Ukrainian and European Officials Deny Strikes on Putin’s Private Residence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to undermine progress in peace talks.
Ukrainian and European Officials Deny Strikes on Putin’s Private Residence
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with the Polish Prime Minister at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 19, 2025. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
|Updated:

Ukrainian and European officials have denied an end-of-year mission to target the private residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the overnight hours between Dec. 28 and Dec. 29.

“This alleged ‘residence strike’ story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia’s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in a Dec. 29 post on X.
Jacki Thrapp
Jacki Thrapp
Author
Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]