Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, called Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” days after the Russian dictator dropped bombs on a playground in Ukraine, killing children.

“You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again,” Witkoff said Wednesday in a Russian state media video clip posted on social media.

Witkoff’s praise of Putin came after a Russian drone strike at a park in Kharkiv killed Ukrainian teacher Inna Mariukhna and her 1-year-old baby Angelina on Monday —  with graphic images showing the baby dead in her stroller. Four others were killed in the strike, including an 11-year-old.

Russia’s strikes have continued overnight, killing three people, Kyiv and Kharkiv local mayors reported.

In September alone, Putin’s attacks on Ukraine killed 328 civilians as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s major cities and energy infrastructure, the UN reported.