Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly accused Moscow on October 12 of striking Ukrainian targets within 48 hours of the announced energy ceasefire, urging Western partners to reassess their diplomatic approach toward Russia.
A Russian missile struck a civilian grocery store in a residential area of central Ukraine on the evening of October 11, killing at least six people and injuring more than twenty. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly accused Moscow of violating the energy ceasefire announced only hours earlier and pointed to a systematic gap between Russian political rhetoric and battlefield behavior. The attack, occurring roughly 30 hours after Trump’s energy-ceasefire announcement, has deepened international skepticism about the credibility of any near-term Russia-Ukraine deal.