Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy condemns ‘vile’ attacks from Russia that killed 20 in one apartment

According to Reuters, the attack hit Pryluky in the northern Chernihiv region hardest, where a Russian missile destroyed a five-storey residential building.[1]The Guardian's briefing says twenty people died in the attack, including five children, said Pryluky's regional governor, Vyacheslav Chaus.[2] Reuters later reported that, according to Ukraine's emergency service, the death toll in Pryluky has risen to 22 as of Thursday morning[1].Zelenskiy said Russia fired 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight — many of them high-velocity ballistic munitions — and dozens of Shahed attack drones[1], according to Reuters. He told reporters that "The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively.[1]ABC News reports that Zelenskiy called the strike on the Pryluky building a "birthday gift to Putin"[3].Reuters reports that rescuers brought out 15 survivors as they worked their way down through the rubble[1]. Regional officials told the agency that around 55 people were wounded in the town[1].According to Reuters, the emergency service also said two more bodies were found after a strike on a Kyiv apartment building, taking the toll there to four dead.[1]The Guardian reports that Moscow says it hit military cargo vessel and port infrastructure.[2] Reuters quotes Zelenskiy as saying his team was "every day looking for Patriot (missile interception) systems that can and must protect people's lives"[1].