Russian missile strike on apartment building in Ukraine kills 14, including four children. Zelensky calls it the Russian army’s ‘birthday gift’ to Putin.
Russia’s military carried out a combined missile and drone attack overnight and into the morning, striking several regions of Ukraine. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that air defenses had destroyed five ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles, and 117 drones since the previous evening, including 38 jet-propelled drones.
A missile and drone attack by Russia struck several regions of Ukraine overnight and into the morning, killing 14 people, including four children, in Pryluky. Ukraine's Air Force claimed to have destroyed numerous missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. The attack hit two sections of a five-story apartment building, killing the children.
President Zelensky described the attack as the "birthday present" for Russian President Putin. The main target was energy infrastructure, as Zelensky claimed. Russia's Defense Ministry stated the strikes targeted military facilities, but did not mention energy infrastructure as a target.
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