Six injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, officials say
Russian missile strikes have injured six people across the Ukrainian regions of Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv. Meanwhile, the U.S. is pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries to stabilize global energy prices ahead of upcoming elections.
Why it matters
The conflict continues to escalate, with potential global economic consequences as energy prices remain a sensitive political issue for the U.S. administration.
Six injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, officials say left The United States has pressed Ukraine to suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries, which it argues have added to high energy prices, a sensitive issue for the Trump administration amid its war on Iran, as midterm elections approach next month. File Reuters Reuters https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/7ig679/article71625851.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2026-10-25T071106Z_1302009841_RC2W9OAQU1PZ_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KHARKIV.JPG Sofiia Gatilova Firefighters work at the site of a household item shopping mall which was hit by Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine October 24, 2026. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv would halt strikes on Russian oil refineries only if Moscow stopped hitting power infrastructure, or if the U.S. supplied Patriot missiles or allowed Starshield use over Russia A Russian strike on Ukraine’s south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia injured four people overnight, regional Governor Mykhailo Semikin said on Telegram on Monday (October 26, 2026).
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