Putin admits Ukraine attacks hitting Russian economy, society

President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that Ukrainian attacks are inflicting damage on the Russian economy and society. Putin's remarks followed weeks of intensifying Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, including oil refineries. He insisted that the surge in strikes will not succeed in creating division and that the economy will quickly bounce back. Putin declared confidence that the onslaught would not affect Moscow's determination to continue its invasion, and promised to escalate attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure to discourage further attacks on Russian civilian facilities.