Russia’s War on Civilians: Putin’s Birthday Brings Another Deadly Night in Ukraine - FINCHANNEL
Ukraine said air defenses downed 161 missiles and drones as Russian strikes hit apartment blocks and other civilian sites, killing 14 people.
- On Wednesday, Russia unleashed massive missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 20 people nationwide, including 14 in Pryluky after a cruise missile destroyed a five-story apartment building.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the bombardment as a 'birthday present' from the Russian military to Putin, stating the main target was energy infrastructure aimed to 'strike painfully and demonstratively.'
- Russia's Defense Ministry claimed strikes targeted military-industrial facilities, including a plant assembling the 'Flamingo' missile in Kyiv, though authorities reported damage to residential areas and private vehicles, injuring 50 people.
- This attack continues a pattern documented by United Nations monitors, who recorded 2,222 civilian deaths in Ukraine during the first eight months of 2026 as Russia expands its use of long-range weapons.
- Putin entered his 74th birthday as one of the world's most internationally restricted leaders, though he retains strategic partnerships with China and North Korea despite International Criminal Court warrants.
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Ukraine has many deaths and serious damage after a serious attack by Russia on Putin's birthday.
The fighting spirit of Ukrainians has decreased: only 62% of the population is willing to fight to the end against the Russians, which is still the majority, according to a recent survey. In recent days, several experts and leaders have warned that Russia will intensify hybrid attacks against Europe, and in the past 24 hours, a saboteur group linked to Belarus has invaded the territory of Latvia. At dawn, Ukraine was hit by a heavy missile strik…
Vladimir Putin is celebrating his 74th birthday. At the same time, Ukraine is under massive attacks. In Kiev, government officials link the bombings to the birthday celebrations. “The Russian generals gave him his favorite present.”
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.
Russia’s War on Civilians: Putin’s Birthday Brings Another Deadly Night in Ukraine - FINCHANNEL
Russia unleashed one of its heaviest missile and drone attacks on Ukraine in months on President Vladimir Putin’s 74th birthday, killing at least 20 people as missiles struck cities and a residential building collapsed in the northern city of Pryluky. The casualty count was still changing Wednesday. Reuters reported that the death toll in Pryluky […]
Russia struck Ukraine on Putin's birthday.
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