# Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings

https://mins.news/en/item/81792

- The Guardian, 2026-10-01 12:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/ukraine-russian-oil-refinery-strikes-defying-trump-fuel-price-warnings

> Ukraine is continuing long-range attacks on Russian oil infrastructure despite Donald Trump’s calls to stop, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy reporting strikes in Samara and Oryol regions and against a Russian vessel in the Black Sea. Trump blames the attacks for worsening diesel shortages and prices, while energy analysts identify the Iran war and broader oil-market disruption as the main drivers.

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