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Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce

President Zelensky announced an end to restraint on Russian energy infrastructure after a unilateral ceasefire proposal by Donald Trump.

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Llamas y humo se elevan de la Refinería de Moscú, en el sureste de la capital de Rusia, tras un ataque ucraniano del pasado 20 de septiembre de 2026 Uncredited / Ap-LaPresse

What this story says

  • Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, ending an energy truce.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the end of restraint on attacking Russian energy infrastructure.
  • The Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting four Flamingo cruise missiles and 69 drones targeting the Ryazan oil refinery.
  • Governor Pável Málkov confirmed a fire at the Ryazan refinery but stated there were no injuries.

Who covered it

Left 23%(11)Centre 37%(17)Right 40%(19)

Percentages are shares of the 47 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 42 of the 89 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

86/100

Craft

87/100

Hype

30/100

89 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 11 of the 47 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, with President Volodymyr Zelensky announcing an end to an energy truce. The move follows a unilateral ceasefire proposal by former US President Donald Trump, which was not confirmed by Russia or Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the attack on the Ryazan refinery occurred on Thursday night and was repelled.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its forces intercepted and destroyed four Flamingo cruise missiles and 69 drones during the Ukrainian attack on the Ryazan oil refinery. Governor Pável Málkov of the Ryazan region confirmed that the attack caused a fire at the refinery but reported no injuries. He also stated that damage was being assessed and emergency services were working at the scene. Málkov added that the attack also damaged a warehouse and several cars in another Ryazan company.

Disagreement on the truce

La Vanguardia reported that the energy truce announced by Donald Trump was never truly accepted by Kyiv or Moscow and had not begun. The outlet also stated that Russia accused Ukraine of not respecting the truce, with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak claiming Ukrainian forces had attempted to attack both the Ryazan and Saratov refineries on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov echoed this, stating that attacks on Russian refineries had continued and that Ukraine's actions contradicted US peace efforts.

Omissions

None of the right-rated digests mention the specific details of damage to a warehouse and several cars in another Ryazan company, as reported by Governor Pável Málkov. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific details of damage to a warehouse and several cars in another Ryazan company, as reported by Governor Pável Málkov.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 16 Oct 2026, 16:00, and will add the sides that appear.

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

11 rated outlets

  • Left-rated outlets reported that Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery in Ryazan. Digests from these outlets stated that the strike started a fire. The governor of the Ryazan region confirmed damage and a fire at the refinery, according to La Vanguardia.
  • These reports indicated Ukraine abandoned a truce involving energy targets. La Vanguardia reported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his army would no longer refrain from attacking refineries. Other digests stated Zelensky felt betrayed by Donald Trump.
  • Digests from these outlets mentioned Russia's claim that it had repelled the attack. La Vanguardia reported Russian authorities stated Ukraine did not respect US peace efforts. Some digests noted the strike followed Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Centre

17 rated outlets

  • Le Devoir, the centre-rated report, highlighted President Zelensky's defiance of Donald Trump by announcing the resumption of strikes on Russian refineries. The digest noted Zelensky's statement, "It's over," made a few days after Trump announced an energy truce. The report did not provide further details on the attack itself.

Right

19 rated outlets

  • The five right-rated reports focused on Ukraine's resumption of attacks on Russian refineries and President Zelensky's declaration that the "energy truce" with former US President Donald Trump was over. News-pravda.com, The Epoch Times, Welt, Washington Examiner, and voz.us all reported that Ukraine had resumed strikes. News-pravda.com, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, stated that four Flamingo cruise missiles and 69 drones were intercepted and destroyed. The Epoch Times and Washington Examiner noted that the attack on Rosneft's Ryazan refinery was the first since Trump declared the energy ceasefire on Sunday, which Moscow had not agreed to. Welt reported that Zelensky was "messing with Donald Trump" by declaring the "energy weapon rest" over. Voz.us mentioned that Trump unilaterally announced an "energy ceasefire" that was never publicly confirmed and that Moscow continued to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce?
Of the 47 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 23% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 40% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 89. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 47 rated outlets on this story, 23% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 40% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce biased?
Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce is one event reported by 89 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Ukraine resumes refinery attacks, ending energy truce?
89 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What happened at the Ryazan oil refinery?
Ukraine attacked the Ryazan oil refinery with drones and missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting four Flamingo cruise missiles and 69 drones. Governor Pável Málkov confirmed a fire at the refinery but stated there were no injuries.
What was the energy truce?
The energy truce was a unilateral ceasefire proposal announced by former US President Donald Trump for Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries. This truce was not confirmed by Russia or Ukraine and has now ended with Ukraine resuming attacks.
What did President Zelensky say about the truce?
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine would no longer refrain from attacking Russian refineries, effectively ending the energy truce. He stated, "The restriction on attacking refineries has been lifted. We are finished."

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