Kyiv's top commander, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, declared on 28 May that Ukraine will once again strike Russian oil refineries after a brief, three‑day pause imposed at Washington's behest.
The pause ended when Russian officials claimed a Ukrainian drone strike ignited a blaze at a Rosneft‑owned refinery in Ryazan, with Moscow's governor, Pavel Malkov, citing the incident as evidence of Kyiv's offensive.
Inside Ukraine, a Naftogaz gas plant east of Kyiv was silenced by a Russian missile, forcing a shutdown that left 200 workers without power.
Zelenskyy accused Washington of withholding early‑warning ballistic‑missile data and throttling Starlink speeds, claims that the U.S. denied, insisting no intelligence cuts had occurred.
He warned that any further U.S. deals with Moscow could provide Russia with resources to sustain its war, and that Kyiv would consider halting energy attacks if Washington supplied additional Patriot air‑defence interceptors.
With the U.S. under pressure to restore support, Moscow is poised to increase attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, while Washington faces a deadline to decide on new defense shipments.