{
  "id": 12626045,
  "title": "Russian missile strike on apartment building in Ukraine kills 14, including four children. Zelensky calls it the Russian army’s ‘birthday gift’ to Putin.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russian-missile-strike-on-apartment-building-in-ukraine-kills-14",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:36:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/07/russian-missile-strike-on-apartment-building-in-ukraine-kills-14-including-four-children-zelensky-calls-it-the-russian-army-s-birthday-gift-to-putin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian missile strike kills 14 in Ukraine, including four children",
    "Zelensky calls attack Putin’s ‘birthday gift’ to Putin",
    "Ukraine claims to have destroyed many missiles and drones"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian strike destroys Knygolove publishing warehouse in Kyiv's Podil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russian-strike-destroys-knygolove-publishing-warehouse-in-kyivs-podil",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:20:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}