Ukrainian and European Officials Deny Strikes on Putins 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 ImagesUkrainian 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.