Ukraine defies Trump and launches one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia this year

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure.

There have been growing tensions between Ukraine and the US in recent days, prompting fears in Kyiv it could lose essential support as it approaches another winter under relentless Russian attack.

But Ukraine is keeping up long-range strikes into Russia. Russia’s defense ministry said it shot down 1,015 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday over various parts of the country.

One target was the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, according to Russian authorities. The terminal can handle up to 12.5 million tons per year. Ukraine’s Fire Point company, which makes the drones used in the attack, said there was a fire on the terminal’s grounds following the strike.

A logistics centers in St. Petersburg was also attacked, according to Ozon, a Russian distribution company. One person was killed and five wounded by the attacks, with residential homes damaged as well, according to local authorities.

Ukraine’s strikes come amid President Volodymyr Zelensky’s deteriorating relationship with Trump, who last week called Kyiv’s strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace.”

A week ago Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure, as the White House tries to relieve pressure on oil and diesel prices ahead of crucial midterm elections.

Neither Kyiv nor Moscow acknowledged such an agreement. Ukraine briefly halted such attacks, but has since resumed them — while Russia never stopped pounding Ukraine’s energy plants and cities.

Eleven people were killed and nearly 50 injured across Ukraine in Russian missile and drone attacks in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, according to Ukrainian authorities, including what they called a massive attack on energy facilities in the Odesa region.

“Since the American President announced the energy ceasefire a week ​ago, Russia has ​deliberately ‌attacked ​Ukraine’s energy and oil and gas sectors ⁠76 times,” Zelensky ​wrote on X Sunday.

“America should see that Russia is not taking any reciprocal steps in response to sanctions relief or agreements,” Zelensky said. “On the contrary, they take every signal of an opportunity to make money as proof that their bet on war is paying off and they can keep fighting.”

Trump has waived sanctions on imports of Russian diesel and on Friday invoked a waiver exempting Russia from sweeping economic penalties mandated by the US Congress, sparking criticism even from Republicans .

Zelensky has also said that the Ukrainian military’s access to the Starlink system to guide its short-range and battlefield drones remains curtailed.

“The maximum speed today is 161 kilometers per hour. After that, based on what I’ve seen and heard in the reports, Starlink shuts down, and we lose the drone,” he said Saturday.

Zelensky said the restrictions have an impact on Ukraine’s defenses as well. “Unfortunately, we can’t currently use Starlink or Starshield any more in our country to shoot down jet-powered shaheds,” referring to the drone that have wrought so much damage in Ukraine.

Starshield is a more advanced system designed for government and national-security needs.

“The restrictions are in effect on Ukrainian territory, but they do not apply within the European Union. In other words, this is a planned operation… to restrict us, cut us off and prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people,” the Ukrainian president said Saturday.

The Trump administration denies restricting the service.

Last week Kyiv also said it was now facing Russian ballistic missile attacks without any alerts from allies. US satellite networks have been critical in providing the Ukrainian military with warnings of incoming missiles.

乌克兰于周六晚间对俄罗斯发动了今年规模最大的无人机袭击之一，袭击了一个重要的石油码头，此举公然违抗美国总统唐纳德·特朗普停止袭击俄罗斯能源基础设施的要求。

近几日，乌克兰与美国之间的紧张局势不断加剧，这引发了基辅方面的担忧，即随着乌克兰在俄罗斯持续不断的攻击下即将迎来又一个冬季，该国可能会失去至关重要的支持。

但乌克兰仍在继续对俄罗斯境内目标进行远程打击。俄罗斯国防部称，周日凌晨至周日凌晨，在俄罗斯境内不同地区击落了1015架乌克兰无人机。

据俄罗斯当局称，袭击目标之一是圣彼得堡石油码头。该码头年吞吐能力高达1250万吨。制造此次袭击所用无人机的乌克兰“火点”公司表示，袭击发生后，码头区域燃起大火。

据俄罗斯物流公司Ozon称，圣彼得堡的一个物流中心也遭到袭击。当地政府表示，袭击造成一人死亡，五人受伤，一些居民房屋也遭到破坏。

乌克兰发动袭击之际，总统泽连斯基与特朗普的关系正在恶化。上周，特朗普称基辅对俄罗斯炼油厂的袭击是“耻辱”。

一周前，特朗普表示，俄罗斯和乌克兰已同意停止攻击对方的能源基础设施，白宫试图在关键的中期选举前缓解石油和柴油价格的压力。

基辅和莫斯科均未承认存在此类协议。乌克兰曾短暂停止此类袭击，但此后又恢复了袭击——而俄罗斯则从未停止对乌克兰能源工厂和城市的轰炸。

据乌克兰当局称，在截至周日早上的24小时内，俄罗斯导弹和无人机袭击在乌克兰各地造成11人死亡，近50人受伤，其中包括他们所称的对敖德萨地区能源设施的大规模袭击。

“自从美国总统一周前宣布能源停火以来，俄罗斯已经蓄意攻击乌克兰的能源、石油和天然气部门 76 次，”泽连斯基周日在 X 网站上写道。

泽连斯基说：“美国应该明白，俄罗斯并没有对制裁的解除或协议采取任何对等措施。相反，他们将每一个赚钱的机会都视为其战争赌注奏效的证据，并认为他们可以继续战斗下去。”

特朗普已豁免对俄罗斯柴油进口的制裁，并在周五援引一项豁免条款，使俄罗斯免受美国国会强制执行的全面经济制裁，此举甚至引发了共和党人的批评。

泽连斯基还表示，乌克兰军方使用星链系统来引导其短程和战场无人机的权限仍然受到限制。

“目前最高时速为161公里。根据我从报道中看到和听到的情况，超过这个速度后，星链网络就会关闭，无人机也就无法继续飞行了。”他周六表示。

泽连斯基表示，这些限制措施也对乌克兰的国防造成了影响。“不幸的是，我们目前无法在国内使用星链或星盾系统来击落喷​​气式无人机，”他指的是那些在乌克兰造成巨大破坏的无人机。

星盾系统是专为政府和国家安全需求而设计的更先进的系统。

乌克兰总统周六表示：“这些限制措施在乌克兰境内生效，但不适用于欧盟内部。换句话说，这是一项有预谋的行动……目的是限制我们，切断我们的联系，阻止我们自卫和保护我们的人民。”

特朗普政府否认限制该服务。

上周，基辅方面还表示，乌克兰正面临俄罗斯弹道导弹袭击，而盟友并未发出任何警报。美国卫星网络在向乌克兰军方提供来袭导弹预警方面发挥了至关重要的作用。