# ‘They started it. We’re responding’: Putin warns Ukraine over strikes on energy sites, warehouses, and data centers

https://mins.news/en/item/101942

- Meduza, 2026-10-15 18:15 UTC
- World
- Original: 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

> Putin said Russia had not expected Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries and Ozon warehouses and claimed Moscow had begun responding. He called Ukraine’s latest attacks on Russian oil refineries “insignificant.” His first remarks about data-center strikes left unclear whether he meant Ukrainian attacks on Russian facilities or Russian attacks on Ukrainian ones.

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