# Kremlin wants Russian media to call attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ‘Putin strikes.’ The inspiration? Stalin.

https://mins.news/en/item/109713

- Meduza, 2026-10-21 15:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/21/the-kremlin-wants-russian-media-to-call-attacks-on-ukraine-s-energy-infrastructure-putin-strikes-the-inspiration-stalin

> Two employees at Russian outlets told Meduza that the Presidential Administration instructed state and Kremlin-aligned media to promote the label “Putin strikes” for attacks on Ukraine. A consultant working with its political bloc said linking the strikes directly to Putin is intended to raise his approval, particularly among pro-war ultra-patriots, echoing the phrase “Stalinist strikes.”

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