US President Donald Trump has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed not to target each other’s energy facilities, a day after he criticized Kyiv for hitting Russian oil refineries.

SIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania: An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday (Sep 15) that "most probably" came from Russia, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said.The drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Russian ally Belarus after midnight and was shot down near the s

Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight, hitting a gas station and an oil refinery, according to local authorities and monitoring Telegram channels.

It comes a day after the US president criticised Ukraine for hitting diesel fuel refineries in Russia.

The Kremlin has hailed an "energy ceasefire" proposed by US President Trump, but has criticized a French initiative to share its nuclear deterrent. Meanwhile, hostilities have continued on the ground and in the air.

Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons scrambled under NATO command and downed a drone over Lithuania that officials say likely came from Belarus.