IMO Zalensky missed a trick here (a rarity for him).

He should have said "Hell yes, we targeted Putin. He is the one person who started this. He's targeted me for four years."

#HelpUkraineWin

BBC News: Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence
BBC News - Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4g5lgngvo

Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence

Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting a presidential residence, which President Zelensky called "typical Russian lies".

BBC News
@TCatInReality Yes, but by saying it wasn't Ukraine he's saying "Someone ELSE wants Putin dead, and it's probably his own military!"

@BackFromTheDud

Maybe

More likely, he believes it's important to stick with traditional norms.

For some reason, it's ok to target the soldiers but not the political leaders