{
  "id": 14758147,
  "title": "‘They started it. We’re responding.’ Putin warns Ukraine over strikes on energy facilities, warehouses, and data centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/they-started-it-were-responding-putin-warns-ukraine-over-strikes-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/15/they-started-it-we-re-responding-putin-warns-ukraine-over-strikes-on-energy-facilities-warehouses-and-data-centers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed frustration with Ukraine's recent strikes on Russian energy facilities, warehouses, and data centers. At a business association congress, Putin stated that Ukraine had \"started it\" by attacking Wildberries and Ozon warehouses. He mentioned that Russia had anticipated these actions, but was surprised by the ongoing aggression. Putin emphasized that Russia's response to these strikes was a natural reaction. He also noted that Ukraine had now turned to its sponsors to pressure Russia, similar to the response seen after energy facility attacks. This marked Putin's first public comment on strikes targeting data centers, a topic that still remains unclear in context.",
  "summary": "Russian authorities did not anticipate Ukrainian strikes on warehouses belonging to the online marketplaces Wildberries and Ozon, Vladimir Putin said at a congress of the business association Business Russia.",
  "key_points": [
    "Putin criticized Ukraine for striking Russian energy facilities, warehouses, and data centers.",
    "He stated Russia anticipated Ukraine's actions but was surprised by ongoing aggression.",
    "Putin mentioned Ukraine turning to sponsors for pressure, similar to past responses."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine launches TOP-50 ranking of distributed generation solutions and energy storage systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ukraine-launches-top-50-ranking-of-distributed-generation-solutions",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:38:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Putin downplays damage from Ukrainian refinery strikes, vows response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/putin-downplays-damage-from-ukrainian-refinery-strikes-vows-response",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:42:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}