# Ukraine never agreed to pause strikes on Russian refineries, sources confirm

https://mins.news/en/item/123828

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-31 16:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-never-agreed-to-pause-strikes-on-russian-refineries-sources-confirm/

> Ukrainian officials say Kyiv never agreed to suspend its ongoing campaign against Russian oil refineries, despite a report that it had accepted a pause until after the U.S. midterms. They say Jared Kushner suggested a 30-day halt, but no order was given. Ukrainian drones later struck the Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast.

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