# Ukraine defies Trump to resume attacks on Russian oil

https://mins.news/en/item/124573

- The Guardian, 2026-11-01 17:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/ukraine-defies-trump-resumes-attacks-russian-oil

> Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries despite pressure from Donald Trump ahead of the US midterms. Russian state media said drones set fire to the Kstovo refinery overnight, after a major strike on another refinery in Samara oblast. The attacks came as a six-day local ceasefire in Oleshky was due to end.

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