Russian air strikes on Ukraine Zelensky sarcastically expresses gratitude for U.S. diesel deal

(Central News Agency, Kyiv, Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 10th) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia’s deadly air strikes on Ukraine today were the Moscow authorities’ expression of “gratitude” for reaching a diesel agreement with the United States, mocking the agreement between the United States and Russia.

AFP reported that Zelensky posted on the social platform X: "Today, Russia dropped five aviation guided bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia to express its gratitude for the lifting of diesel export sanctions."

The Ukrainian National Police stated that Russia launched "five aerial guided bombs" in an early morning attack on a residential area in Zaporozhye city, hitting two residential buildings.

Mykhailo Semikin, director of the Zaporozhye Oblast Military Administration, said: "The number of victims of air strikes in Zaporozhye continues to rise. So far, 11 civilians have been killed, including three children."

U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets to keep fuel prices down, and his administration also temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuel that were intended to cut off funding for Moscow's war in Ukraine.