# Zelensky calls Russia’s deadly missile attack a birthday ‘gift’ to Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/89361

- euronews, 2026-10-07 09:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/zelensky-says-russia-missile-attack-that-killed-12-is-birthday-gift-to-putin

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile attack that killed 12 people targeted energy infrastructure. He renewed his call for air defences as Kyiv residents spent the night sheltering in subway stations, describing the strike as a birthday “gift” to Putin.

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