# Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid continue

https://mins.news/en/item/96256

- The Guardian, 2026-10-12 10:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/zelenskyy-vows-retaliate-russia-strikes-ukraine-power-grid

> Speaking in Warsaw, Zelenskyy said Ukraine would respond if Russia refused an energy ceasefire this winter and continued attacking its power grid. He said Trump’s post announcing a ceasefire surprised him. As Russian drones struck Kyiv, Russia later hit a power station in Kharkiv. European leaders backed Kyiv and blamed Russia for continued attacks on energy infrastructure.

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