Hours after Trump announced 'energy ceasefire,' Zelensky says Russia attacked power plant in Kharkiv

Just a few hours after President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that Russia carried out attacks on critical infrastructure, including a power plant in Kharkiv.

Zelensky made the announcement via the social media platform X. The Ukrainian presidential office confirmed that the attack on the plant, known as CHP-5, occurred after Trump's post. A local official told ABC News that the plant was struck at least twice and that a fire broke out.

"Today, there was a statement from the President of the United States that an energy ceasefire has been secured. This is good news for everyone – and it is important that it become reality. Unfortunately, Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian 'shaheds' all day today. There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too. A power plant in Kharkiv was attacked this evening," Zelensky reported.

"Overall, this past week alone, the Russians have carried out more than 200 strikes on our electricity generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine, and another 17 strikes this week targeted gas and oil facilities. They have killed more than 150 of our people, and more than 700 people have been wounded. Ukraine has proposed many de-escalatory steps. Putin had one answer to all of them – 'nyet.' We do hope that he will finally say something to America, Ukraine, and the entire world that will lead to a real and dignified peace," added the president, who has been harshly criticized by Trump in recent hours.

"Ukraine wants peace. The question is whether Russia does. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received all the appropriate orders. We are awaiting clear details of the dialogue between America and Russia – and we expect Putin to follow through on what President Trump said."

On Truth Social, Trump had written that an energy ceasefire in the war was in effect "immediately." "Both parties have agreed," the president said, and asked that it "not break it!" without providing further details.

For Zelensky, the announcement came as a surprise as he stated that he learned about it from the press and that Ukraine was ready to honor it.

"The ceasefire announcement was news for me. But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire Ukraine will agree," Zelensky said. "If President Trump negotiated it with Putin - please tell us when the ceasefire begins - we are ready and we will accept it."

Earlier, in an interview with ABC, the president had stated that Ukraine would stop striking Russian refineries if Moscow halted attacks on its energy infrastructure.

Zelensky's statement comes after Washington and Moscow reached an agreement to import Russian diesel, an announcement made by Trump that drew harsh bipartisan criticism and prompted the U.S. president to lash out at Zelensky, whom he accused of not wanting to end the ongoing war.