15 days ago · Kyiv
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Kyiv. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause Europe live – latest updates Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian World
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian