A residential building in Pryluky was destroyed in overnight strikes, killing at least nine people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials. The attacks, carried out by Russian forces using drones and missiles, have been condemned as deliberate targeting of civilians ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strikes "despicable," suggesting they were intended as a provocative gesture. The escalation follows a pattern of repeated assaults on civilian infrastructure, deepening concerns over Russia’s wartime tactics.
Building in Pryluky destroyed, killing nine people including three children, officials say, night before Russian president’s 74th birthdayVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential buildings as a macabre gift for Vladimir Putin, who celebrates his 74th birthday on Wednesday.Ukraine’s president described Russia’s overnight drone and missiles strikes, which killed at least 15 people, as “despicable”. “The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively,” he said. Continue reading...
