At least 12 people were killed and 14 wounded in Russia’s attack on Zaporizhzhia; Reuters and AP reported that three children were among the dead (Globe and Mail, Cyprus Mail, The Star, TRT World, Yahoo). JPost writes 17 dead, and the figure does not match other agency reports. The attack came a day after Trump announced a diesel deal with Putin and the Treasury temporarily suspended sanctions. Zelensky wrote on Telegram that Russia had marked this easing with a “thank you” of glide bombs dropped on residential buildings. The Kremlin said Putin relayed Iran’s proposal to end the war to Trump and that the offer to take Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia was on the table; the details of the proposal were not disclosed (CNBC, WION).
The link between the easing of sanctions and the course of the war tests Europe’s and Ukraine’s relationship with the US; the Russia–US–Iran line affects the oil price and regional balances.
Türkiye is tied to Russia and Ukraine both through the Black Sea grain route and through energy trade; diesel and oil prices are sensitive to these developments in the short term.
The US government’s rationale: to lower global diesel prices and keep the diplomatic channel open.
According to Zelensky and Democratic politicians, the concession gives revenue and encouragement to Russia at war.
Zelensky’s link is a political sentence, not causality; but the timing pushes the US onto the defensive. To watch: whether Europe will buy Russian diesel, the content of the Iran proposal on the Putin–Trump line and the first shipments.
The Globe and Mail, Cyprus Mail (Reuters), The Star, TRT World, JPost, CNBC, WION (Oct. 10, 2026)
At least 12 killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia; Zelensky ties attack to the day after Trump eased diesel sanctions
Three children are among the dead. The Kremlin said Putin relayed to Trump Iran’s proposal to end the conflict; the proposal was not disclosed.
At least 12 people were killed and 14 wounded in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian industrial city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday; Reuters and AP reported that three children were among the dead (The Globe and Mail, Cyprus Mail, The Star, TRT World). One report, from JPost, gave a death toll of 17; this figure does not match other agency reports, and DailyDrop uses 12. The attack came a day after Trump announced a diesel deal with Putin and a temporary US suspension of sanctions on Russian diesel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram that Russia had marked the easing of sanctions with a “thank you” of five glide bombs dropped on residential buildings; he said the deal, made while peace talks continue, had surprised Kyiv. Zelensky’s words are one side’s comment; a causal link between the attack and the deal has not been proven. Trump had justified the deal as a way to lower high fuel prices.
On Saturday the Kremlin said that in his phone call with Trump, Putin had relayed Iran’s views on ending the war; Peskov said Putin was acting in agreement with President Pezeshkian. Putin aide Ushakov said that the offer to take Iran’s highly enriched uranium to Russia was on the table. The details of Iran’s proposal were not disclosed; Washington’s response is also unknown (CNBC, WION).