The unofficial pause is expected to remain in place until after the US midterm elections and could extend further into November
Ukrainian units conducting long-range strikes were informed in mid-October that the campaign targeting Russian refineries was effectively on hold, according to the report. They were asked to complete missions that were already underway before suspending further attacks, according to Reuters. Ukraine has suspended its strikes on Russian oil refineries following pressure from US President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the military operations.
The unofficial pause is expected to remain in place until after the US midterm elections and could extend further into November, the report said. Relations between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have deteriorated in recent weeks, with the US president increasingly frustrated over Kyiv’s attacks on Russian energy infrastructure as diesel prices hit record highs.