Ukraine accuses Russia of deadly strike on apartment block timed to Putin's birthday
Zelenskyy says Russian strikes killed at least 15 people, including in the destruction of a residential building in Pryluky, on the eve of Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia's military of deliberately killing civilians, after overnight drone and missile strikes destroyed an apartment block in the town of Pryluky and killed at least 15 people.
Officials said the building in Pryluky was destroyed, killing nine people, including three children, in strikes that came the night before Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday on Wednesday.
Zelenskyy described the strikes as "despicable," saying "the Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively." He characterized the timing of the attack as a deliberate, macabre gesture connected to Putin's birthday.
Rescue workers were continuing search operations at the site of the destroyed apartment building as authorities worked to determine the full extent of casualties.
The strikes add to a long series of attacks on residential areas in Ukraine since Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian officials regularly accusing Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
Sources
- Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin — The Guardian — World
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