Russia and Ukraine Launch Attacks After Putin Agrees to Limited Ceasefire

Hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to stop targeting Ukrainian energy and infrastructure on Tuesday, Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of air strikes on civilian infrastructure. 

The Details: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched more than 40 drones and targeted hospitals. Early Wednesday, Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsya said parts of the railway had been left without electricity following a Russian drone attack. The Russian Defense Ministry said it had seven drones ready to hit Ukrainian facilities but neutralized them after Putin agreed to halt the attacks. The Russian Defense Ministry added that it intercepted 57 Ukrainian drones overnight and three Ukrainian drones targeted an oil facility, causing a large fire, Al Jazeera (Lean Left) reported. A Kremlin spokesperson claimed Ukraine had time to neutralize its oil facility strike, just as Russia did, but chose not to.

For Context: Zelensky said, “Putin effectively rejected the proposal for a full ceasefire,” and confirmed that he would speak with President Donald Trump about next steps Wednesday. Zelensky noted that “For us, the red line is the recognition of the Ukrainian temporarily occupied territories as Russian. We will not go for it.”  Putin said in order to agree to a full ceasefire, the West needed to stop sharing intelligence and military aid with Ukraine. Russian official statements about the Trump-Putin call referred to a ceasefire on “energy infrastructure,” while the White House said it covered “energy and [general] infrastructure.” Despite the attacks, Moscow and Kyiv are still set to exchange 175 prisoners Wednesday, as agreed to during Tuesday's call. 

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