Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin

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Building in Pryluky destroyed, killing nine people including three children, officials say, night before Russian president’s 74th birthday Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential bui…

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  • Building in Pryluky destroyed, killing nine people including three children, officials say, night before Russian president’s 74th birthday Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential bui…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:14:24 UTC.

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