Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a stark warning, alleging Russia is preparing a “massive attack” against Ukraine coinciding with the US midterm elections, a move he believes is designed to exploit global attention being fixed on the American vote. Zelenskyy stated that intelligence indicates Russia’s new offensive will primarily target Ukraine’s energy and logistics infrastructure, anticipating that the world’s focus on the US elections will lead to Ukraine’s plight, particularly its air defense and missile shortages, being overlooked. This alert follows a deadly Russian strike on a school used for humanitarian aid distribution in Zaporizhzhia, which killed at least 26 people. Zelenskyy urged the US and its allies to apply significant pressure on Moscow, warning that continued attacks would result in severe economic consequences for Russia, including the potential for their oil and gas revenues to be disrupted. He proposed a potential diplomatic opening, telling Fox News that Ukraine would suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries for a month if Washington provided Patriot missile interceptors during the same period, a move that could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses amidst ongoing uncertainty about the delivery timeline for a potential US sale of such missiles. Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused Russia of exploiting a US-backed humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky to bolster its military positions, contradicting the observation that Ukrainian forces adhered strictly to the humanitarian agreement.
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