British prime minister will welcome Zelenskyy after Trump diesel deal

This is a new development in a story we reported earlier: Russian strikes knock out power for 600,000 Ukrainians.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he will welcome Zelenskyy to Downing Street in a show of support after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia. Trump announced on October 9 that he had reached an agreement with Putin to allow Russian diesel exports, saying the United States would immediately import 300,000 metric tons with millions more expected. A bipartisan group of 12 senators urged Trump to withdraw from the diesel deal, calling it a gift to an adversary and a betrayal of allies.

On October 14, Russian forces launched ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and a drone strike in western Ukraine, according to RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. The assault came overnight and targeted the capital and western regions, the outlet added. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said three people died and 21 were hurt, including a child, in Kyiv from the strikes. Regional authorities reported at least three fatalities in a drone attack on Lutsk, also in western Ukraine, on the same day.

On October 14, officials reported that overnight Russian strikes resulted in at least six deaths nationwide and caused power outages for hundreds of thousands. DTEK reported that the attack caused emergency power cuts in five districts of Kyiv, namely Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Pecherskyi, Solomianskyi and part of Golosiivsky. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on October 14 that the hours‑long missile and drone barrage primarily struck Kyiv and Kharkiv.

He added that the barrage damaged 30 energy facilities and left at least 600,000 people without power. Zelenskyy also said on X that Russia used 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 attack drones in the overnight strikes. Ukrainian forces said they managed to down only four of the 39 ballistic missiles launched in the attack, RTE.ie noted.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram that energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region were under a massive ballistic missile strike, causing power disruptions. He urged residents to stay in shelters while the strikes continued. Denys Sienik, who serves as charge d’affaires at Ukraine’s Embassy in Washington, stated on October 14 that Russian forces are targeting the nation’s power network, residential areas and vital facilities, which has produced blackouts in Kyiv, cut water supplies and caused civilian deaths.

He also noted that the strikes have left Kyiv without power, interrupted water service and resulted in civilian fatalities. EU ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova wrote on X on October 14 that missing warning means missing time and that Ukraine needs air defence, interceptors and reliable early warnings. The European Commission said on October 14 that there is no indication that US intelligence sharing with Ukraine has stopped, according to The Guardian.

Late on October 13, Zelenskyy warned on X that Ukrainian intelligence indicated Russia is preparing additional ballistic missile strikes. On October 14, the Russian defence ministry reported hitting four power plants near Kyiv and two in Kharkiv, along with other sites. On October 14, the state emergency service said a Russian attack on a multi‑storey building in Desnianskyi district caused two deaths, while an attack in Golosiivsky district led to one fatality.

On October 14, Ukrainian military officials reported that Russian attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk region left two dead and six injured. On October 14, a single fatality occurred in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region during the overnight strikes. AFP reporters in Kyiv said that after the overnight strikes on October 14, electricity and water were cut off in the city’s eastern areas.

On October 14, reports indicated additional Russian ballistic missile strikes in Kharkiv and Zhytomyr, as well as hits on Sumy and Chernigiv. The governor of Russia’s Saratov region said a Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in Balakovo on October 14, RTE.ie reported. Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defence forces downed nearly 500 drones flying toward the Russian capital overnight on October 14.

Russian authorities said about 160 more drones were brought down over the Rostov region, while others were aimed at Moscow on October 14. According to sources, the United States warned that it would cut off intelligence used for early missile warnings on Ukraine if Kyiv continues to strike Russian oil refineries, as reported to Reuters and other outlets. Earlier, Zelenskyy said Western partners gave no warning before a prior overnight strike on the capital, while Trump said on October 13 that Washington was still sharing intelligence.

Trump said that, after lifting sanctions on Russian diesel last week, both sides had agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure, although neither Moscow nor Kyiv confirmed the agreement, RTE.ie noted. On Saturday, October 13, 2026, Trump again criticized Zelenskyy over attacks on Russian oil facilities and said Ukraine should choose a new leader. In the previous week, Trump drew criticism from Zelenskyy and domestic opponents after announcing a plan to purchase Russian diesel while wartime sanctions on Moscow remained in place.