Russia strikes Ukraine after report ties White House to Starshield throttling
Russia fired airstrikes in about a third of Ukraine’s regions on Friday, as the two countries continue to exchange attacks on energy infrastructure following a week of tensions over the slowdown of Ukraine’s Starshield systems and President Donald Trump‘s declared energy ceasefire.
TL;DR
- Russia launched airstrikes in about a third of Ukraine's regions on Friday.
- The attacks are part of an ongoing exchange on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine.
- Tensions were heightened by a slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield systems and President Donald Trump's declared energy ceasefire.
- Both Ukrainian and Russian leaders accused the other of violating the ceasefire.
- Ukrainian forces attacked Russian oil refineries, and Russia responded with strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
- The Russian strikes caused power outages across Ukraine.