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Ukraine hit a Russian refinery. Zelensky said, we’re done.

Kyiv struck a Rosneft plant in Ryazan after three days of holding its fire. The Ukrainian president told the Financial Times the block on refinery strikes is out. He said he would stop only for more Patriot interceptors.

The Rocket News · War Desk · KyivOctober 15, 2026 · 3 min read

President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to journalists, one hand raised, after saying Ukraine is done holding its fire.
President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to journalists, one hand raised, after saying Ukraine is done holding its fire.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, Reuters reported, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was done supporting the energy ceasefire President Trump announced and Russia did not keep. In a Financial Times interview published Thursday he said, “The block is out. We’re done.” He said Ukraine would halt strikes on energy targets only in exchange for more U.S.-made Patriot interceptors. He also said changes this week to the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink receivers, which have limited Ukraine’s ability to fly drones, were a policy decision.

The target was a Rosneft refinery in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, which accounts for nearly 5 percent of Russia’s refinery throughput. Regional governor Pavel Malkov said a major drone attack caused a fire and that the damage was being assessed. A Ukrainian official confirmed the strike and called it an answer to Russia’s missile and drone attacks this week. Moscow has not confirmed the ceasefire Trump described.

The block is out. We’re done.

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Zelensky orders new Russian refinery attacks · Bloomberg News · Watch on Bloomberg News

The photograph shows Zelensky speaking to journalists, one hand raised. It is not the refinery, and it is not the newspaper interview. The War desk files the end of the pause. The diesel deal is Monday’s politics note.

Wire and further reading: reuters.com

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