning to the White House last year, the pair shared a fiery Oval Office meeting in which Trump implied Zelensky was the main block to a peace deal.

Zelensky has since walked a careful diplomatic line, showing willingness towards US-brokered deals while stressing that the terms of any peace deal must be just.

But he criticised the agreement between Russia and the US to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global marketplace, struck last week, as the US effectively investing in Russia's war effort.

Two people were killed in Sloviansk, Donetsk, after overnight strikes, where a number of residential buildings were destroyed

That deal was the latest effort by Trump to lower fuel prices in the US ahead of the midterm elections, after months spent grappling with the political consequences of the Iran war, which has sent fuel costs skyrocketing.

Zelensky told the FT: "The question will be: when will the next deal be? Maybe it will be gas. Definitely it will be gas."

With Russia continuing to strike Ukraine, Zelensky suggested the disruptions to US support was no coincidence.

Local officials report at least 13 people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in what Zelensky called a "constant", large-scale Russian attack. He said more than 850 drones had been launched at dozens of cities and communities.

At least three people were killed in the central region of Kirovohrad as it suffered its largest attack since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022, officials there said, with nearly 360 drones launched during a 10-hour barrage. Deaths were also reported in Donetsk, Kherson and Volyn.

"It is clear that Russia deliberately escalated these attacks, taking advantage of the easing of sanctions and seeing attempts to pressure Ukraine," Zelensky wrote on social media.

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Presiden Ukraina Zelensky menuduh AS menarik berbagi intelijen tentang serangan Rusia untuk memberi tekanan pada Kyiv

Rusia menuduh Ukraina menyerang kilang minyak pada Kamis setelah Presiden Volodymyr Zelensky mengatakan serangan semacam itu, yang dihentikan atas permintaan AS, akan dilanjutkan.

Zelensky mengatakan ia membatasi serangan selama tiga hari sementara Rusia terus menyerang infrastruktur energi Ukraina. "Kita sudah selesai," katanya kepada Financial Times, eksternal.

Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin mengatakan Kyiv juga mencoba menghantam kilang pada Rabu - yang dibantah Ukraina - tetapi tidak ada "kerusakan signifikan".

Zelensky juga menuduh AS menarik berbagi intelijen untuk menekan Kyiv mengakhiri serangan, tetapi sumber pertahanan Ukraina kemudian mengatakan kepada BBC bahwa beberapa fungsi layanan satelit Starlink telah pulih.

Mereka mengatakan "operasi saat bergerak", bagian dari layanan militer Starlink, Starshield, telah dipulihkan, meskipun masih belum jelas apakah pembatasan kecepatan terbang drone sambil tetap mempertahankan koneksi internet Starlink telah sepenuhnya dicabut.

Pejabat masih bekerja untuk mengklarifikasi "alasan dan keadaan" di balik langkah tersebut, tambah sumber itu.

Dalam perkembangan terpisah, tujuh orang hilang setelah serangan drone membakar kapal tanker kimia di lepas pantai Rumania, menurut pejabat angkatan laut. Moskow mengatakan pihaknya menghantam dua kapal kargo dengan muatan militer yang menuju pelabuhan Odesa Ukraina, tanpa menyebut nama keduanya.

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Delapan awak hilang setelah serangan drone membakar kapal tanker di lepas pantai Rumania

Kremlin mengatakan Kyiv telah "mencoba serangan skala besar" terhadap kilang di selatan Moskow pada Kamis dini hari.

Menurut kementerian pertahanan Rusia, empat rudal dan puluhan drone dicegat dan puing yang jatuh menyebabkan kebakaran di lokasi di Ryazan.

Zelensky mengatakan puluhan kota Ukraina diserang Rusia dalam sehari terakhir.

Ia sebelumnya mengatakan akan menyetujui "gencatan senjata energi" yang diumumkan Presiden AS Donald Trump pada Minggu jika Moskow juga mematuhinya.

Tetapi ia menuduh Rusia mengabaikan kesepakatan yang diusulkan dalam hitungan jam setelah diumumkan, dengan serangan yang membuat ratusan ribu warga Ukraina tanpa listrik. Kremlin tidak pernah mengatakan telah menyetujui kesepakatan itu.

Zelensky setuju bahwa ia merasa dikhianati oleh AS ketika ditanya oleh Piers Morgan pada Rabu malam, setelah Washington tampak menarik elemen-elemen kunci dukungannya.

Para pemimpin Eropa telah bersatu mendukung presiden Ukraina. Menteri Pertahanan Italia Guido Crosetto mengatakan kepada BBC bahwa AS membatasi berbagi intelijen dengan Kyiv akan menjadi "kesalahan total".

"Karena itu adalah bentuk dukungan yang fundamental. Ini berarti menolak suatu negara segala kemungkinan untuk membela diri."

Ia menambahkan: "Perdamaian akan tercapai ketika Putin diyakinkan bahwa ada kebuntuan... bahwa ia tidak bisa maju lagi. Tetapi jika ia melihat kelemahan di front Ukraina, jika Amerika Serikat mengambil sumber dayanya, maka Putin akan berpikir ia bisa menang, dan ia akan melanjutkan perang."

Zelensky bertemu kepala NATO Mark Rutte saat pertemuan puncak dua hari para pemimpin Eropa dimulai di Brussels pada Kamis. Kepala aliansi militer itu mengatakan mereka telah membahas "pentingnya melaksanakan gencatan senjata energi serta dukungan berkelanjutan sekutu NATO untuk Ukraina".

Zelensky mengatakan kepada FT bahwa pejabat Ukraina telah diberitahu oleh rekan-rekan AS bahwa "jika Anda tidak menghentikan [serangan], kami akan memblokir intelijen".

Militer Ukraina mengandalkan peringatan dini AS tentang serangan udara Rusia yang akan datang untuk memasang pertahanan udara, membatasi serangan yang berhasil, sementara tautan internet Starlink digunakan di seluruh upaya perangnya untuk memandu drone dan melindungi langitnya.

Ada saran bahwa gangguan teknis menjadi penyebab pembatasan Starlink mendadak pada Selasa malam, tetapi pemiliknya Elon Musk tampak membantahnya dan menyarankan itu adalah perbuatan pemerintahan Trump.

"Itu bukan masalah teknis, itu adalah kehendak," kata Zelensky kepada FT.

Trump membantah menghentikan berbagi intelijen. Layanan saudara Starlink, Starshield, disediakan untuk Ukraina di bawah kontrak departemen pertahanan AS. BBC telah menghubungi pihak berwenang AS untuk komentar.

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Zelensky berbicara kepada FT selama kunjungan ke London pada Rabu yang juga mencakup pertemuan dengan Perdana Menteri Andy Burnham di Downing Street - yang mengumumkan Inggris akan mempercepat pengiriman rudal multiperan ringan ke Kyiv.

Presiden Ukraina mengatakan kepada surat kabar itu bahwa ia sekarang hanya akan menghentikan serangan terhadap infrastruktur minyak Rusia - yang menurut Kyiv vital untuk memutus aliran pendapatan ke mesin perangnya - jika AS memasok lebih banyak rudal pertahanan udara Patriot.

Ukraina mengalami kekurangan pertahanan buatan AS sejak pecahnya perang Iran menghabiskan persediaan.

Dengan nada yang lebih menantang daripada belakangan ini, presiden Ukraina mengatakan kepada surat kabar itu bahwa mitranya dari Amerika memiliki kedekatan dengan pemimpin otokratis seperti Putin.

Ia mengatakan bukan tugasnya untuk memperbaiki hubungan AS-Ukraina mengingat peristiwa seminggu terakhir: "Kami tidak menghancurkan hubungan apa pun."

Ketegangan sebelumnya pernah merenggang antara kedua pemimpin. Setelah kembali ke Gedung Putih tahun lalu, keduanya berbagi pertemuan panas di Oval Office di mana Trump menyiratkan Zelensky adalah penghalang utama kesepakatan damai.

Zelensky sejak itu menempuh jalur diplomatik yang hati-hati, menunjukkan kesediaan terhadap kesepakatan yang ditengahi AS sambil menekankan bahwa syarat kesepakatan damai apa pun harus adil.

Tetapi ia mengkritik kesepakatan antara Rusia dan AS untuk melepaskan 300.000 ton diesel ke AS dan pasar global, yang disepakati pekan lalu, sebagai AS yang secara efektif berinvestasi dalam upaya perang Rusia.

Dua orang tewas di Sloviansk, Donetsk, setelah serangan semalam, di mana sejumlah bangunan tempat tinggal hancur

Kesepakatan itu adalah upaya terbaru Trump untuk menurunkan harga bahan bakar di AS menjelang pemilihan paruh waktu, setelah berbulan-bulan bergulat dengan konsekuensi politik perang Iran, yang membuat biaya bahan bakar melonjak.

Zelensky mengatakan kepada FT: "Pertanyaannya akan menjadi: kapan kesepakatan berikutnya? Mungkin gas. Pasti gas."

Dengan Rusia terus menyerang Ukraina, Zelensky menyiratkan gangguan terhadap dukungan AS bukan kebetulan.

Pejabat lokal melaporkan setidaknya 13 orang tewas di seluruh Ukraina pada Rabu dalam apa yang disebut Zelensky sebagai serangan Rusia skala besar yang "terus-menerus". Ia mengatakan lebih dari 850 drone telah diluncurkan ke puluhan kota dan komunitas.

Setidaknya tiga orang tewas di wilayah tengah Kirovohrad karena mengalami serangan terbesar sejak invasi skala penuh Rusia dimulai pada 2022, kata pejabat di sana, dengan hampir 360 drone diluncurkan selama barrage 10 jam. Kematian juga dilaporkan di Donetsk, Kherson dan Volyn.

"Jelas bahwa Rusia sengaja meningkatkan serangan ini, memanfaatkan pelonggaran sanksi dan melihat upaya untuk menekan Ukraina," tulis Zelensky di media sosial.

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